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Rolle District
Rolle District was a district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The seat of the district was the city of Rolle until January 1, 2008. It is now part of Nyon District, except the town of Allaman which is now part of the Morges District. Mergers and name changes * On 1 September 2006 the municipality of Allaman joined the Morges District. * On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Bursinel, Bursins, Burtigny, Dully, Essertines-sur-Rolle, Gilly, Luins, Mont-sur-Rolle, Perroy, Rolle, Tartegnin and Vinzel came from the District de Rolle to join the Nyon District.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011 Places in Rolle district * |
Canton Of Vaud
Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms bears the motto "Liberté et patrie" on a white-green bicolour. Vaud is the third largest canton of the country by population and fourth by size. It is located in Romandy, the French-speaking western part of the country; and borders the canton of Neuchâtel to the north, the cantons of Fribourg and Bern to the east, the canton of Valais to the south, the canton of Geneva to the south-west and France to the west. The geography of the canton includes all three natural regions of Switzerland: the Jura Mountains, the Swiss Plateau and the (Swiss) Alps. It also includes some of the largest lakes of the country: Lake Geneva and Lake Neuchâtel. It is a major tourist destination, renowned for its landscapes and gastronomy. The largest city is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essertines-sur-Rolle
Essertines-sur-Rolle (, literally ''Essertines on Rolle'') is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Essertines-sur-Rolle is first mentioned in 1152 as ''Essartinis''. Geography Essertines-sur-Rolle has an area, , of . Of this area, or 70.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.6% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.2%. Out of the forested land, 20.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tartegnin
Tartegnin is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Tartegnin is first mentioned in 1018 as ''Tritiniaco''. Geography Tartegnin has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 38.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.9% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.6%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 3.7% is used for growing crops and 3.7% is pastures, while 45.9% is use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolle
Rolle () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Cantons of Switzerland, Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It was the seat of the district of Rolle (district), Rolle until 2006, when it became part of the district of Nyon District, Nyon. It is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Geneva (''Lac Léman'') between Nyon and Lausanne. Rolle is approximately northeast of Geneva (Genève) in the La Côte wine-growing region, and has views of the high Alps. Rolle is also the birthplace of Frederic-Cesar de la Harpe, Frédéric-César de la Harpe (1754–1838), who was the tutor of Alexander I of Russia and was largely responsible for the independence of the Vaud, Canton of Vaud from the Bernese. History Rolle is first mentioned in 1294 as ''Rotuli''. In 1295 it was known as Ruello and Ruelloz the city in 1330 after it passed into the hands of Jean De Grailly the 1st an Knight entrusted to care for the future King Edward the 2nd. Prehistoric settlements A late Bronze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perroy
Perroy () is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Perroy is may have been first mentioned in 910 as ''Prihoiam'' though that identification is disputed. In 1172 it was mentioned as ''Perrueis''. Geography Perroy has an area, , of . Of this area, or 62.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 5.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 30.7% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 14.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 10.7%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.8%. Out of the fore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mont-sur-Rolle
Mont-sur-Rolle (, literally ''Mont on Rolle'') is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located from the shores of Lac Léman (Lake Geneva), above the lake-side town of Rolle. The area is famed for its wine-making fields which has a distinctive fizzy-fruit flavour. History Mont-sur-Rolle is first mentioned around 994-1021 as ''Monte''. Geography Mont-sur-Rolle has an area, , of . Of this area, or 58.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 14.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 26.8% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luins
Luins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Luins is first mentioned in 1115 as ''Luins''. Geography Luins has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 11.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 13.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.9%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 49.1% is used for growing crops and 1.1% is pastures, while 24.7% is used for orchards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilly
Gilly is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Gilly is first mentioned in 1179 as ''de Iusliaco''. In 1278 it was mentioned as ''Gillie''. Geography Gilly has an area, , of . Of this area, or 55.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 34.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.7% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.4%. Out of the forested land, 33.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dully
Dully is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Dully is first mentioned in 1238 as ''Delui''. Geography Dully has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 15.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 28.9% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 20.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.2%. Out of the forested land, 13.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 31.3% is used for growing crops and 6.0% is pastures, while 15.7% is us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel, St. Gallen a.o.). , coordinates = , largest_city = Zürich , official_languages = , englishmotto = "One for all, all for one" , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , religion = , demonym = , german: Schweizer/Schweizerin, french: Suisse/Suissesse, it, svizzero/svizzera or , rm, Svizzer/Svizra , government_type = Federalism, Federal assembly-independent Directorial system, directorial republic with elements of a direct democracy , leader_title1 = Federal Council (Switzerland), Federal Council , leader_name1 = , leader_title2 = , leader_name2 = Walter Thurnherr , legislature = Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burtigny
Burtigny is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Burtigny is first mentioned in 1144 as ''Britiniaco''. In 1145 it was mentioned as ''Brettignei''. Geography Burtigny has an area, , of . Of this area, or 58.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 34.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 1.6% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.2%. Out of the forested land, 32.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bursins
Bursins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. History Bursins is first mentioned in 1011 as ''Bruzinges''. In a record that was written before 1031 it was mentioned as ''Brucins''. Geography Bursins has an area, , of . Of this area, or 55.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 32.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 13.6% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.5%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.8%. Out of the forested land, 30.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.5% is covered w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
