Founex

Also known as Founex VD

Founex is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

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Swiss town.subject_name: Founex
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Founex COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Founex Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Vaud
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VD
Swiss town.district: Nyon
Swiss town.postal_code: 1297
Swiss town.municipality_code: 5717
Swiss town.area: 4.79
Swiss town.elevation: 399
Swiss town.population: 2559
Swiss town.populationof: 2004
Swiss town.website: www.founex.ch
Swiss town.mayor: François Debluë
Swiss town.mayor_title: Syndic
Swiss town.places: Chataigneriaz, Les Neyruaz
Swiss town.demonym: Les Founachus

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Official name: Founex
Population: 3847
Area: 4.79
Elevation: 420
Official website: www.founex.ch
Image: Charles Humbert - À Founex (1871).jpg
Dialing code: 022
Licence plate code: VD

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Commons category: Founex
postal code: 1297
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/5717

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Founex is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

==History== Signs of Roman-era inhabitation were found near Le Gachet. The first appearance of the village was in 1224 under the name Fosnay. In 1251 it changed to Founai. During Middle Ages, Founex belonged to the abbey of Saint Maurice. It was later influenced by the Barony of Coppet, the diocese of Geneva and the Bernese occupation.