Essertines-sur-Rolle

Geschichte

Essertines-sur-Rolle is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.HistoryEssertines-sur-Rolle is first mentioned in 1152 as Essartinis.GeographyEssertines-sur-Rolle has an area, of 7km2. Of this area, 4.88km2 or 70.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.59km2 or 22.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.53km2 or 7.6% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.2%. Out of the forested land, 20.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 47.3% is used for growing crops and 12.9% is pastures, while 9.9% is used for orchards or vine crops.The municipality was part of the Rolle District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Essertines-sur-Rolle became part of the new district of Nyon.It consists of the village of Essertines-sur-Rolle and the hamlet of Bugnaux.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, three Annulets one and two interwoven Sable, in chief Vert a Saltire couped Or.DemographicsEssertines-sur-Rolle has a population of., 20.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 36.1%. It has changed at a rate of 23.2% due to migration and at a rate of 12.7% due to births and deaths.