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Bussigny, Vaud

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Bussigny is a municipality of about 9,600 inhabitants in the Swiss canton of Vaud, in the district of Ouest Lausannois, west of Lausanne and near the Venoge river. Until 2014 it was called Bussigny-près-Lausanne, and the official name changed on 1 May 2014. It is first mentioned in 1358 as Bussignye. The municipality was part of the Morges District until that district was dissolved on 31 August 2006, when it joined the new district of Ouest Lausannois. It consists of the villages of Bussigny-près-Lausanne and Saint-Germain and covers about 4.8 square kilometres, almost half of it built up, with a third farmland and a sixth forest.

Facts
Population
9603 1
Area (sq km)
4.8 2
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
412 3
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Coastal
No 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Switzerland: Cantons and Cities
citypopulation.de
  • Cities table, estimate of 2020-12-31 for Bussigny
    Bussigny VD 4,909 6,806 7,498 8,065 9,603 12,111 482
  • Cities table, estimate date 2020-12-31 for Bussigny
    Bussigny VD 4,909 6,806 7,498 8,065 9,603 12,111 482
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2. Bussigny, Vaud (Wikipedia)
  • Geography
    has an area, as of 2009, of 4.8 square kilometers
  • Part Of: Switzerland, Lead
    is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Lead, placement
    is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud
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3. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation for Bussigny, Vaud
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)
  • SRTM 90 m elevation at the town coordinates
    "elevation": 412.0
  • SRTM 90 m elevation of 412 m, band by the 10, 500 and 1500 metre thresholds
    "elevation": 412.0
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4. Switzerland (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead, landlocked country
    is a landlocked country located at the intersection of Central, Western, and Southern Europe
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead
    is a landlocked country located at the intersection of Central, Western, and Southern Europe
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5. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, europe zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Europe/Zurich, standard offset 1:00 since 1981
Quote, Zone Europe/Zurich, standard offset 1:00 since 1981
1:00 Swiss CE%sT
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Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation for Bussigny, Vaud
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)
  • SRTM 90 m elevation at the town coordinates
    "elevation": 412.0
  • SRTM 90 m elevation of 412 m, band by the 10, 500 and 1500 metre thresholds
    "elevation": 412.0
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