Longirod
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| Coordinates: 46°30′N 06°16′E / 46.500°N 6.267°ECoordinates: 46°30′N 06°16′E / 46.500°N 6.267°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Nyon | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 9.44 km2 (3.64 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 899 m (2,949 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 464 | |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1261 | |
| SFOS number | 5429 | |
| Surrounded by | Burtigny, Gimel, Le Chenit, Marchissy, Saint-George, Saint-Oyens | |
| Website |
http://www.longirod.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Longirod is a municipality in the Swiss canton Vaud, located in the district of Nyon.
Longirod is first mentioned in 1267 as Longirot.
Longirod has an area, as of 2009[update], of 9.44 square kilometers (3.64 sq mi). Of this area, 3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi) or 39.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi) or 57.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.3 km2 (0.12 sq mi) or 3.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 55.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 25.5% is used for growing crops and 9.6% is pastures and 4.0% is used for alpine pastures.
The municipality was part of the Aubonne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Longirod became part of the new district of Nyon.
The municipality is located at the foot of the Jura Mountains along the road to Col du Marchairuz. It consists of the village of Longirod and scattered individual farm houses.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, from a Mount Vert rising three Pine-trees of the same.
Longirod has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 464. As of 2008[update], 18.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 20.2%. It has changed at a rate of 12.4% due to migration and at a rate of 8.4% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (287 or 83.4%), with German being second most common (30 or 8.7%) and English being third (16 or 4.7%). There are 5 people who speak Italian.
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