Gollion
municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
Gollion is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.
History
Gollion is first mentioned in 1228 as Gollun.
Geography
Gollion has an area, as of 2009, of 5.44 square kilometers (2.10 sq mi). Of this area, 4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi) or 80.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi) or 11.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi) or 8.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.3%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 64.7% is used for growing crops and 13.1% is pastures, while 2.9% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality was part of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Gollion became part of the new district of Morges.
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