Bursinel

Geschichte

Bursinel is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.HistoryBursinel is first mentioned in 1139 as Brucines.GeographyBursinel has an area, of 1.8km2. Of this area, 1.31km2 or 74.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.2km2 or 11.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.29km2 or 16.4% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 8.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.2%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.1%. Out of the forested land, 9.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 41.2% is used for growing crops and 6.8% is pastures, while 26.0% is used for orchards or vine crops.The municipality was part of the Rolle District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Bursinel became part of the new district of Nyon.The municipality is located on a slight elevation above Lake Geneva. It consists of the linear village of Bursinel.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess, 1. Argent a semi-lion rampant Gules; 2. Sable, three mullets of six pierced Argent two and one.DemographicsBursinel has a population of., 30.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 46.2%. It has changed at a rate of 36.7% due to migration and at a rate of 10.7% due to births and deaths.