Lake Geneva region
Region in Switzerland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lake Geneva region, Lemanic Region or Region Lémanique (French: Région lémanique, German: Genferseeregion) is the common name of the region of Switzerland encompassing the cantons of Geneva, Vaud and Valais. It is one of the NUTS-2 regions of Switzerland.
Lake Geneva region
Région lémanique Genferseeregion | |
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Region | |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,718.6 km2 (3,366.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2007)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,399,400 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| NUTS code | CH01 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.966[3] very high · 2nd |
| Website | metropole-lemanique.ch |
The Lemanic Arc[citation needed] (French: Arc lémanique) is the region on the north side of Lake Léman, stretching out from Geneva to Lausanne and Montreux. Its parts are Geneva, La Côte, Lausanne, Lavaux, La Riviera and le Chablais.
The cantons of Geneva and Vaud have a collaboration programme named Métropole lémanique.[4]
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