Saint-George
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| Coordinates: 46°31′N 06°16′E / 46.517°N 6.267°ECoordinates: 46°31′N 06°16′E / 46.517°N 6.267°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Nyon | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 12.32 km2 (4.76 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 936 m (3,071 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 956 | |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1188 | |
| SFOS number | 5434 | |
| Surrounded by | Gimel, Le Chenit, Longirod | |
| Website |
stgeorge Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
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Saint-George is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is located in the district of Nyon.
Saint-George is first mentioned in 1153 as Sancti Georgii de Essartinis.
Saint-George has an area, as of 2009[update], of 12.32 square kilometers (4.76 sq mi). Of this area, 2.18 km2 (0.84 sq mi) or 17.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 9.42 km2 (3.64 sq mi) or 76.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi) or 5.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.8%. Out of the forested land, 74.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 8.0% is used for growing crops and 4.8% is pastures and 4.8% is used for alpine pastures.
The municipality was part of the Aubonne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Saint-George became part of the new district of Nyon.
The municipality is located along the Col du Marchairuz road.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, St. George riding a Horse all Or, haloed Argent and shielded Argent a cross Gules, killing a Dragon Sable lined Or.
Saint-George has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 956. As of 2008[update], 20.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 44.9%. It has changed at a rate of 41.6% due to migration and at a rate of 3% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (535 or 86.6%), with German being second most common (43 or 7.0%) and English being third (20 or 3.2%). There are 4 people who speak Italian.
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