Presinge
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| Population | 672 (2007) | |||||||||
| - Density | 143 /km² (371 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 4.69 km² (1.8 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 460 m (1,509 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 1243 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 6635 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Ferdinand Le Comte | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Choulex, Jussy, Juvigny (FR-74), Meinier, Puplinge, Ville-la-Grand (FR-74) | |||||||||
| Website | www.presinge.ch | |||||||||
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Presinge is a municipality of the canton of Geneva in Switzerland.
BACKGROUND HISTORY OF THE NAME
The official publication by Pierre Bertrand entitled "Les Origines d'une commune genevoise Presinge" (1978) provides a history of the village. It also contains a copy of an old map dated 1740 by Philippe Bauche (the original is kept in the Bibliotheque Publique et Univeritaire, Geneva) showing the other old spelling of "Pressinge".
According to P. Bertrand's publication (1978), the branch of the noble family (Presinge/Pressinge) that gave its name to the village decreased in influence and number very gradually over the centuries.
The same text also mentions that the village of Presinge was part of ancient Burgundy and settled in 443 by 'le peuple germanique des Burgondes'. Regarding the German-sounding names of the surrounding villages - albeit now with French spelling (adding an '-e' to the ending) - the text cites the villages of Presinge, Puplinge, Corsinge, Merlinge, etc. - 'which tended to indicate an area of Germanic preponderance'.
[Note: The old German script & symbol ["es-zett"] for "ss" in non-German script (and modern German script) is sometimes reduced to one 's', instead of two 'ss'.]
Official Website http://www.presinge.ch
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