Morges (district)
Morges is a district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The capital is the city of Morges. The population (as of December 2015) is 80,095.
These are the municipalities in Morges:
- Aclens
- Bremblens
- Buchillon
- Bussigny-près-Lausanne
- Bussy-Chardonney
- Chavannes-près-Renens
- Chigny
- Clarmont
- Colombier
- Denens
- Denges
- Echandens
- Echichens
- Ecublens
- Etoy
- Lavigny
- Lonay
- Lully
- Lussy-sur-Morges
- Monnaz
- Morges
- Préverenges
- Reverolle
- Romanel-sur-Morges
- Saint-Prex
- Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges
- Saint-Sulpice
- Tolochenaz
- Vaux-sur-Morges
- Villars-Sainte-Croix
- Villars-sous-Yens
- Vufflens-le-Château
- Vullierens
- Yens
Geography
[change | change source]The area of the district is 372.99 square kilometers (144.01 sq mi). Of this area, 205.69 km2 (79.42 sq mi) or 55.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 126.4 km2 (48.8 sq mi) or 33.9% is forested.The remaining area, 38.25 km2 (14.77 sq mi) or 10.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 2.66 km2 (1.03 sq mi) or 0.7% is unproductive land.[1]