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

[3] Bursins has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.4 square kilometers (1.3 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.46 km2 (0.18 sq mi) or 13.6% is settled (buildings or roads).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a chevron Gules, in chief two grape bunches and in base a purse all of the last.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (437 or 83.7%), with German being second most common (31 or 5.9%) and English being third (23 or 4.4%).

[10] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Bursins is; 92 children or 12.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 90 teenagers or 12.5% are between 10 and 19.

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] Famous residents have included the English-born actor Peter Ustinov, who died in 2004 and is buried in Bursins.

The entire village of Bursins is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

In the federal election, a total of 216 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 50.7%.

[9] There were 293 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.6% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 43 or 17.1% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 9 or 3.6% were in the movement and storage of goods, 41 or 16.3% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 0.8% were in the information industry, 2 or 0.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 2 or 0.8% were in education.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 110 or 21.1% were Roman Catholic, while 287 or 55.0% 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.