Gingins

Geschichte

Gingins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.HistoryGingins is first mentioned around 1144-59 as Gingins. In October 1535, a major battle was fought in that locality between the forces of the republic of Geneva and Charles III, Duke of Savoy, which ended in the latter's defeat.GeographyGingins has an area, of 12.6km2. Of this area, 4.32km2 or 34.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.38km2 or 58.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.79km2 or 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.09km2 or 0.7% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.3%. Out of the forested land, 53.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 11.6% is used for growing crops and 4.7% is pastures and 17.5% is used for alpine pastures.The municipality was part of the Nyon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Gingins became part of the new district of Nyon.The municipality is located at the foot of the Jura Mountains, along the Nyon-La Dôle road.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess, 1. Argent, seme of billets Sable, a semi-lion naissant Sable langued Gules; 2. Gules, two Halbards in saltire Argent. The upper half of the coat of arms, which is present on a number of coats of arms in the region, come from the Gingins family who ruled over the village and the surroundings for almost six centuries."