page_title: La Rippe
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: La Rippe / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: French-Swiss border above La Rippe; Vaud, Switzerland. After crossing the 1400 m above sea level lying mountain range northeast of Mijoux Michel Hollard crossed here at the clearing La Combe du Faoug secretly the French-Swiss border. Deutsch: Französisch-schweizerische Grenze oberhalb La Rippe; Waadt, Schweiz. Nach Überschreiten des 1400 m ü. M. liegenden Höhenzugs nordöstlich von Mijoux querte Michel Hollard hier bei der Lichtung La Combe du Faoug heimlich die französisch-schweizerische Grenze.
context_page_description: La Rippe is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
context_section_description: La Rippe has an area, as of 2009, of 16.6 square kilometers (6.4 sq mi).  Of this area, 5.91 km² (2.28 sq mi) or 35.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 10 km² (3.9 sq mi) or 60.2% is forested.   Of the rest of the land, 0.6 km² (0.23 sq mi) or 3.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.09 km² (22 acres) or 0.5% is unproductive land.
  Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.4%.  Out of the forested land, 56.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees.  Of the agricultural land, 14.3% is used for growing crops and 2.4% is pastures and 18.8% is used for alpine pastures.
  The municipality was part of the Nyon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and La Rippe became part of the new district of Nyon.
  The municipality is located at the foot of Dôle mountain, on the border with France.  It consists of the village of La Rippe and the hamlet of Tranchepied.
caption: French-Swiss border above La Rippe
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