Rolle
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Rolle () is a municipality in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It was the seat of the district of Rolle until 2006, when it became part of the district of Nyon. It is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) between Nyon and Lausanne. Rolle is approximately northeast of Geneva (Genève) in the La Côte wine-growing region, and has views of the high Alps.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Rolle
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- CHE Rolle COA.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Rolle Flag.svg
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Rolle Castle.jpg
- Swiss town.image_caption
- Castle of Rolle
- Swiss town.canton
- Vaud
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-VD
- Swiss town.district
- Nyon
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 1180
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 5861
- Swiss town.area
- 2.72
- Swiss town.elevation
- 376
- Swiss town.population
- 4901
- Swiss town.populationof
- 2006
- Swiss town.website
- www.rolle.ch
- Swiss town.mayor_title
- Syndic
- Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
- Bursinel, Essertines-sur-Rolle, Gilly, Mont-sur-Rolle, Perroy, Tartegnin, Lake Geneva
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Rolle
- Demonym
- Rollois
- Population
- 6218
- Area
- 2.74
- Elevation
- 397
- Official website
- www.rolle.ch
- Image
- Rolle-aerial-1.jpg
- Dialing code
- 021
- Licence plate code
- VD
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- Commons category
- Rolle (Vaud)
- postal code
- 1180
- external data available at URL
- geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/5861
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistoric settlements
- Medieval Rolle
- Under Bernese rule
- The end of Bernese rule and modern Rolle
- Geography
- Coat of arms
- Demographics
- Heritage sites of national significance
- Politics
- Economy
- Religion
- Education
- Notable residents
- References
- External links
Rolle () is a municipality in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It was the seat of the district of Rolle until 2006, when it became part of the district of Nyon. It is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) between Nyon and Lausanne. Rolle is approximately northeast of Geneva (Genève) in the La Côte wine-growing region, and has views of the high Alps.
Rolle is also the birthplace of Frédéric-César de la Harpe (1754–1838), who was the tutor of Alexander I of Russia and was largely responsible for the independence of the Canton of Vaud from the Bernese.
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