Rolle (district)
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Rolle District was a district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
. The seat of the district was the city of Rolle until January 1, 2008. It is now part of Nyon District, except the town of Allaman
which is now part of the Morges District.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. The seat of the district was the city of Rolle until January 1, 2008. It is now part of Nyon District, except the town of Allaman
Allaman
Allaman is a municipality in the district of Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.The village is famous for the medieval Allaman Castle , built by the Count of Vaud in 1253.-Allaman Castle:...
which is now part of the Morges District.
Mergers and name changes
- On 1 September 2006 the municipality of Allaman joined the Morges District.
- On 1 September 2006 the municipalities of Bursinel, Bursins, Burtigny, Dully, Essertines-sur-Rolle, Gilly, Luins, Mont-sur-Rolle, Perroy, Rolle, Tartegnin and Vinzel came from the District de Rolle to join the Nyon District.
Places in Rolle district
- AllamanAllamanAllaman is a municipality in the district of Morges in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.The village is famous for the medieval Allaman Castle , built by the Count of Vaud in 1253.-Allaman Castle:...
- BursinelBursinelBursinel is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Bursinel has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 11.3% is forested...
- BursinsBursinsBursins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Bursins is first mentioned in 1011 as Bruzinges. In a record that was written before 1031 it was mentioned as Brucins.-Geography:...
- BurtignyBurtignyBurtigny is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Burtigny is first mentioned in 1144 as Britiniaco. In 1145 it was mentioned as Brettignei.-Geography:...
- DullyDullyDully is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Dully has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 15.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 28.9% is settled .Of the built up area, housing and...
- Essertines-sur-RolleEssertines-sur-RolleEssertines-sur-Rolle is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Essertines-sur-Rolle has an area, , of . Of this area, or 70.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.9% is forested...
- GillyGillyGilly is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Gilly is first mentioned in 1179 as de iusliaco. In 1278 it was mentioned as Gillie.-Geography:...
- LuinsLuinsLuins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Luins has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 11.2% is forested...
- Mont-sur-RolleMont-sur-RolleMont-sur-Rolle is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located 2–3 km from the shores of Lac Léman , above the lake-side town of Rolle...
- PerroyPerroyPerroy is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Perroy is may have been first mentioned in 910 as Prihoiam though that identification is disputed. In 1172 it was mentioned as Perrueis.-Geography:...
- RolleRolleRolle is a municipality in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It was the seat of the district of Rolle until 2006, when it became part of the district of Nyon. It is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Geneva between Nyon and Lausanne...
- TartegninTartegninTartegnin is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Tartegnin has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 38.5% is forested...
- VinzelVinzelVinzel is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Vinzel has an area, , of . Of this area, or 67.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 19.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.8% is settled .Of the built up area, housing and...