Essertines-sur-Rolle (French pronunciation: [esɛʁtin syʁ ʁɔl] ⓘ, literally Essertines on Rolle) is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
[3] Essertines-sur-Rolle has an area, as of 2009[update], of 7 square kilometers (2.7 sq mi).
Of the rest of the land, 0.53 km2 (0.20 sq mi) or 7.6% is settled (buildings or roads).
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, three Annulets one and two interwoven Sable, in chief Vert a Saltire couped Or.
[10] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Essertines-sur-Rolle is; 124 children or 18.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 80 teenagers or 12.0% are between 10 and 19.
[12] About 46.8% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).
[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][15] The entire hamlet of Bugnaux is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.
In the federal election, a total of 177 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 48.2%.
[9] There were 282 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 48.2% of the workforce.
In the tertiary sector; 5 or 20.8% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 3 or 12.5% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was a technical professional or scientist, 6 or 25.0% were in education.
[9] From the 2000 census[update], 126 or 25.4% were Roman Catholic, while 209 or 42.1% 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.