Meyrin | |
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Coordinates: 46°13′N 06°04′E / 46.217°N 6.067°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Geneva |
District | n.a. |
Government | |
• Mayor | Maire Eric Cornuz GPS (as of 2024) |
Area | |
• Total | 9.94 km2 (3.84 sq mi) |
Elevation | 446 m (1,463 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 25,249 |
• Density | 2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 1217 |
SFOS number | 6630 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-GE |
Surrounded by | Ferney-Voltaire (FR-01), Grand-Saconnex, Prévessin-Moëns (FR-01), Satigny, Vernier |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
Meyrin (French pronunciation: [mɛʁɛ̃]) is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.
The main site of CERN, the European particle physics research organisation, is in Meyrin.[3] Meyrin was originally a small agricultural village until the 1950s, when construction of CERN began just to the north. It is now a commuter town dominated with apartment high-rises, and many of its residents work at CERN or in central Geneva. Geneva International Airport is partially located within Meyrin.[4]