Geography
Rolle has an area, as of 2009, of 2.7 square kilometers (1.0 sq mi). Of this area, 0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi) or 29.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.15 km2 (0.058 sq mi) or 5.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi) or 63.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 28.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 18.6%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 4.4% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 8.0%. Out of the forested land, 3.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 17.2% is used for growing crops and 3.3% is pastures, while 9.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the water in the municipality, 0.4% is in lakes and 0.4% is in rivers and streams.
The municipality was part of the Rolle District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Rolle became part of the new district of Nyon.
The municipality is located on Lake Geneva on the Geneva-Lausanne highway.
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