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

[3] In October 1535, a major battle was fought in that locality between the forces of the Republic of Geneva and Charles III, Duke of Savoy, which ended in the latter's defeat.

Gingins has an area, as of 2009[update], of 12.6 square kilometers (4.9 sq mi).

[5] The municipality is located at the foot of the Jura Mountains, along the Nyon-La Dôle road.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (797 or 76.9%), with English being second most common (114 or 11.0%) and German being third (78 or 7.5%).

[10] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Gingins is; 144 children or 12.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 144 teenagers or 12.9% 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 UDC which received 25.78% of the vote.

[9] There were 549 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.1% of the workforce.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 25, of which 22 were in agriculture and 3 were in forestry or lumber production.

In the tertiary sector; 32 or 31.1% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 7 or 6.8% were in the movement and storage of goods, 22 or 21.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 1.9% were in the information industry, 1 was the insurance or financial industry, 7 or 6.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 11 or 10.7% were in education.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 311 or 30.0% were Roman Catholic, while 425 or 41.0% 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.