Western Switzerland
Vaud
Nyon District

Bassins

Bassins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of in . The village of Bassins is located in the foothills of the Jura, at an average altitude of about 800 metres.
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  • Type: Village with 832 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Bassins VD” and “CH5703”
  • Postal code: 1269

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zoo La Garenne and Arzier railway station.

Zoo
Photo: Alexey M., CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Garenne is a small zoo located in , in . The park specializes in the conservation and promotion of Swiss fauna, particularly small animals and birds of prey. The zoo also has a care center for wild animals.

Railway station
Photo: Albins, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop and a request stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Nyon–St-Cergue–Morez line of Chemin de fer Nyon–St-Cergue–Morez.

Railway station
Photo: Plutowiki, CC0.
is in the municipality of , in the canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop and a request stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Nyon–St-Cergue–Morez line of Chemin de fer Nyon–St-Cergue–Morez.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gland and Arzier-Le Muids.

Town
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of in . The city also is home to the IUCN and WWF headquarters. is situated 5 km southeast of Bassins.

Village
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of in .

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of in . is situated 3½ km south of Bassins.

Bassins

Latitude
46.4641° or 46° 27′ 51″ north
Longitude
6.2316° or 6° 13′ 54″ east
Population
832
Elevation
771 metres (2,530 feet)
Open location code
8FR8F67J+JM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240116927
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7285166
Wiki­data ID
Q43243
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Waray—“Bassins” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Bassins”
  • Basque: “Bassins”
  • Breton: “Bassins”
  • Bulgarian: “Басинс”
  • Catalan: “Bassins”
  • Cebuano: “Bassins”
  • Chinese: “巴桑”
  • Czech: “Bassins”
  • Dutch: “Bassins”
  • Esperanto: “Bassins”
  • Finnish: “Bassins”
  • French: “Bassins”
  • German: “Bassins”
  • Hungarian: “Bassins”
  • Irish: “Bassins”
  • Italian: “Bassins”
  • Lombard: “Bassins”
  • Luxembourgish: “Bassins”
  • Malay: “Bassins”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bassins”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bassins”
  • Norwegian: “Bassins”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Bassins”
  • Polish: “Bassins”
  • Portuguese: “Bassins”
  • Romansh: “Bassins”
  • Russian: “Басен (Швейцария)”
  • Russian: “Бассен”
  • Spanish: “Bassins”
  • Swedish: “Bassins”
  • Swiss German: “Bassins”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Bassins”
  • Turkish: “Bassins”
  • Ukrainian: “Бассен”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Bassins”
  • Venetian: “Bassins”
  • Vietnamese: “Bassins”
  • Volapük: “Bassins”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Bassins”

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