Genolier

Geschichte

Genolier is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.HistoryGenolier is first mentioned in 1110 as Genolliacum.GeographyGenolier has an area, of 4.9km2. Of this area, 2.18km2 or 44.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.72km2 or 35.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.91km2 or 18.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.06km2 or 1.2% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 12.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.3%. Out of the forested land, 32.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 29.4% is used for growing crops and 10.1% is pastures, while 5.3% is used for orchards or vine crops.The municipality was part of the Nyon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Genolier became part of the new district of Nyon.The municipality is located along the Nyon-Arzier road. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Genolier.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, from a Base Vert growing three Trees of the same.DemographicsGenolier has a population of., 26.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 20.8%. It has changed at a rate of 14.1% due to migration and at a rate of 6.4% due to births and deaths.