Mont-sur-Rolle
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| Coordinates: 46°28′N 06°20′E / 46.467°N 6.333°ECoordinates: 46°28′N 06°20′E / 46.467°N 6.333°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Nyon | |
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Syndic Hubert Monnard |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.85 km2 (1.49 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 464 m (1,522 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 2,618 | |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Les Montois Lè Rapelyon |
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| Postal code | 1185 | |
| SFOS number | 5859 | |
| Surrounded by | Bougy-Villars, Perroy, Rolle, Essertines-sur-Rolle | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Mont-sur-Rolle is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located 2–3 kilometres (1–2 miles) from the shores of Lac Léman (Lake Geneva), above the lake-side town of Rolle. The area is famed for its wine-making fields which has a distinctive fizzy-fruit flavour.
Mont-sur-Rolle is first mentioned around 994-1021 as Monte.
Mont-sur-Rolle has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.9 square kilometers (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 2.25 square kilometres (0.87 sq mi) or 58.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.57 square kilometres (0.22 sq mi) or 14.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.03 km2 (0.40 sq mi) or 26.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 square kilometres (2.47 acres) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 square kilometres (2.47 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 11.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.0%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.9% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 5.5%. Out of the forested land, 11.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 15.8% is used for growing crops and 7.5% is pastures, while 35.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality was part of the Rolle District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Mont-sur-Rolle became part of the new district of Nyon.
The municipality consists of the village of Mont-sur-Rolle and the hamlets of L'Abbaye, Crochet, Germagny, Haute-Cour and Mont-Dessus.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Tierced per bend sinister Vert, Gules, Or, in base a Mount Vert.
Mont-sur-Rolle has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 2,618. As of 2008[update], 25.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 38.5%. It has changed at a rate of 32.6% due to migration and at a rate of 6.7% due to births and deaths.
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