Noville, Switzerland
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Lake Geneva at Noville municipality
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Location of Noville
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| Coordinates: 46°23′N 6°54′E / 46.383°N 6.900°ECoordinates: 46°23′N 6°54′E / 46.383°N 6.900°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Aigle | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.35 km2 (4.00 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 378 m (1,240 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,029 | |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Les Novillois | |
| Postal code | 1845 | |
| SFOS number | 5408 | |
| Surrounded by | Chessel, La Tour-de-Peilz, Montreux, Port-Valais (VS), Rennaz, Vevey, Veytaux, Villeneuve | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Noville is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle.
Noville is first mentioned in 903 as Nova villa. In 1162-1173 it was mentioned as Nouila. Due to the similarity between the names Noville and the neighboring municipality of Villeneuve (Villa Nova) it is very difficult to identify which village is being mentioned in older records.
Noville has an area, as of 2009[update], of 10.35 square kilometers (4.00 sq mi). Of this area, 4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi) or 41.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.63 km2 (1.40 sq mi) or 35.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.88 km2 (0.34 sq mi) or 8.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi) or 4.2% is either rivers or lakes and 1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi) or 10.5% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.3%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 34.8% is used for growing crops and 5.8% is pastures. Of the water in the municipality, 0.6% is in lakes and 3.6% is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the Aigle district, on a small hill above the right bank of the Rhone river where it enters Lake Geneva. It consists of the village of Noville and the hamlet of Crebelley.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Griffin rampant Or langued and armed Gules.
Noville has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,029. 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 10.1%. It has changed at a rate of 5.4% due to migration and at a rate of 4.6% due to births and deaths.
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