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Morges
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Morges District
Morges District is a district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The seat of the district is the city of Morges. Morges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 55.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 33.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 10.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.7% is unproductive land. Morges has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks French (56,847 or 82.3%), with German being second most common (3,224 or 4.7%) and Italian being third (2,589 or 3.7%).
Echichens
Echichens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. The municipalities of Colombier, Monnaz and Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges merged on 1 July 2011 into the municipality of Echichens. Echichens is first mentioned in 1131 as Chichens. Colombier is first mentioned in 937 as Columbaris. Monnaz is first mentioned in 1200 as Monna. In 1221 it was mentioned as Muna. Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges is first mentioned in 1171 as Sancti Simphoriani. Echichens has an area, , of .
Lonay
Lonay is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. Lonay is first mentioned around 1152-60 as Lonna. In 1177 it was mentioned as Losnay. Lonay has an area, , of . Of this area, or 59.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 7.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 32.3% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.3% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 15.
Monnaz
Monnaz was a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. The municipalities of Colombier, Monnaz and Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges merged on 1 July 2011 into the municipality of Echichens. Monnaz is first mentioned in 1200 as Monna. In 1221 it was mentioned as Muna. Monnaz had an area, , of . Of this area, or 72.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.
Préverenges
Préverenges (pʁevʁɑ̃ʒ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. It is a Suburb of the city of Lausanne. Préverenges is first mentioned in 1224 as Preverenges. Préverenges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 32.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 5.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 60.2% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 7.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 32.
Vufflens-le-Château
Vufflens-le-Château is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. Vufflens-le-Château has an area, , of . Of this area, or 69.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 18.7% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 15.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, 9.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees.
Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva (le Léman lə lemɑ̃, lac Léman lak lemɑ̃, rarely lac de Genève lak də ʒ(ə)nɛv; Lago Lemano; Genfersee ˈɡɛnfərˌzeː; Lai da Genevra) is a deep lake on the north side of the Alps, shared between Switzerland and France. It is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe and the largest on the course of the Rhône. Sixty per cent () of the lake belongs to Switzerland (the cantons of Vaud, Geneva and Valais) and forty per cent () to France (the department of Haute-Savoie).