Bassins, Switzerland

Geschichte

Bassins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.HistoryBassins is first mentioned in 1095 as Bassins.GeographyBassins has an area, of 20.8km2. Of this area, 7.41km2 or 35.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 12.73km2 or 61.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.7km2 or 3.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.03km2 or 0.1% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.3%. Out of the forested land, 58.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 8.2% is used for growing crops and 3.6% is pastures and 23.6% is used for alpine pastures.The municipality was part of the Nyon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Bassins became part of the new district of Nyon.The municipality is located at the foot of the Jura Mountains on a small terrace above Nyon.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess, 1. Azure, on a ground Vert a pine tree of the same upon which a bird proper, and on each side passant toward the tree a fox proper and a bear Sable, langued and armed Gules; 2. Gules, on a base Argent a spring-well proper. The coat of arms is an example of canting because the spring-well is a basin or in French, Bassin.