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Vernier
municipality in the canton Geneve, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vernier is a municipality of the canton of Geneva in Switzerland. It has villages of Vernier Village, Le Lignon, Aïre, Les Avanchets, Cointrin and Châtelaine. As of 31 December 2016, 34,983 people lived there.
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Vernier | |
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Coordinates: 46°12′N 6°6′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Geneva |
District | n.a. |
Government | |
• Executive | Conseil administratif with 3 members |
• Mayor | Maire Pierre Ronget FDP/PRD/PLR (as of February 2014) |
• Parliament | Conseil municipal |
Area | |
• Total | 7.68 km2 (2.97 sq mi) |
Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 34,774 |
• Density | 4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Verniolan |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 1214 Vernier 1216 Cointrin 1219 Aïre 1219 Châtelaine 1219 Le Lignon 1220 Les Avanchets |
SFOS number | 6643 |
Localities | Aïre, Balexert, Châtelaine, Cointrin, Le Lignon, Les Avanchets |
Surrounded by | Bernex, Geneva, Le Grand-Saconnex, Lancy, Meyrin, Onex, Satigny |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
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