Coppet

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Coordinates: 46°18′N, 6°11′E

Coppet
Country Switzerland
Canton Vaud
District Nyon
Coordinates 46°18′N, 6°11′E
Population 2,333  (2004)
  - Density 1,209 /km² (3,131 /sq.mi.)
Area 1.93 km² (0.7 sq mi)
Elevation 373 m (1,224 ft)
Postal code 1296
SFOS number 5712
Mayor Pierre-André Romanens
Surrounded by Chens-sur-Léman (FR-74), Commugny, Founex, Hermance (GE), Tannay
Website www.coppet.ch
Coppet (Switzerland)
Coppet
Coppet

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

It is on the north shore of the Lake of Geneva and is in the part of Switzerland known as the Terre Sainte. It is celebrated as the abode of Madame de Stael, her burial-place and that of Jacques Necker, her father. The Coppet castle was also the final home of Jacques Necker.

Castle of Coppet
Castle of Coppet

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.