Bursins

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

History

Bursins is first mentioned in 1011 as Bruzinges. In a record that was written before 1031 it was mentioned as Brucins.

Geography

Bursins has an area, as of 2009, of 3.4 square kilometers (1.3 sq mi). Of this area, 1.86 km² (0.72 sq mi) or 55.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.09 km² (0.42 sq mi) or 32.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.46 km² (0.18 sq mi) or 13.6% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.5%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.8%. Out of the forested land, 30.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 39.8% is used for growing crops and 3.9% is pastures, while 11.6% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality was part of the Rolle District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Bursins became part of the new district of Nyon.