Meyrin
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Meyrin | |
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Canton | Geneva |
District | n.a. |
Coordinates | |
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 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.
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
Municipalities of the Canton of Geneva (Switzerland) | |
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Aire-la-Ville | Anières | Avully | Avusy | Bardonnex | Bellevue | Bernex | Carouge | Cartigny | Céligny | Chancy | Chêne-Bougeries | Chêne-Bourg | Choulex | Collex-Bossy | Collonge-Bellerive | Cologny | Confignon | Corsier | Dardagny | Genève (Geneva) | Genthod | Gy | Hermance | Jussy | Laconnex | Lancy | Grand-Saconnex | Meinier | Meyrin | Onex | Perly-Certoux | Plan-les-Ouates | Pregny-Chambésy | Presinge | Puplinge | Russin | Satigny | Soral | Thônex | Troinex | Vandœuvres | Vernier | Versoix | Veyrier | |
Canton of Geneva | Municipalities of the Canton of Geneva | Switzerland |