Gimel

Geschichte

Gimel is a municipality in the Swiss the canton Vaud, located in the district of Morges.HistoryGimel is first mentioned around 979-993 as Gemella.GeographyGimel has an area, of 18.89km2. Of this area, 6.07km2 or 32.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 11.66km2 or 61.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.08km2 or 5.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03km2 or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.1km2 or 0.5% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.2%. Out of the forested land, 60.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 20.6% is used for growing crops and 6.7% is pastures and 4.3% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.The municipality was part of the Aubonne District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Gimel became part of the new district of Morges.The municipality is located at the foot of the Jura Mountains on the Col du Marchairuz road.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, Twins Argent. The twins on the coat of arms may represent Gemini (Gémeaux) and come from the name of the municipality.DemographicsGimel has a population of., 19.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 29.7%. It has changed at a rate of 31.5% due to migration and at a rate of -2% due to births and deaths.