Mont-sur-Rolle

Mont-sur-Rolle
Location of Mont-sur-Rolle
Mont-sur-Rolle
Mont-sur-Rolle
Coordinates: 46°28′N 06°20′E / 46.467°N 6.333°E / 46.467; 6.333
CountrySwitzerland
CantonVaud
DistrictNyon
Government
 • MayorSyndic
Hubert Monnard
Area
 • Total
3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
Elevation
464 m (1,522 ft)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
1,854
 • Density477/km2 (1,230/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Les Montois
Lè Rapelyon
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
1185
SFOS number5859
ISO 3166 codeCH-VD
Surrounded byBougy-Villars, Perroy, Rolle, Essertines-sur-Rolle
Websitehttp://www.mont-sur-rolle.ch/

Mont-sur-Rolle (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ syʁ ʁɔl] , literally Mont on Rolle) is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located 2–3 kilometres (1–2 miles) from the shores of Lac Léman (Lake Geneva), above the lake-side town of Rolle. The area is famed for its wine-making fields which has a distinctive fizzy-fruit flavour.