Saint-Cergue

Saint-Cergue
Saint-Cergue village
Coat of arms
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Location of Saint-Cergue
Coordinates: 46°27′N 6°9′E / 46.450°N 6.150°E / 46.450; 6.150Coordinates: 46°27′N 6°9′E / 46.450°N 6.150°E / 46.450; 6.150
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Vaud
District	Nyon
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	24.28 km2 (9.37 sq mi)
Elevation	1,041 m (3,415 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	2,443
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Postal code	1264
SFOS number	5727
Surrounded by	Arzier, Gingins, Givrins, Les Rousses (FR-39), Prémanon (FR-39), Trélex
Website	www.st-cergue.ch Profile (French), SFSO statistics

Saint-Cergue is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Saint-Cergue is first mentioned in 1110 as ecclesiam Sancti Cyrici.

Saint-Cergue has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 24.3 square kilometers (9.4 sq mi). Of this area, 6.71 km² (2.59 sq mi) or 27.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 16.02 km² (6.19 sq mi) or 66.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.41 km² (0.54 sq mi) or 5.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.13 km² (32 acres) or 0.5% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.2%. Out of the forested land, 62.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.0% is used for growing crops and 2.1% is pastures and 25.5% is used for alpine pastures.

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

The municipality is located in the Nyon, an der Strasse über den Col de la Givrine gelegen district, Die Gem. umfasst das Dorf. S. und einen Teil des Weilers La Cure, der seit dem Vertrag über das Dappental von 1862 zu S. gehört und beidseits der franz.-schweiz. Grenze liegt.. It consists of the village of Saint-Cergue and the hamlets of Bez. Nyon, an der Strasse über den Col de la Givrine gelegen. Die Gem. umfasst das Dorf. S. und einen Teil des Weilers La Cure, der seit dem Vertrag über das Dappental von 1862 zu S. gehört und beidseits der franz.-schweiz. Grenze liegt..

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Or and Gules, dexter a tower Sable lined Argent crowned with a Mullet of Five Argent, sinister a Pine-tree vert, both on overall a Mount Vert.

Saint-Cergue has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 2,443. As of 2008^[update], 27.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 25.1%. It has changed at a rate of 21.3% due to migration and at a rate of 3.9% due to births and deaths.