Meyrin

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Coordinates: 46°13′N, 06°04′E

Meyrin
Coat of Arms of Meyrin
Canton Geneva
District n.a.
Coordinates  46°13′N, 06°04′E
Population 20,574   (2005)
Area 9.95 km²
Elevation 446 m
Postal code 1217
SFOS number 6619
Mayor Monique Boget
Website www.meyrin.ch
Meyrin (Switzerland)
Meyrin
Meyrin
This sign at the western edge of Meyrin features the coat of arms of the community.
This sign at the western edge of Meyrin features the coat of arms of the community.

Meyrin is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It is the city located nearest the CERN particle physics laboratory.

Meyrin was originally a small agricultural village until the 1950s, when construction of CERN began just to the north. It is now a bedroom community dominated with apartment high-rises, and many of its residents work at CERN or in central Geneva.

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