Rolle

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Rolle

Total population

6,067

WeatherAvg high 60.4°F

Coordinates46.46°, 6.34°

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

Overview

Rolle is a municipality in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It was the seat of the district of Rolle until 2006, when it became part of the district of Nyon. It is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Geneva between Nyon and Lausanne. Rolle is approximately 30 kilometers (19 mi) northeast of Geneva (Genève) in the La Côte wine-growing region, and has views of the high Alps.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Notable people from here

August von Senarclens de Grancy

German noble (1794-1871)

F

Franck Jotterand

Swiss journalist, screenwriter and writer (1923-2000)

Alexandre Yersin

Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist

Lucien Chevallaz

Swiss gardener (1840-1921)

Frédéric Bettex

Swiss writer (1837-1915)

Pierre Maurice

Swiss composer (1868-1936)

D

Donat Fer

Swiss politician (1836-1912)

L

Louis François Bégoz

(1763-1827)

A

Alfred Ernest Peter

Swiss painter (1890-1980)

G

Gustave Buchet

Swiss painter (1888–1963)

M

Matthieu Gafsou

Swiss photographer

Sibylle Blanc

actress

Roger de Lessert

Swiss arachnologist (1878-1945)

P

Paul Nerfin

Swiss politician (1893-1965)

D

Daniel Thentz

G

Gaston Teuscher

(1903-1986)

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

Nearby places in Vaud

• Mont-sur-Rolle
  0.7 mi away · pop. 1,796
• Tartegnin
  1.2 mi away · pop. 228
• Perroy
  1.4 mi away · pop. 1,413
• Bougy-Villars
  1.5 mi away · pop. 446
• Gilly
  2 mi away · pop. 768
• Féchy
  2.2 mi away · pop. 906
• Bursinel
  2.2 mi away · pop. 472
• Pizy
  2.3 mi away · pop. 65
• Bursins
  2.3 mi away · pop. 522
• Essertines-sur-Rolle
  2.4 mi away · pop. 496
• Dully
  2.9 mi away · pop. 617
• Vinzel
  2.9 mi away · pop. 380

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.

Books about Rolle

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

False Chanterelle

Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

Seen 2026-09-21

Rosemary Beetle

Chrysolina americana

Seen 2026-09-21

field maple

Acer campestre

Seen 2026-09-19

Old-man-of-the-woods

Strobilomyces strobilaceus

Seen 2026-09-19

Western Willow Spreadwing

Chalcolestes viridis

Seen 2026-09-19

Common Darter

Sympetrum striolatum

Seen 2026-09-19

Rose Daphne

Daphne cneorum

Seen 2026-09-18

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Seen 2026-09-17

European Bullhead

Cottus gobio

Seen 2026-09-17

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

Official Identifiers