Arzier-Le Muids () is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is on the French border, neighbouring the Jura department.
History
thumb|left|Aerial view (1964)
The first mention of Arzier was in 1306 as the village Argie.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.1%. Out of the forested land, 67.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 3.1% is used for growing crops and 1.6% is pastures and 20.4% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The official name of the municipality was "Arzier", and has been officially changed to "Arzier-Le Muids" in September 2013. The name is a mix of two villages, Arzier and Le Muids and the hamlet of Montant and La Chèvrerie. Le Muids (altitude : ) is a small village which, due to its small size and proximity to Arzier (altitude : about ) is part of the same municipality as its larger neighbor. Arzier natives are called "Brennards" because the village experienced a severe fire in its early days (derivative of French for burn "bruler"). Residents of Le Muids are called "Rafi."
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Gules and Azure, overall a branch Vert with three leaves and two roses Argent, from dexter and sinister a cloud of the last from each issuing hand of the same clothed Or shaking the other one.
Demographics
thumb|Easter decorations in the town fountain
Arzier has a population () of . , 25.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 24.4%. It has changed at a rate of 18% due to migration and at a rate of 6.5% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population () speaks French (1,421 or 78.5%), with German being second most common (144 or 8.0%) and English being third (124 or 6.8%). There are 23 people who speak Italian and 1 person who speaks Romansh.
, there were 758 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 894 married individuals, 62 widows or widowers and 97 individuals who are divorced.
, there were 655 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household.
, a total of 629 apartments (73.1% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 203 apartments (23.6%) were seasonally occupied and 28 apartments (3.3%) were empty.
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Heritage sites of national significance
The Oujon Charterhouse along with the House Basse is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Politics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 27.51% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (15.36%), the Green Party (14.05%) and the FDP (12.69%). In the federal election, a total of 541 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 45.6%.
Transport
thumb|La Chèvrerie station in Arzier
It is served by the NStCM Train. The station has a siding where the 2 trains cross.
Economy
, Arzier had an unemployment rate of 4.5%. , there were 25 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 16 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 5 businesses in this sector. 156 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 54 businesses in this sector.
The communal tax rate in Arzier le Muids is 64% of the cantonal tax rate. The commune does not have any competent authority for tax reclamation, billing issues and property gains, these roles are taken over by the Rolle-Nyon district tax office. Of the working population, 15.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 69.2% used a private car. During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 1,249 children of which 563 children (45.1%) received subsidized pre-school care. The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years. There were 152 students in the municipal primary school program. The obligatory lower secondary school program lasts for six years and there were 137 students in those schools. There were also 2 students who were home schooled or attended another non-traditional school.
, there were 232 students from Arzier who attended schools outside the municipality.