Geneva

This article is about the city of Geneva. For the canton, see canton of Geneva. For other uses, see Geneva (disambiguation).
"Genevese" redirects here. For the surname, see Genovese.

Geneva
Genève (French)
Municipality
Clockwise from top : Jet d'Eau, Plaine de Plainpalais, Place du Bourg-de-Four, Rue des Corps-Saints, Parc des Eaux-Vives
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Geneva
Genève (French)
Map
Geneva Genève (French) is located in Switzerland
Geneva Genève (French)
Geneva
Genève (French)
Geneva Genève (French) is located in Canton of Geneva
Geneva Genève (French)
Geneva
Genève (French)
Coordinates: 46°12′06″N 06°08′49″E / 46.20167°N 6.14694°E / 46.20167; 6.14694
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGeneva
DistrictNone
Government
 • ExecutiveConseil administratif
with 5 members
 • MayorLa Mairie (list)
Alfonso Gomez Green Party of Switzerland
(as of June 2023)
 • ParliamentConseil municipal
with 80 members
Area
[1]
 • Total
15.92 km2 (6.15 sq mi)
Elevation
(Pont du Mont Blanc)
375 m (1,230 ft)
Highest elevation
(Chemin du Pommier)
457 m (1,499 ft)
Lowest elevation
(Le Rhône)
370 m (1,210 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2][3]
 • Total
201,741
 • Density13,000/km2 (33,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Genevan or Genevese
French: Genevois(e)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
1200, or 1201–09 Genève, 1213 Petit-Lancy, 1227 Les Acacias[4]
SFOS number6621
ISO 3166 codeCH-GE
Surrounded byCarouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier, Veyrier
Twin townsNone
Websitewww.geneve.ch
SFSO statistics

Geneva (/dʒəˈniːvə/ jə-NEE-və;[5] Arpitan: [dzəˈnɛva] ⓘ; French: Genève [ʒənɛv] ⓘ)[note 1] is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous in the French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva, and a centre for international diplomacy. Geneva hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world.[6]

The city of Geneva (Ville de Genève) had a population of 203,856 in January 2021[7] within its municipal territory of 16 km2 (6 sq mi).[8] The Geneva metropolitan area as officially defined by Eurostat,[9] including suburbs and exurbs in Vaud and the French departments of Ain and Haute-Savoie, extends over 2,292 km2 (885 sq mi)[10] and had a population of 1,053,436 in 2021.[11]

Since 2013, the Canton of Geneva, the Nyon District (in the canton of Vaud), and the ''Pôle métropolitain du Genevois français'' [fr] (lit. 'Metropolitan hub of the French Genevan territory', a federation of eight French intercommunal councils), have formed Grand Genève ("Greater Geneva"), a Local Grouping of Transnational Cooperation [fr] (GLCT in French, a public entity under Swiss law) in charge of organizing cooperation within the cross-border metropolitan area of Geneva (in particular metropolitan transports).[12] The Grand Genève GLCT extends over 1,996 km2 (771 sq mi)[13] and had a population of 1,046,168 in Jan. 2021 (Swiss estimates and French census), 58.3% of them living on Swiss territory, and 41.7% on French territory.[14]

Geneva is a global city, a financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy due to the presence of numerous international organizations, including the headquarters of many agencies of the United Nations[15] and the ICRC and IFRC of the Red Cross.[16] In the aftermath of World War I, it hosted the League of Nations. It was where the Geneva Conventions on humanitarian treatment in war were signed. It shares a unique distinction with municipalities such as New York City (global headquarters of the UN), Basel (Bank for International Settlements), and Strasbourg (Council of Europe) as a city which serves as the headquarters of at least one critical international organization without being the capital of a country.[17][18][19]

The city has been referred to as the world's most compact metropolis[20] and the "Peace Capital".[21] In 2023, Geneva was ranked as the world's tenth most important financial centre by the Global Financial Centres Index, second in Europe behind London.[22] In 2019, Geneva was ranked among the ten most liveable cities in the world by Mercer, alongside Zürich and Basel,[23] as well as the thirteenth most expensive city in the world.[24] In a UBS ranking of global cities in 2018, Geneva was ranked first for gross earnings, second most expensive, and fourth in purchasing power.[25]

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/fr/px-x-0102020000_201/-/px-x-0102020000_201.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=c5985c8d-66cd-446c-9a07-d8cc07276160. Retrieved 2 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ https://shop.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/products/maps/national/lk100?layer=ch.swisstopo.landeskarte100_papier.metadata&product=40&productIdentifier=40&childGroupIdentifier=lk100eb#product-40 (Map). The municipality of Geneva and its ZIP-Codes (2011 ed.). 1:100 000. National Map 1:100'000. Wabern, Switzerland: Federal Office of Topography – swisstopo. 2009. ISBN 978-3-302-00040-4. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2019 – via map.geo.admin.ch. {{cite map}}: |map-url= missing title (help)
  5. ^ "Geneva". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
  6. ^ François Modoux, "La Suisse engagera 300 millions pour rénover le Palais des Nations", Le Temps, Friday 28 June 2013, page 9.
  7. ^ "Bilan de la population résidante permanente selon les districts et les communes, de 1991 à 2022". Federal Statistical Office (Switzerland). 24 August 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Statistique de la superficie standard - Communes selon 4 domaines principaux". Federal Statistical Office (Switzerland). 25 November 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Atlas statistique de la Suisse / Niveaux géographiques de la Suisse / Nomenclatures internationales / Zones urbaines fonctionnelles 2014 (FUA eurostat) au 1.1.2020". Federal Statistical Office (Switzerland). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  10. ^ As of 2020, the Eurostat-defined Functional Urban Area of Geneva was made up of 93 Swiss communes and 158 French communes: Federal Statistical Office spreadsheet listing the Swiss and French communes of the Geneva Functional Urban Area.
    Land area of the 93 Swiss communes: 555.1 km² (source: [1]).
    Land area of the 158 French communes: 1737.1 km² (source: [2]).
  11. ^ As of 2020, the Eurostat-defined Functional Urban Area of Geneva was made up of 93 Swiss communes and 158 French communes: Federal Statistical Office spreadsheet listing the Swiss and French communes of the Geneva Functional Urban Area.
    Population of the 93 Swiss communes in January 2021: 609,068 (source: [3]).
    Population of the 158 French communes in January 2021: 444,368 (source: [4]).
  12. ^ "Agglomération transfrontalière". Grand Genève. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  13. ^ Grand Genève is made up of:
    • Canton of Geneva (245.8 km²)[5]
    • District of Nyon (307.4 km²)[6]
    • Genevois français (1443.2 km²), itself made up of CA Thonon Agglomération (238.9 km²)[7], CA Annemasse-les Voirons-Agglomération (78.2 km²)[8], CC Arve et Salève (99.3 km²)[9], CC du Pays Rochois (93.9 km²)[10], CC Faucigny-Glières (150.7 km²)[11], CC du Genevois (151.5 km²)[12], CA du Pays de Gex (404.9 km²)[13], and CC du Pays Bellegardien (225.8 km²)[14].
  14. ^ Grand Genève is made up of:
    • Canton of Geneva (506,343 inh. in Jan. 2021)[15]
    • District of Nyon (103,305 inh. in Jan. 2021)[16]
    • Genevois français (436,520 inh. in Jan. 2021), itself made up of CA Thonon Agglomération (93,344 inh.)[17], CA Annemasse-les Voirons-Agglomération (93,417 inh.)[18], CC Arve et Salève (20,352 inh.)[19], CC du Pays Rochois (29,112 inh.)[20], CC Faucigny-Glières (27,764 inh.)[21], CC du Genevois (48,708 inh.)[22], CA du Pays de Gex (102,027 inh.)[23], and CC du Pays Bellegardien (21,796 inh.)[24].
  15. ^ Paul Hofmann (24 June 1990). "Staying on the Safe Side; Geneva". The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
  16. ^ Finn-Olaf Jones (16 September 2007). "36 Hours in Geneva". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
  17. ^ "Facts and figures about International Geneva". www.eda.admin.ch. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Strasbourg l'Européenne". 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015.
  19. ^ "geneva - capital of the globalised world". SWI swissinfo.ch. 11 July 2006. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Geneva – the smallest metropolis in the world". Learn-Swiss-German.ch. 5 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018.
  21. ^ "MySwitzerland.com". MySwitzerland.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  22. ^ "The Global Financial Centres Index 34" (PDF). Long Finance. September 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Quality of living city ranking". Mercer. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  24. ^ "Cost of Living survey 2019 – City rankings". Mercer.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  25. ^ "Global cities ranking 2018 – City rankings". ubs.com. 7 July 2018. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.


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