Nyon is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, on the shore of Lake Geneva about 25 kilometres north east of the centre of Geneva, and it is the seat of Nyon District. Since the 1970s it has belonged to the Geneva metropolitan area. The town began as the Roman colony of Noviodunum, founded between 50 and 44 BC, which grew into one of the most important Roman colonies in what is now Switzerland, with a forum, a basilica and an amphitheatre found as recently as 1996. Today Nyon is known in sport as the headquarters of the Union of European Football Associations, and it is linked to the rest of Switzerland by the A1 motorway and the railways of the Lake Geneva arc. Most residents speak French.
Facts
Elevation (m) Elevation Band Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Switzerland: Vaud
citypopulation.deVaud communes table, estimate 2020-12-31Quote, Vaud communes table, estimate 2020-12-31
Nyon City District de Nyon 12,842 14,747 16,182 18,728 21,718 23,754
2. Opentopodata (SRTM): SRTM 90 m elevation at 46.3833,6.2333
Opentopodata (SRTM)Elevation of the place coordinates 46.3833,6.2333, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, under 500 m lowland, under 1500 m highland, otherwise mountain)Quote, Elevation of the place coordinates 46.3833,6.2333, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, under 500 m lowland, under 1500 m highland, otherwise mountain)
"elevation": 404.0
Nyon (Wikipedia)
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is a municipality in Nyon District in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
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is a municipality in Nyon District in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
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is a municipality in Nyon District in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
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