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La Côte
La Côte () is part of the sloping Lake Geneva () north shore, stretching from Nyon to Lausanne in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Known for its vineyards, the area has views towards the high Alps across the lake. Communes * Mies *Coppet *Founex *Prangins *Gland * Gilly *Luins * Vinzel * Bursins *Tartegnin *Rolle *Mont-sur-Rolle *Bougy-Villars *Perroy *Allaman *Aubonne * Etoy * Saint-Prex *Morges *Préverenges * Saint-Sulpice See also * La Côte Airport LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ... {{DEFAULTSORT:La Cote Geography of the canton of Vaud Geography of Switzerland ... [...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] |
La Côte Airport
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson * ''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 * The La's, an English rock band * L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer * Yung L.A., a rapper * Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 * "La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings * La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) * ''Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper * La7, an Italian television channel * LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agencies * L.A. Screenings, a tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Sulpice, Vaud
Saint-Sulpice is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Ouest Lausannois. It is a suburb of the city of Lausanne. History Saint-Sulpice is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Sanctus Surpiscius''. Geography Saint-Sulpice has an area, , of . Of this area, or 15.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 7.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 75.8% 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 6.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 41.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 11.8%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Préverenges
Préverenges () is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. It is a Suburb of the city of Lausanne. History Préverenges is first mentioned in 1224 as ''Preverenges''. Geography 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.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 7.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 32.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 10.8%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morges
Morges (; la, Morgiis, plural, probably ablative, else dative; frp, Môrges) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud and the seat of the district of Morges. It is located on Lake Geneva. History Morges is first mentioned in 1288 as ''Morgia''. It was known by its German name ''Morsee'' though that name is no longer used. Prehistory 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. Many of the stilts and building structures have been preserved in situ. A dugout of oak was discovered near the settlement and in 1877 half of it was recovered and placed in the Musée d'histoire et d'art in Geneva. About a hundred meters (yards) further north is the village of Vers-l'Eglise. The first settlement here dates back to the Neolithic, based on a layer of ceramic objects that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Prex
Saint-Prex () is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. In 1973, St-Prex was awarded the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage. History Saint-Prex is first mentioned in 885 as ''Sanctus Prothasius''. The town was founded with the construction of the chateau in 1234AD. The bourg (old town) forms a peninsula extending from the north shore of Lake Geneva. In recent years the commerce of the town has mostly moved to outer areas. St-Prex is a port for the CGN lake steamers in summer. Geography Saint-Prex has an area, , of . Of this area, or 52.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 8.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 38.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aubonne, Switzerland
Aubonne () is a municipality in the district of Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2011 the former municipality of Pizy merged into Aubonne and on 1 January 2021 Montherod merged into it. History The municipality was settled very early. The oldest remains are from the Bronze Age. From Roman times, there remain foundations of villas, and from early medieval times, graves. The first documentation of the municipality is from 1177 under the name of ''Albona''. In the first half of the 13th century, a defensive wall was built around the town. In 1255, the town was sold to Count Peter II of Savoy. He gave the governing of the town over to the family of Thoire-Villars. Aubonne was the most important town on the north side of the lake between Lausanne and Geneva until the second half of the 15th century. Since the 13th century, it had weekly markets, and starting in 1487 semi-annual three-day markets. The Count of Greyerz acquired Aubonne in 1393. Since he was allied w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allaman
Allaman is a municipality in the district of Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The village is famous for the medieval Allaman Castle (Château d'Allaman), built by the Count of Vaud in 1253. History Allaman is first mentioned in 1234 as ''Alamant''. Allaman Castle The wealthy Genevan philanthropist Jean-Jacques de Sellon, who owned the property until 1839, gave accommodation at the castle to, amongst many others, such political refugees as Napoleon's brother Joseph Bonaparte, Joséphine de Beauharnais, the Duke of Bassano, the Count Camille Cavour, Voltaire as well as to Franz Liszt and George Sand. In 1830 de Sellon founded the Society of Peace, a forerunner of the League of Nations and the United Nations Organization (UNO). Being one of the largest private properties of Switzerland, the private estate spans over 330'000 square metres (33 hectares/ 85 acres) and offers some 6'000 (60'000 square feet) of living space. The estate is surrounded by private forests ... [...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] |
Bougy-Villars
Bougy-Villars is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. History Bougy-Villars is first mentioned in 996 as ''in villa Balgedelco''. Starting in 1285 and until the end of the 19th century, it was known as ''Bougy-Milon''. Thereafter, it was known as ''Bougy'' until 1953, when it became Bougy-Villars. Geography Bougy-Villars has an area, , of . Of this area, or 38.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 39.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% 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 9.6% and transportation infrastructure made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
