Nyon

Also known as Nione, Neuss, Nyon, Vaud, Nyon, VD, Nione, Vaud

Nyon (; historically German: or and Italian: , ) 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 become part of the Geneva metropolitan area. It lies on the shores of Lake Geneva and is the seat of Nyon District. The town has () a population of and is famous in the sporting world for being the headquarters of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the European Club Association (ECA). It is connected to the rest of Switzerland by way of the Route Suisse, the A

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Nyon is a Swiss town located about 25 kilometers northeast of Geneva on the shores of Lake Geneva, and it has grown into part of the Geneva metropolitan area since the 1970s. The town is internationally known as the headquarters of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) and the European Club Association, making it a significant center for European sports governance.

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Swiss town.subject_name: Nyon
Swiss town.image_photo: Lake Geneva, Nyon.JPG
Swiss town.image_caption: Nyon in late August 2007
Swiss town.municipality_type: city
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Nyon Flag.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Nyon COA.svg
Swiss town.canton: Vaud
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VD
Swiss town.district: Nyon
Swiss town.postal_code: 1260
Swiss town.municipality_code: 5724
Swiss town.area: 6.82
Swiss town.elevation: 400.9
Swiss town.population: 23407
Swiss town.populationof: December_2009
Swiss town.website: www.nyon.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Daniel Rossellat
Swiss town.mayor_asof: February 2014

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ville de Nyon
Population: 23351
Area: 6.8
Elevation: 403
Official website: www.nyon.ch
Image: Nyon-aerial-3.jpg
Dialing code: 022
Licence plate code: VD

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Commons category: Nyon
postal code: 1260
webcam page URL: nyon-tourisme.roundshot.com
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external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/5724

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Name
History
Pre-Roman settlements
Noviodunum
Decline of the Roman colonia
Medieval Nyon
Early Modern Nyon
Modern Nyon
Current situation
Geography
Climate
Coat of arms
Demographics
Heritage sites of national significance
Politics
Economy
Religion
Education
Sports
UEFA
Notable people
Transport
References
External links

==Name== Nyon derives from one of the names used by the Romans for the town, Noviodunum or Noiodunum. Other names for the town, particularly of colonies placed there, are Colonia Iulia Equestris or Colonia Julia Equestris, Colonia Equestris Noiodunum, Equestris, Civitas Equestrium, and Civitas Equestrium Noiodunum.