Le Grand-Saconnex
municipality in Switzerland
Le Grand-Saconnex is a municipality in the canton of Geneva in Switzerland.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Le Grand-Saconnex  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°14′N 06°07′E / 46.233°N 6.117°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Geneva |
| District | n.a. |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maire Jean-Marc Comte CVP/PDC (as of 2019-2020) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 452 m (1,483 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 12,162 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Saconnésien/Saconnésienne |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1218 |
| SFOS number | 6623 |
| Localities | Aéroport - Arena, Aéroport - fret, Les Blanchets, Grand-Saconnex - Organisations, Grand-Saconnex - village, La Tour - Chapeau-du-Curé, Le Pommier, Grand-Saconnex - Marais, Le Jonc, Palexpo |
| Surrounded by | Bellevue, Ferney-Voltaire (FR-01), Geneva (Genève), Meyrin, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier |
| Twin towns | Carantec (France) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Geneva International Airport is partially within the borders of Le Grand-Saconnex.
Twin town
changeLe Grand Saconnex is twinned with:[3]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ↑ Conseil des Communes et Regions d'Europe Archived 2019-08-22 at the Wayback Machine (in French) accessed 27 April 2011
Other websites
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Media related to Le Grand-Saconnex at Wikimedia Commons
- Grand-Saconnex (in French)
