Marchissy

Marchissy
Coat of arms
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Location of Marchissy
Coordinates: 46°29′N 06°15′E / 46.483°N 6.250°E / 46.483; 6.250Coordinates: 46°29′N 06°15′E / 46.483°N 6.250°E / 46.483; 6.250
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Nyon
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	11.98 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Elevation	825 m (2,707 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	454
• Density	38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Postal code	1261
SFOS number	5430
Surrounded by	Bassins, Burtigny, Le Chenit, Le Vaud, Longirod
Website	http://www.marchissy.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Marchissy is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is located in the district of Nyon.

Marchissy is first mentioned in 1235 as Marchisie.

Marchissy has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 11.98 square kilometers (4.63 sq mi). Of this area, 3.82 km² (1.47 sq mi) or 31.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.76 km² (3.00 sq mi) or 64.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.35 km² (0.14 sq mi) or 2.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.3%. Out of the forested land, 62.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 15.0% is used for growing crops and 5.3% is pastures and 11.2% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

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

The municipality is located at the foot of the Jura Mountains on the road to Col du Marchairuz. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Marchissy.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, on a Bend sinister vert a Lime-tree/linden tree Flower Or.

Marchissy has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 454. As of 2008^[update], 14.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 24.4%. It has changed at a rate of 20.7% due to migration and at a rate of 4.9% due to births and deaths.