Genolier
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| Coordinates: 46°26′N 6°13′E / 46.433°N 6.217°ECoordinates: 46°26′N 6°13′E / 46.433°N 6.217°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Nyon | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 547 m (1,795 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,929 | |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1272 | |
| SFOS number | 5718 | |
| Surrounded by | Arzier, Coinsins, Duillier, Givrins, Vich | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Genolier is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Genolier is first mentioned in 1110 as Genolliacum.
Genolier has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.9 square kilometers (1.9 sq mi). Of this area, 2.18 km2 (0.84 sq mi) or 44.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi) or 35.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi) or 18.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.06 km2 (15 acres) or 1.2% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 12.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, 32.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 29.4% is used for growing crops and 10.1% is pastures, while 5.3% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the Nyon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Genolier became part of the new district of Nyon.
The municipality is located along the Nyon-Arzier road. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Genolier.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, from a Base Vert growing three Trees of the same.
Genolier has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,929. As of 2008[update], 26.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 20.8%. It has changed at a rate of 14.1% due to migration and at a rate of 6.4% due to births and deaths.
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