The village of Bassins is located in the foothills of the Jura, at an average altitude of about 800 metres.

[3] Bassins has an area, as of 2009[update], of 20.8 square kilometers (8.0 sq mi).

[5] The municipality is located at the foot of the Jura Mountains on a small terrace above Nyon.

Azure, on a ground Vert a pine tree of the same upon which a bird proper, and on each side passant toward the tree a fox proper and a bear Sable, langued and armed Gules; 2.

The coat of arms is an example of canting because the spring-well is a basin or in French, Bassin.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (681 or 81.9%), with German being second most common (69 or 8.3%) and English being third (46 or 5.5%).

[10] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Bassins is; 188 children or 16.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 153 teenagers or 13.7% are between 10 and 19.

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 21.82% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 297 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 48.6%.

[9] There were 434 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.4% of the workforce.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 28, of which 25 were in agriculture and 3 were in forestry or lumber production.

In the tertiary sector; 17 or 26.6% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 3.1% were in the movement and storage of goods, 7 or 10.9% were in a hotel or restaurant, 3 or 4.7% were technical professionals or scientists, 7 or 10.9% were in education and 4 or 6.3% were in health care.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 210 or 25.2% were Roman Catholic, while 374 or 45.0% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts.

The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years.

[16] The Toblerone line : a walking trail showing World War II fortifications and defences.