About Nyon
Nyon is a municipality in Nyon District in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Geneva metropolitan area. It lies on the shores of Lake Geneva and is the seat of Nyon District. The town has a population of 21,718 and is famous in the sporting world for being the headquarters of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the European Club Association (ECA). It is connected to the rest of Switzerland by way of the Route Suisse, the A1 Motorway and the railways of the Arc Lémanique.
- Canton
- Vaud
- Area
- 11.4 km²
Population
23'351residents
Median taxable income
CHF 71'530
Vacancy
0.30%
Foreign residents
40.8%
Dwellings
12'333
Jobs (FTE)
16'809
Tax multiplier
61%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Nyon, coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.
Source BFS Arealstatistik
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Jobs & economy
16'809 full-time-equivalent jobs across 2'242 businesses — services make up 87% of employment, industry 13% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
16'809FTE total
Primary0.3%
Secondary12.6%
Tertiary87.1%
Land use
60% built-up, 33% agricultural, 7% forest. Measured across 687 hectares (2025).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement60.0%
Agriculture33.1%
Forest6.9%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SP led the 2023 National Council election with 26.5%, ahead of FDP at 21.0%.
Source BFS
SP26.5%+3.7 pp
FDP21.0%−0.5 pp
Grüne16.5%−4.3 pp
SVP14.3%+0.5 pp
GLP10.1%−0.7 pp
Mitte5.0%
Sol.
2.1%+0.2 pp
Others
2.5%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
90.5% of dwellings are primary residences; 9.5% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences90.5%
Second homes9.5%
Climate data
Annual mean 10.7°C with 994 mm of rain. Warmest in July (20.1°C), coldest in January (1.9°C). Station: Nyon / Changins, 458 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
10.7°C
Annual mean
Mean 10.7°C
Rain 994 mm
Sun ≈163 days
Nyon / Changins · 458 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Genève / Cointrin has risen by +2.1°C between the first 30 observed years (1753–1782) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.1°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1753–1782
Genève / Cointrin · 411 m.a.s.l. · 1753–2025
