Nyon, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 46°23′N 6°14′E / 46.383°N 6.233°ECoordinates: 46°23′N 6°14′E / 46.383°N 6.233°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Nyon | |
| Government | ||
| • Executive |
Municipalité with 7 members |
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| • Mayor |
Syndic (list) Daniel Rossellat (as of February 2014) |
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| • Parliament |
Conseil communal with 100 members |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 6.79 km2 (2.62 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 400.9 m (1,315.3 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 20,088 | |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1260 | |
| SFOS number | 5724 | |
| Surrounded by | Crans-près-Céligny, Duillier, Eysins, Grens, Messery (FR-74), Prangins, Signy-Avenex, Trélex | |
| Twin towns | Nyons (France) | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Nyon is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Geneva metropolitan area. It lies on the shores of Lake Leman and is the seat of the district of Nyon. The town has (as of December 2015[update]) a population of 20,088. It is connected to the rest of Switzerland by way of the Route Suisse, the A1 Motorway and the railways of the Arc Lémanique.
Nyon derives from one of the names used by the Romans for the town, Noviodunum or Noiodunum. Other names for the town, particularly of colonies placed there, are Colonia Iulia Equestris or Colonia Julia Equestris, Colonia Equestris Noiodunum, Equestris, Civitas Equestrium, and Civitas Equestrium Noiodunum.
Nyon is first mentioned around 367-407 as civitas Equestrium id est Noiodunus (in the "Notitia Galliarum"). In 1236 it was mentioned as Neveduni and in 1292 as Nyons.
A few, scattered neolithic items were discovered in the 19th century. North of the city, some bronze rings and the ruins of a Bronze Age settlement were discovered.
It was founded by the Romans between 50 and 44 BC under the name of Colonia Iulia Equestris or Colonia Equestris Noiodunum, the urban center of which was called Noviodunum. It grew to be one of the most important Roman colonies in modern-day Switzerland, with a forum, a basilica and an amphitheater that was discovered only recently, in 1996, when digging for the construction of a new building.
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