Begnins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

[3] Begnins has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.8 square kilometers (1.9 sq mi).

[5] The municipality is located in the western part of the wine-growing region of La Côte.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (1,086 or 81.3%), with German being second most common (95 or 7.1%) and English being third (61 or 4.6%).

[10] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Begnins is; 219 children or 13.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 170 teenagers or 10.4% are between 10 and 19.

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] The entire village of Begnins is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

Begnins was home to Phil Collins, of the band Genesis and the multiple Formula 1 Grand Prix World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart.

[15] It was also once home to racing driver and Formula 1 champion Jochen Rindt.

In the federal election, a total of 436 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 48.6%.

[9] There were 661 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.2% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 29 or 13.7% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 6 or 2.8% were in the movement and storage of goods, 20 or 9.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 4 or 1.9% were in the information industry, 2 or 0.9% were the insurance or financial industry, 12 or 5.7% were technical professionals or scientists, 44 or 20.8% were in education and 77 or 36.3% were in health care.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 381 or 28.5% were Roman Catholic, while 577 or 43.2% 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.