Eysins

Geschichte

Eysins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.HistoryEysins is first mentioned around 1001-02 as Osinco.GeographyEysins has an area, of 2.4km2. Of this area, 1.67km2 or 70.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.19km2 or 8.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.48km2 or 20.2% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 10.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.0%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 58.0% is used for growing crops and 2.5% is pastures, while 9.7% is used for orchards or vine crops.The municipality was part of the Nyon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Eysins became part of the new district of Nyon.The municipality is located along the Nyon-Divonne-les-Bains road. It consists of the village of Eysins and the hamlet of Le Petit Eysins.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a cross Or between two Roses of the same in chief.DemographicsEysins has a population of., 27.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 39.1%. It has changed at a rate of 27.4% due to migration and at a rate of 11.1% due to births and deaths.