Nyon

Nyon
Municipality
Nyon in late August 2007
Nyon in late August 2007
Flag of Nyon
Flag
Coat of arms of Nyon
Coat of arms
Location of Nyon
Nyon is located in Switzerland
Nyon
Nyon
Location within Switzerland
Nyon is located in Canton of Vaud
Nyon
Nyon
Location within Canton of Vaud
Coordinates: 46°23′N 6°14′E / 46.383°N 6.233°E / 46.383; 6.233
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictNyon
Government
 • ExecutiveMunicipalité
with 7 members
 • MayorSyndic (list)
Daniel Rossellat
(as of February 2014)
 • ParliamentConseil communal
with 100 members
Area
 • Total
6.82 km2 (2.63 sq mi)
Elevation
400.9 m (1,315 ft)
Population
 (December_2009)
 • Total
23,407
 • Density3,430/km2 (8,890/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
1260
SFOS number5724
ISO 3166 codeCH-VD
Surrounded byCrans-près-Céligny, Duillier, Eysins, Grens, Messery (FR-74), Prangins, Signy-Avenex, Trélex
Twin townsNyons (France)
Websitewww.nyon.ch
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Nyon (French pronunciation: [njɔ̃] ⓘ; historically German: Neuis or Neuss and Italian: Nione, [ˈnjoːne]) is a municipality in Nyon District in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has been part of the Geneva metropolitan area. It lies on the shores of Lake Geneva and is the seat of Nyon District. The town has (as of December 2020) a population of 21,718 and is famous in the sporting world for being the headquarters of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and European Football Clubs (EFC). It is connected to the rest of Switzerland by way of the Route Suisse, the A1 motorway and the railways of the Arc Lémanique.

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