Gland

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Gland

Total population

11,947

Coordinates46.42°, 6.27°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Gland is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The city also is home to the IUCN and WWF headquarters.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Archduke Rudolf of Austria

Archduke of Austria (1919–2010)

Suzanne Curchod

French-Swiss salonist and writer (1737-1794)

E

Ernest Mamboury

Swiss historian (1878-1953)

Charles-Jules Guiguer

Swiss politician (1780-1840)

Marc Delafontaine

Swiss chemist (1838-1911)

Éric Rochat

Swiss politician

Angeline Fankhauser

Swiss politician

Nassim Ben Khalifa

Swiss association football player

A

Armand Melly

Swiss politician (1882-1986)

B

Bert Beverly Beach

American theologian and author (1928–2022)

B

Berthold van Muyden

Swiss politician (1852-1912)

S

Samuel Elisée Bridel-Brideri

botanist (1762-1828)

C

Charles-Edouard de Bavier

Swiss diplomat (1893-1975)

F

Francis Pernoux

Swiss politician (1850-1905)

Olivier Feller

Swiss politician

Y

Yvan Leyvraz

Swiss aid worker (1954-1986)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Vaud

• Vich
  0.8 mi away · pop. 734
• Luins
  1.3 mi away · pop. 611
• Begnins
  1.4 mi away · pop. 1,335
• Coinsins
  1.4 mi away · pop. 368
• Dully
  1.5 mi away · pop. 617
• Duillier
  1.7 mi away · pop. 1,008
• Vinzel
  1.8 mi away · pop. 380
• Bursinel
  2.1 mi away · pop. 472
• Prangins
  2.2 mi away · pop. 3,909
• Bursins
  2.3 mi away · pop. 522
• Genolier
  2.4 mi away · pop. 1,761
• Gilly
  2.8 mi away · pop. 768

Browse all places in Vaud →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Large Yellow Underwing

Noctua pronuba

Seen 2026-10-15

Merveille du Jour

Griposia aprilina

Seen 2026-10-15

Red-green Carpet

Chloroclysta siterata

Seen 2026-10-15

The White-Point

Mythimna albipuncta

Seen 2026-10-15

Beaded Chestnut

Agrochola lychnidis

Seen 2026-10-15

Yellow-line Quaker

Agrochola macilenta

Seen 2026-10-15

Barred Sallow

Tiliacea aurago

Seen 2026-10-15

Red-crested Pochard

Netta rufina

Seen 2026-10-15

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Seen 2026-10-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers