Coppet

Geschichte

Coppet is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.HistoryCoppet is first mentioned in 1294 as Copetum. In 1347 it was mentioned as Copet.GeographyCoppet has an area, of 1.9km2. Of this area, 0.63km2 or 33.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.06km2 or 3.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.17km2 or 62.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01km2 or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 45.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 9.1%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 3.7% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 22.5% is used for growing crops and 5.9% is pastures, while 5.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.The municipality was part of the old Nyon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Coppet became part of the new district of Nyon.The municipality is located along the banks of Lake Geneva on the Lausanne-Geneva road, the Route Suisse.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Chalice Argent.