Onex, Switzerland
municipality in Switzerland
Onex (French pronunciation: [ɔne]) is a municipality of the canton of Geneva in Switzerland.
Onex | |
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Coordinates: 46°11′N 06°06′E / 46.183°N 6.100°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Geneva |
District | n.a. |
Government | |
• Mayor | Maire Carole-Anne Kast [[List of political parties in Switzerland|SP ]] |
Area | |
• Total | 2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 427 m (1,401 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 18,964 |
• Density | 6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Onésien/Onésienne |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 1213 |
SFOS number | 6631 |
Surrounded by | Bernex, Confignon, Lancy, Plan-les-Ouates, Vernier |
Twin towns | Liestal (Switzerland), Massagno (Switzerland), Bandol (France) |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
History
changeThe municipality of Onex became an independent municipality in 1851 when the municipality of Onex-Confignon split into the two municipalities of Onex and Confignon.[3]
Geography
changeThe municipality is on the left bank of the Rhône river.
The municipality has seven villages of Cressy - Marais, Evaux, Cité-Nouvelle, Gros-Chêne, Pré-Longet, Belle-Cour and Onex - village.
Twin towns
changeOnex is twinned with:
- Liestal, Switzerland
- Massagno, Switzerland
- Bandol, France
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.
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 18 February 2011
Other websites
changeMedia related to Onex at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)