Perroy

Geschichte

Perroy is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.HistoryPerroy is may have been first mentioned in 910 as Prihoiam though that identification is disputed. In 1172 it was mentioned as Perrueis.GeographyPerroy has an area, of 2.9km2. Of this area, 1.8km2 or 62.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.17km2 or 5.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.89km2 or 30.7% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 14.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 10.7%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, 4.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 12.1% is used for growing crops and 2.8% is pastures, while 47.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.The municipality was part of the Rolle District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Perroy became part of the new district of Nyon.The municipality is located high above the banks of Lake Geneva.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Grape-bunch Or.DemographicsPerroy has a population of., 26.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 17%. It has changed at a rate of 10.5% due to migration and at a rate of 7.3% due to births and deaths.