Tannay, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 46°18′N 6°11′E / 46.300°N 6.183°ECoordinates: 46°18′N 6°11′E / 46.300°N 6.183°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Nyon | |
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| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 407 m (1,335 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,596 | |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1295 | |
| SFOS number | 5729 | |
| Surrounded by | Mies, Chavannes-des-Bois, Commugny, Coppet | |
| Website |
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Tannay is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Tannay is first mentioned in 1390 as Taney.
Tannay has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.8 square kilometers (0.69 sq mi). Of this area, 0.85 km2 (0.33 sq mi) or 46.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.25 km2 (0.097 sq mi) or 13.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi) or 39.0% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 27.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 9.9%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.1% of the area Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 22.0% is used for growing crops and 13.7% is pastures, while 11.0% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality was part of the old Nyon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Tannay became part of the new district of Nyon.
The municipality is located on a terrace overlooking Lake Geneva, between Geneva-Saint-Cergue and Geneva-Lausanne roads.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess: 1. Azure, three Bars wavy Argent; 2. Argent, an Oak Tree Vert fructed Or issuant from a Coupeaux Sable.
Tannay has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,596. As of 2008[update], 37.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 22.5%. It has changed at a rate of 18.4% due to migration and at a rate of 4.8% due to births and deaths.
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