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Grenchen
municipality in Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Grenchen (French: Granges) is a municipality in the district Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
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Grenchen | |
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![]() City Hall | |
Coordinates: 47°11′27.5″N 7°23′47.4″E | |
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District | Lebern |
Government | |
• Mayor | François Scheidegger |
Area | |
• Total | 26.01 km2 (10.04 sq mi) |
Population (December 5, 2000) | |
• Total | 15,938 |
• Density | 612.8/km2 (1,587/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
Postal code | 2540 |
Area code | 2546 |
Website | Official website |
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With a population of around 16,000 people, it is one of the largest municipalities in the canton of Solothurn.