Morges DistrictMorges 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%).
BremblensBremblens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. Bremblens is first mentioned in 1177 as Bremblens. Bremblens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 68.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 20.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.1%. Out of the forested land, 19.
LonayLonay 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.
MonnazMonnaz 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.
Saint-Saphorin-sur-MorgesSaint-Saphorin-sur-Morges is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. The villages of Colombier, Monnaz and Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges merged on 1 July 2011 into the municipality of Echichens. Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges is first mentioned in 1171 as Sancti Simphoriani. Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 88.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 4.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.1% is settled (buildings or roads).
Colombier, VaudColombier (kɔlɔ̃bje) is a former 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. Colombier is first mentioned in 937 as Columbaris. Bertha of Swabia (c. 907 – after January 2, 966), Queen consort of Burgundy, married with Hugh of Italy on December 12, 937 in the church of Colombier. Scenes can be seen today on the stained glass windows of the church.
MorgesMorges (mɔʁʒ; Morgiis, plural, probably ablative, else dative; Môrges) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud and the seat of the district of Morges. It is located on Lake Geneva. Morges is first mentioned in 1288 as Morgia. It was known by its German name Morsee though that name is no longer used. There were several prehistoric settlements along what is now the Morges lakefront. The largest and best known, Grande-Cité, was occupied in the late Bronze Age. One of the wooden objects at Grande-Cité has been dendrochronologically dated to 1031 BC.
