Chéserex

Chéserex
Coat of arms
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Location of Chéserex
Coordinates: 46°25′N 6°10′E / 46.417°N 6.167°E / 46.417; 6.167Coordinates: 46°25′N 6°10′E / 46.417°N 6.167°E / 46.417; 6.167
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Nyon
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	10.56 km2 (4.08 sq mi)
Elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,195
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Postal code	1275
SFOS number	5709
Surrounded by	Borex, Crassier, Gingins, Grens, La Rippe
Website	www.cheserex.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Chéserex is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Chéserex is first mentioned around 1001-25 as Chiseras.

Chéserex has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 10.6 square kilometers (4.1 sq mi). Of this area, 3.8 km² (1.5 sq mi) or 36.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.26 km² (2.03 sq mi) or 49.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.34 km² (0.52 sq mi) or 12.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.16 km² (0.062 sq mi) or 1.5% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.7%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 5.2%. Out of the forested land, 48.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 26.8% is used for growing crops and 2.7% is pastures and 6.3% is used for alpine pastures.

The municipality was part of the Nyon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Chéserex became part of the new district of Nyon.

The municipality is located at the foot of the Jura Mountains. It consists of the village of Chéserex, the former Bonmont Abbey and the La Florettaz settlement.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess, 1. Argent, seme of billets Sable, semi-lion Sable langued Gules; 2. Gules, in base a Coupeaux Vert, two Keys saltirewise Argent.

Chéserex has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 1,195. As of 2008^[update], 23.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 21.6%. It has changed at a rate of 12.6% due to migration and at a rate of 10.1% due to births and deaths.