Editing Tolochenaz (section)

==Geography==
Tolochenaz lies on the northern shore of Lake Geneva west of Lausanne.

Tolochenaz has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{convert|1.6|km2|mi2|sp=us}}.  Of this area, {{convert|0.55|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 34.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{convert|0.11|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 6.9% is forested.   Of the rest of the land, {{convert|0.91|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 57.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and {{convert|0.02|km2|acre|abbr=on}} or 1.3% is unproductive land.<ref name=BFS_land>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/02/03/blank/data/gemeindedaten.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics] 2009 data {{in lang|de}} accessed 25 March 2010</ref>

In the built up area, industrial buildings made up 11.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 25.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 15.7%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.8%. Out of the forested land, 3.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 17.0% is used for growing crops and 3.1% is pastures, while 14.5% is used for orchards or vine crops.<ref name=BFS_land/>

The municipality was part of the [[Morges District]] until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, when Tolochenaz became part of the new district of Morges.<ref name=Mutation>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113231755/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html |date=2015-11-13 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 4 April 2011</ref>