Meyrin
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| Population | 20,793 (2007) | |||||||||
| - Density | 2,090 /km² (5,412 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 9.95 km² (3.8 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 446 m (1,463 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 1217 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 6619 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Monique Boget (as of 2008) SPS/PSS | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Ferney-Voltaire (FR-01), Grand-Saconnex, Prévessin-Moëns (FR-01), Satigny, Vernier | |||||||||
| Website | www.meyrin.ch | |||||||||
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Meyrin is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It is the city located nearest to 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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- Official website (French)
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