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Il distretto di Morges è un distretto del Canton Vaud, in Svizzera. Confina con i distretti di Rolle a ovest, di Aubonne a nord-ovest, di Cossonay a nord, di Losanna a est e con la Francia a sud. Il capoluogo è Morges. Comprende una parte del lago di Ginevra.
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Morges ( /mɔʁʒ/, toponimo francese) è un comune svizzero di 15 889 abitanti del Canton Vaud, nel distretto di Morges del quale è capoluogo; ha lo status di città . Indice. 1 Geografia fisica. 2 Storia. 3 Monumenti e luoghi d'interesse. 4 Società. 4.1 Evoluzione demografica. 5 Infrastrutture e trasporti. 6 Amministrazione. 7 Sport. 8 Note.
Il distretto di Morges è un distretto del Canton Vaud, in Svizzera. Confina con i distretti di Rolle a ovest, di Aubonne a nord-ovest, di Cossonay a nord, di Losanna a est e con la Francia a sud. Il capoluogo è Morges. Comprende una parte del lago di Ginevra.
- History
- Geography
- Coat of Arms
- Demographics
- Heritage Sites of National Significance
- Politics
- Economy
- Transport
- Religion
- Education
Morges is first mentioned in 1288 as Morgia. It was known by its German name Morseethough that name is no longer used.
Morges has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.9 square kilometers (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi) or 21.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.18 km2 (0.069 sq mi) or 4.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.83 km2 (1.09 sq mi) or 73.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km2(9.9 acres) or 1.0% is either rivers or lakes...
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Argent and Gules, two Bars wavy counterchanged. It symbolizes the two rivers that bounded the town to the east, the Bief, and to the west the Morges river.
Morges has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 16,101. As of 2008[update], 32.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals.Over the last 10 years (1999–2009) the population has changed at a rate of 4.3%. It has changed at a rate of 2.9% due to migration and at a rate of 1.5% due to births and deaths. Most of the population (as of 2...
It is home to the Les Roseaux and Stations de Morges prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site. The De La Croix Blanche Inn, the buildings at Grand-Rue 54 and Grand-Rue 94, Morges Castle along with the Military Museum of Vaud, the City Hall, the ...
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 27.87% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (19.64%), the FDP (13.56%) and the Green Party (13.05%). In the federal election, a total of 3,649 votes were cast, and the voter turnoutwas 44.1%.
As of 2010[update], Morges had an unemployment rate of 5.5%. As of 2008[update], there were 33 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 978 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 95 businesses in this sector. 7,391 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 783 busine...
Morges has a railway station served by trains of the Swiss Federal Railways and the Bière–Apples–Morges railway (BAM), a Metre-gauge railway. Morges is served by the Lake Geneva boats of the CGN. The main east-west Swiss A1 motorwayserves Morges (junctions 15 and 16).
From the 2000 census[update], 5,439 or 38.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 4,925 or 34.8% were Roman Catholic, Of the rest of the population, there were 201 members of an Orthodox church (or about 1.42% of the population), there were nine individuals (or about 0.06% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church, an...
In Morges about 4,991 or (35.3%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 2,165 or (15.3%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 2,165 who completed tertiary schooling, 47.1% were Swiss men, 30.0% were Swiss women, 13.2% were non-Swiss men and 9.7% were non-Sw...
Comune del canton Vaud, capoluogo del distretto di Morges, situato a 10 km a sud ovest di Losanna e sviluppatosi sullo storico grande asse commerciale che si snoda lungo la riva settentrionale del lago di Ginevra, in un'insenatura che forma un porto naturale. Costituisce uno dei poli urbani della regione di La Côte.
Ma Morges non è solo una magnifica città: comprende un intero distretto che si estende fino a Bière e La Sarraz. Questa vasta regione offre tantissime attività sia culturali sia gastronomiche, sportive, nella natura e per le famiglie.
