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Coinsins

Coinsins (kwɛ̃zɛ̃) is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Coinsins is first mentioned in 1212 as Quinsins. In 1296 it was mentioned as Cuynsins. Coinsins has an area, , of . Of this area, or 70.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 15.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 13.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 1.4% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.2%.

Nyon District

Nyon District is a district in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The seat of the district is the city of Nyon. Nyon has an area, , of . Of this area, or 42.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 44.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.5% is unproductive land. Nyon has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks French (47,010 or 75.9%), with English being second most common (4,462 or 7.2%) and German being third (4,361 or 7.0%).

Bassins

Bassins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The village of Bassins is located in the foothills of the Jura, at an average altitude of about 800 metres. Bassins is first mentioned in 1095 as Bassins. Bassins has an area, , of . Of this area, or 35.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 61.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 3.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.1% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.

Gland, Switzerland

Gland (ɡlɑ̃) is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The city also is home to the IUCN and WWF headquarters. Gland is known to have been a prehistoric settlement. During the Roman period a farm called Villa Glanis was there. Until the 1960s, Gland was merely a small farming village (essentially vineyards and cattle). Gland is first mentioned around 994 -1049 as de Glans.

Begnins

Begnins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It belongs to the wine-producing area of La Côte. Begnins was first mentioned in 1145 as Begnins. Begnins has an area, , of . Of this area, or 68.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 17.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 14.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.2% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 9.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.8%.

Arzier-Le Muids

Arzier-Le Muids is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The first mention of Arzier was in 1306 as the village Argie. Throughout the Middle Ages Arzier's name is seen in documents as Arsie, Argier, and Arsier. Le Muids is first mentioned as a barn (dependent upon the abbey of Oujon) in 1250. Settlers were granted land (for farming) in Arzier by the abbey of Oujon in 1304. In 1536 control of the region, and of all of the lands of the abbey were lost to a conquering duke from Bern.