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Féchy
Féchy is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality located in the district of Morges District, Morges of the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud, in Romandy, the French-speaking part of the country. History Féchy is first mentioned in 1188 as ''Fescheio''. Geography Féchy has an area, , of . Of this area, or 70.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 6.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 23.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 12.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.8%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aubonne, Switzerland
Aubonne () is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Morges District, Morges in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2011 the former municipality of Pizy merged into Aubonne and on 1 January 2021 Montherod merged into it. History The municipality was settled very early. The oldest remains are from the Bronze Age. From ancient Rome, Roman times, there remain foundations of villas, and from early medieval times, graves. The first documentation of the municipality is from 1177 under the name of ''Albona''. In the first half of the 13th century, a defensive wall was built around the town. In 1255, the town was sold to Count Peter II of Savoy. He gave the governing of the town over to the family of Thoire-Villars. Aubonne was the most important town on the north side of the lake between Lausanne and Geneva until the second half of the 15th century. Since the 13th century, it had weekly markets, and starting in 1487 semi-annual thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morges District
Morges District is a district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The seat of the district is the city of Morges. Geography Morges has an area, , of . Of this area, or 55.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 33.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 10.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.7% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Demographics Morges has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks French (56,847 or 82.3%), with |
Inventory Of Swiss Heritage Sites
The Federal Inventory of Heritage Sites (ISOS) is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage. Sites of national importance Types The types are based on the Ordinance and consolidated/translated as follows: *city: , , *town: , , *urbanized village: , , , *village: , , , *hamlet: , , , *special case: , , , References * External links ISOS* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heritage Sites Heritage registers in Switzerland Switzerland geography-related lists Lists of tourist attractions in Switzerland * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allaman
Allaman () is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Morges District, Morges in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The village is famous for the medieval Allaman Castle (Château d'Allaman), built by the Count of Vaud in 1253. History Allaman is first mentioned in 1234 as ''Alamant''. Allaman Castle The wealthy Genevan philanthropist Jean-Jacques de Sellon, who owned the property until 1839, gave accommodation at the castle to, amongst many others, such political refugees as Napoleon's brother Joseph Bonaparte, Joséphine de Beauharnais, the Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano, Duke of Bassano, the Count Camille Cavour, Voltaire as well as to Franz Liszt and George Sand. In 1830 de Sellon founded the Society of Peace, a forerunner of the League of Nations and the United Nations Organization (UNO). Being one of the largest private properties of Switzerland, the private estate spans over 330'000 square metres (33 hectares/ 85 ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perroy
Perroy () 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 Perroy has an area, , of . Of this area, or 62.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 5.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 30.7% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 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 fore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bougy-Villars
Bougy-Villars is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. History Bougy-Villars is first mentioned in 996 as ''in villa Balgedelco''. Starting in 1285 and until the end of the 19th century, it was known as ''Bougy-Milon''. Thereafter, it was known as ''Bougy'' until 1953, when it became Bougy-Villars. Originally a wine growing village, by the 21st century, Bougy-Villars had gained a reputation as a scenic and affluent residential area. Geography Bougy-Villars has an area, , of . Of this area, or 38.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 39.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pizy
Pizy is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is located in the district of Morges. On July 1, 2011 it was merged into Aubonne. History Pizy is first mentioned in 1188 as ''Pisis''. Geography Pizy has an area, , of . Of this area, or 65.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 26.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, 24.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberdiessbach
Oberdiessbach is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Bern-Mittelland (administrative district), Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the former municipality of Aeschlen and on 1 January 2014, Bleiken bei Oberdiessbach merged into the municipality of Oberdiessbach.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 12 December 2013 History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aubonne District
Aubonne District was a former district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The seat of the district was the town of Aubonne until January 1, 2008. The municipalities are now part of the district of Morges, except Longirod, Marchissy and Saint-George which are now part of the district of Nyon.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 4 April 2011 The following municipalities were located in the district: * * Aubonne * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Language
Italian (, , or , ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family. It evolved from the colloquial Latin of the Roman Empire. Italian is the least divergent language from Latin, together with Sardinian language, Sardinian. It is spoken by about 68 million people, including 64 million native speakers as of 2024. Italian is an official language in Languages of Italy, Italy, Languages of San Marino, San Marino, Languages of Switzerland, Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons), and Languages of Vatican City, Vatican City; it has official Minority language, minority status in Minority languages of Croatia, Croatia, Slovene Istria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the municipalities of Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, Santa Tereza, Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul, Encantado, and Venda Nova do Imigrante in Languages of Brazil#Language co-officialization, Brazil. Italian is also spoken by large Italian diaspora, immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population Growth
Population growth is the increase in the number of people in a population or dispersed group. The World population, global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to 8.2 billion in 2025. Actual global human population growth amounts to around 70 million annually, or 0.85% per year. As of 2024, The United Nations projects that global population will peak in the mid-2080s at around 10.3 billion. The UN's estimates have decreased strongly in recent years due to sharp declines in global birth rates. Others have challenged many recent population projections as having underestimated population growth. The world human population has been growing since the end of the Black Death, around the year 1350. A mix of technological advancement that improved agricultural productivity and sanitation and medical advancement that reduced mortality increased population growth. In some geographies, this has slowed through the process called the demographic transition, where many nations with high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
