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Lake Geneva or Lake Léman is the second largest freshwater lake
Lake

A lake is a terrain feature , a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin and moves slowly if it moves at all....
 in Central Europe
Central Europe

Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern Europe and Western Europe Europe. In addition, Northern Europe, Southern Europe and Southeastern Europe may variously delimit or overlap into Central Europe....
 in terms of surface area (after Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton

Lake Balaton, located in Hungary, is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the foremost regional tourist destinations. Due to Hungary being landlocked, it is often affectionately called the "Hungarian Sea"....
). 60% of it comes under the jurisdiction of Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 (cantons of Vaud
Vaud

The cantons of Switzerland of Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in Romandy, the southwestern part of the country. The capital is Lausanne....
, Geneva
Canton of Geneva

The Canton of Geneva is the westernmost cantons of Switzerland or state of Switzerland, surrounded on almost all sides by France. The official name of this canton in French language is R?publique et Canton de Gen?ve....
, and Valais
Valais

The Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of Switzerland, around the valley of the Rh?ne from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps....
), and 40% under France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 (Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie

Haute-Savoie is a France departments of France, named for its location in the Alps mountain range....
).

The crescent-shaped lake, formed by a withdrawing glacier, narrows around Yvoire
Yvoire

Yvoire is a village and commune in France on the south shore of Lake Geneva in the France d?partement in France of Haute-Savoie.It is well known for its medieval buildings and beautiful flower decoration during the summer season....
 on the southern shore, the lake can thus be divided into the "Grand Lac" (Large Lake) to the east and the "Petit Lac" (Small Lake) to the west.

It lies on the course of the Rhône River
Rhône River

The Rhone, or the Rh?ne is one of the major rivers of Europe, originating in Switzerland and running from there through the south-eastern corner of France....
.






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Lake Geneva or Lake Léman is the second largest freshwater lake
Lake

A lake is a terrain feature , a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin and moves slowly if it moves at all....
 in Central Europe
Central Europe

Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern Europe and Western Europe Europe. In addition, Northern Europe, Southern Europe and Southeastern Europe may variously delimit or overlap into Central Europe....
 in terms of surface area (after Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton

Lake Balaton, located in Hungary, is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the foremost regional tourist destinations. Due to Hungary being landlocked, it is often affectionately called the "Hungarian Sea"....
). 60% of it comes under the jurisdiction of Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 (cantons of Vaud
Vaud

The cantons of Switzerland of Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in Romandy, the southwestern part of the country. The capital is Lausanne....
, Geneva
Canton of Geneva

The Canton of Geneva is the westernmost cantons of Switzerland or state of Switzerland, surrounded on almost all sides by France. The official name of this canton in French language is R?publique et Canton de Gen?ve....
, and Valais
Valais

The Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of Switzerland, around the valley of the Rh?ne from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps....
), and 40% under France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 (Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie

Haute-Savoie is a France departments of France, named for its location in the Alps mountain range....
).

The crescent-shaped lake, formed by a withdrawing glacier, narrows around Yvoire
Yvoire

Yvoire is a village and commune in France on the south shore of Lake Geneva in the France d?partement in France of Haute-Savoie.It is well known for its medieval buildings and beautiful flower decoration during the summer season....
 on the southern shore, the lake can thus be divided into the "Grand Lac" (Large Lake) to the east and the "Petit Lac" (Small Lake) to the west.

Genfersee Bei Montreux 2004 Pischdi
It lies on the course of the Rhône River
Rhône River

The Rhone, or the Rh?ne is one of the major rivers of Europe, originating in Switzerland and running from there through the south-eastern corner of France....
. The river has its source at the Rhone Glacier
Rhône Glacier

File:Glacier du Rhone.jpgFile:Rhoneglacier.JPGFile:Gletch_und_Rhonegletscher_um_1900.jpegFile:Rhonegletscher1870.jpgThe Rh?ne Glacier is the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland....
 near the Grimsel Pass
Grimsel Pass

Grimsel Pass is a Switzerland high mountain pass between the valley of the Rhone River in the Cantons of Switzerland of Valais and the Haslital in the canton of Bern ....
 to the east of the lake and flows down through the Canton of Valais
Valais

The Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of Switzerland, around the valley of the Rh?ne from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps....
, entering the lake between Villeneuve
Villeneuve, Vaud

Villeneuve is a Municipalities of Switzerland of the Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle .It was the residence of Romain Rolland, where he met Mahatma Gandhi....
 and St. Gingolph, before flowing slowly towards its egress at Geneva
Geneva

Geneva is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie . Situated where the Rh?ne River exits Lake Geneva , it is the capital of the Canton of Geneva....
. Other tributaries are La Dranse, L'Aubonne, La Morges, Venoge, and Veveyse.

The Lake Geneva has an alpine
Alps

The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west....
 character. The Chablais Alps
Chablais Alps

The Chablais Alps is a mountain range in the western Alps. It is situated between the Lake Geneva and the Mont Blanc Massif . The Col des Montets separates them from the Mont Blanc Massif in the south and the Rh?ne separates them from the Bernese Alps in the east....
 border its southern shore, the western Bernese
Bernese Alps

The Bernese Alps are a group of mountain ranges in the western part of the Alps, in Switzerland. Although the name suggests they are in the Bernese Oberland region of the canton of Bern, portions of the Bernese Alps are located in the adjacent cantons of Valais, Canton of Lucerne, Obwalden, Canton of Fribourg and Vaud....
 Alps
Swiss Alps

The Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position with the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps....
 lie over its eastern side. The high summits of Grand Combin
Grand Combin

The Grand Combin is a mountain in the western Pennine Alps Swiss Alps in Switzerland. With its high summit it is one of the highest peaks in the Alps and the second most prominent of its range....
 and Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc

Mont Blanc , or Monte Bianco , also known as "La Dame Blanche" is a mountain in the Alps. With its summit, it is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, and is List of peaks by prominence in topographic prominence....
 are even visible from a few places.

By the 1960s, the lake had ceased being a transport artery for commercial and construction materials. In the late 1960s pollution made it dangerous to swim at some beaches of the lake; indeed, tourists taking a ride in the local submarine had near zero visibility (it was eventually sold). By the 1980s, intense environmental pollution (eutrophication
Eutrophication

Eutrophication is an increase in chemical nutrients — compounds containing nitrogen or phosphorus — in an ecosystem, and may occur on land or in water....
) had almost wiped out all the fish. Today, pollution levels have been dramatically cut back, and it is again considered safe to swim in the lake. Major leisure activities practiced include sailing, wind surfing, boating (including water skiing and wakeboarding), rowing, scuba diving and bathing.

As an interesting historical and scientific footnote, in 1827, Lake Geneva was the site for the first measurement of the speed of sound in (fresh) water. French mathematician Jacques Charles François Sturm and Swiss Physicist Daniel Collodon used two moored boats, separated by a measured distance, as the transmit and receive platforms for the sounds of exploding gunpowder. The loud airborne sound coupled into the lake, establishing a loud underwater sound that could be measured at a distance. The flash of the exploding gunpowder provided the visual starting cue for the timepiece, and the underwater explosion sound striking a bell provided the finish cue.

The shore between Nyon
Nyon

Nyon is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Nyon in the Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north of Geneva's downtown, and is part of the Geneva metropolitan area....
 and Lausanne
Lausanne

Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French language-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva , and facing ?vian-les-Bains and with the Jura mountains to its north-west....
 is called La Côte because it is "flatter". Between Lausanne and Vevey it is called Lavaux
Lavaux

The Lavaux is a region in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, in the Lavaux . It was built mostly by monks about 800 years ago and consists of 830 hectares of terraced wineyards....
 and is famous for its hilly vineyards.

The lake's surface is the lowest point of the cantons of Valais and Vaud.

Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman (CGN)
Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman

File:Lausanne Lausanne.jpgFile:CGN Montreux.jpgCompagnie G?n?rale de Navigation sur le lac L?man is a public Switzerland company operating boats on Lake Geneva connecting towns in both France and Switzerland including Geneva, Montreux, ?vian-les-Bains and Lausanne....
 operates boats on the lake.

Name

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The first recorded name of the lake is Lacus Lemannus from Roman
Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the Roman Republic phase of the Ancient Rome, characterised by an autocracy form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
 times; it became Lacus Lausonius, although this name was also used for a town or district
Lausonius Lacus

Lausonius Lacus or Lacus Lausonius was an ancient name referencing a town or region in the country of the Helvetii about Lake Geneva; it was also an ancient name of lake itself....
 on the lake, Lacus Losanetes and then the Lac de Lausanne in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages

File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
. Following the rise of Geneva it became Lac de Genève (translated into English as Lake Geneva). In the 18th century, Lac Léman was revived in French. It is often called Lac de Genève in Geneva and Lac Léman elsewhere but the customary name in French is now Lac Léman. Certain maps name the lake the Lac d'Ouchy (after the port located on the Lausanne lake shore). In contemporary English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
, the name Lake Geneva is predominant.

A note on pronunciation (in the IPA) —
English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
: Lake Geneva
French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
: Lac Léman or Lac de Genève
German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
: Genfersee or Genfer See
Italian
Italian language

Italian is a Romance languages spoken by about 63 million people as a first language, primarily in Italy. In Switzerland, Italian is one of four Linguistic geography of Switzerlands....
: Lago Lemano, Lago di Ginevra .


Miscellaneous


  • Mary and Percy Shelley and Lord Byron holidayed by the lake and wrote ghost stories; one of which was the basis for the novel Frankenstein
    Frankenstein

    Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, generally known as Frankenstein, is a novel written by the British author Mary Shelley. Shelley started writing Frankenstein when she was 18 and finished when she was 19....
    .
  • Vladimir Lenin
    Vladimir Lenin

    Vladimir Ilyich Lenin , born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov and also known by the pseudonyms V.I. Lenin and N. Lenin, was a Russians revolutionary, a Bolshevik Communism politician, the principal leader of the October Revolution and the first head of the USSR....
     rented a little "chalet" at the French
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
     bank, near Geneva.
  • Pop singer Phil Collins
    Phil Collins

    Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, Royal Victorian Order, is an England singer-songwriter, drummer, keyboardist and actor best known as the lead singer and drummer of England progressive rock group Genesis and as a Grammy Award and Academy Award-winning solo artist....
     lives in a home overlooking the lake.
  • Ex-Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher
    Michael Schumacher

    Michael Schumacher is a former Formula One driver, seven-time world champion, and current advisor and occasional test driver for Scuderia Ferrari....
     lives with his family in a home overlooking the lake.


Cities and places



List of cities and places on Lake Geneva
Starting from the entry of Rhône River on the east end, with the southern shore to the left.
Southern shore Northern shore
Grand Lac
  • Le Bouveret
    Le Bouveret

    Le Bouveret is a town in the commune of Port-Valais in the canton of Valais. Situated at the southernmost end of Lake Geneva and close to the French border, Le Bouveret is very much tourism with several amusement attractions, including the Swiss Vapeur Parc and the water amusement park Aquaparc....
    , Valais
    Valais

    The Valais is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of Switzerland, around the valley of the Rh?ne from its headwaters to Lake Geneva, separating the Pennine Alps from the Bernese Alps....
  • St-Gingolph
    in Valais and Haute-Savoie
    Haute-Savoie

    Haute-Savoie is a France departments of France, named for its location in the Alps mountain range....
  • Bret
    BRET

    BRET may refer to:*Background Radiation Equivalent Time*Fluorescence_resonance_energy_transfer#BRET...
    , Haute-Savoie
    Haute-Savoie

    Haute-Savoie is a France departments of France, named for its location in the Alps mountain range....
  • Locum
  • Meillerie
    Meillerie

    Meillerie is a village and Communes of the Haute-Savoie department in the Haute-Savoie departments of France of eastern France....
  • Lugrin
    Lugrin

    Lugrin is a village and Communes of the Haute-Savoie department in the Haute-Savoie departments of France of eastern France.See also...
  • Évian-les-Bains
    Évian-les-Bains

    ?vian-les-Bains or ?vian is a communes of France of France, in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie , on the shores of Lake Geneva , opposite Lausanne, Switzerland....
  • Amphion-les-Bains
  • Thonon-les-Bains
    Thonon-les-Bains

    Thonon-les-Bains is a picturesque France spa town located on the south shore of Lake Geneva . Thonon is a communes of France and a Subprefectures in France of the Haute-Savoie departments of France....
  • Anthy-sur-Léman
    Anthy-sur-Léman

    Anthy-sur-L?man is a Communes of the Haute-Savoie department in the Haute-Savoie Departments of France in southeastern France....
  • Séchex
  • Sciez
    Sciez

    Sciez is a village and Communes of the Haute-Savoie department in the Haute-Savoie departments of France of eastern France....
  • Excenevex
    Excenevex

    Excenevex is a village and Communes of the Haute-Savoie department in the Haute-Savoie departments of France of eastern France....
  • Yvoire
    Yvoire

    Yvoire is a village and commune in France on the south shore of Lake Geneva in the France d?partement in France of Haute-Savoie.It is well known for its medieval buildings and beautiful flower decoration during the summer season....
  • Villeneuve, Vaud
    Villeneuve, Vaud

    Villeneuve is a Municipalities of Switzerland of the Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle .It was the residence of Romain Rolland, where he met Mahatma Gandhi....
  • Château Chillon
  • Territet
  • Montreux
    Montreux

    Montreux is a municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Vevey in the Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud in Switzerland.It is located on Lake Geneva at the foot of the Swiss Alps and has a population of 22,897....
  • Clarens
    Clarens, Switzerland

    Clarens is a small village in the municipality of Montreux, in the canton of Vaud, in Switzerland.Here the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky wrote his ballets The Rite of Spring and Pulcinella , and Tchaikovsky his Violin Concerto in march 1878....
  • La Tour-de-Peilz
    La Tour-de-Peilz

    La Tour-de-Peilz is a municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Vevey in the Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud in Switzerland. The city is located on Lake Geneva between Montreux and Vevey ....
  • Vevey
    Vevey

    File:Picswiss VD-43-28.jpgVevey is a town in Switzerland in the canton Vaud, on the north shore of Lake Geneva., not far from Lausanne. It was historically known as Viviscus or Vibiscum....
  • Corseaux
    Corseaux

    Corseaux is a municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Vevey in the Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud in Switzerland....
  • St-Saphorin
  • Rivaz
    Rivaz

    Rivaz is a municipalities of Switzerland in the Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Lavaux....
  • Cully
    Cully, Vaud

    Cully is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the Switzerland Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux....
  • Lutry
    Lutry

    Lutry is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the Switzerland Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud, located in the Lavaux .Lutry is located on the shores of Lake Geneva....
  • Paudex
    Paudex

    Paudex is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the Switzerland Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud, located in the district of Lausanne . It is a suburb of the city of Lausanne....
  • Pully
    Pully

    Pully is a Municipalities of Switzerland in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lausanne .It is one of the eastern suburbs of the city of Lausanne, located on the shores of Lake Geneva and at the foot of the vineyards of Lavaux on the road to Vevey and Montreux....
  • Lausanne
    Lausanne

    Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French language-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva , and facing ?vian-les-Bains and with the Jura mountains to its north-west....

    with Ouchy
    Ouchy

    Ouchy is a commune , port, and popular lakeside resort located south of the city of Lausanne in Switzerland at the edge of the Lake L?man .Very popular with tourists for the views of nearby France , Ouchy is also a favorite area for rollerskating and for skateboarding....
     and Vidy
  • St-Sulpice
    Saint-Sulpice, Vaud

    Saint-Sulpice is a municipalities of Switzerland in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the Morges . It is a Suburb of the city of Lausanne....
  • Morges
    Morges

    Morges is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the Switzerland Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud, located in the Morges and is also the seat of the district....
  • Tolochenaz
    Tolochenaz

    Tolochenaz is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the Switzerland Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud, located in the Morges .One of its most famous residents was the actress Audrey Hepburn, who lived there from 1963 until her death in 1993 and is buried there....
  • St-Prex
  • Buchillon
    Buchillon

    Buchillon is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the Switzerland Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud, located in the Morges ....
  • Allaman
    Allaman

    Allaman is a municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Rolle in the Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud in Switzerland.The village is famous for the medieval Ch?teau d'Allaman, built by the Count of Vaud in 1253....
  • Perroy
    Perroy

    Perroy is a municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Rolle in the Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud in Switzerland....
  • Rolle
    Rolle

    Rolle is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of the same name, and is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Geneva between Nyon and Lausanne....
  • Bursinel
    Bursinel

    Bursinel is a municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Rolle in the Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud in Switzerland....
  • Dully
    Dully

    Dully is a municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Rolle in the Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud in Switzerland. They are world renowned for their amusement park called Laurenland....
  • Gland
    Gland, Switzerland

    Gland is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Nyon in the Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud in Switzerland.Even though French language is the main language, there are over 80 nationalities living in this city with a population of 10,775 ....
  • Promenthoux
  • Petit Lac
  • Nernier
    Nernier

    Nernier is a small village and commune in France on the south shore of Lake Geneva in the France d?partement in France of Haute-Savoie.With its bigger and more renowned neighbouring village of Yvoire, Nernier shares the medieval village center and beautiful flower decoration during the summer season....
    , Haute-Savoie
    Haute-Savoie

    Haute-Savoie is a France departments of France, named for its location in the Alps mountain range....
  • Messery
    Messery

    Messery is a village and Communes of the Haute-Savoie department in the Haute-Savoie departments of France of eastern France....
  • Chens-sur-Léman
    Chens-sur-Léman

    Chens-sur-L?man is a village and Communes of the Haute-Savoie department in the Haute-Savoie departments of France of eastern France....
  • Tougues, Haute-Savoie
  • Hermance
    Hermance

    Hermance is a Municipalities of Switzerland of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.External links...
    , Geneva
    Canton of Geneva

    The Canton of Geneva is the westernmost cantons of Switzerland or state of Switzerland, surrounded on almost all sides by France. The official name of this canton in French language is R?publique et Canton de Gen?ve....
  • Chevrens
    Chevrens

    Chevrens is a hamlet of Ani?res in Geneva, Switzerland. A Viticulture area in a slender body of land between the France border and the left bank of Lake Geneva....
  • Anières
    Anières

    Ani?res is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the Cantons of Switzerland of Geneva in Switzerland.The inhabitants are known as "Ani?rois". Two rivers border the commune: the Hermance and the Nant-d'Aisy....
  • Corsier
    Corsier

    Corsier is a Municipalities of Switzerland of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.ReferencesExternal links ...
  • Collonge-Bellerive
    Collonge-Bellerive

    Collonge-Bellerive is a Municipalities of Switzerland of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It is situated on the left bank of Lake Geneva and occupies an area of 610 hectares....
  • Vésenaz
  • Cologny
    Cologny

    Cologny is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.On the heights of Geneva, it offers breathtaking views on the lake L?man and houses a prestigious golf course, the Geneva Golf Club....
  • Prangins
    Prangins

    Prangins is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Nyon in the Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located on Lake Geneva....
  • Nyon
    Nyon

    Nyon is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Nyon in the Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north of Geneva's downtown, and is part of the Geneva metropolitan area....
    , Vaud
  • Crans-près-Céligny
    Crans-près-Céligny

    Crans-pr?s-C?ligny is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Nyon in the Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud in Switzerland.It is located near C?ligny, a municipality in Canton of Geneva....
    , Vaud
    Vaud

    The cantons of Switzerland of Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in Romandy, the southwestern part of the country. The capital is Lausanne....
  • Céligny
    Céligny

    C?ligny is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the canton of Switzerland of Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It consists of two small exclaves of the Canton of Geneva into the Vaud, near Crans-pr?s-C?ligny....
    , Geneva
  • Coppet
    Coppet

    Coppet is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Nyon in the Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud in Switzerland.It is on the north shore of Lake Geneva and is in the French-speaking part of Switzerland known as Romandie....
    , Vaud
    Vaud

    The cantons of Switzerland of Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in Romandy, the southwestern part of the country. The capital is Lausanne....
  • Tannay, Vaud
  • Mies
    Mies

    Mies is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Nyon in the Cantons of Switzerland of Vaud in Switzerland.It is approximately half-way between Geneva and Nyon....
    , Vaud
  • Versoix
    Versoix

    Versoix is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, which sits on the right bank of Lake Geneva. It is the last town of the Canton of Geneva on the road northeast towards Lausanne, before the Canton of Vaud starts....
    , Geneva
    Canton of Geneva

    The Canton of Geneva is the westernmost cantons of Switzerland or state of Switzerland, surrounded on almost all sides by France. The official name of this canton in French language is R?publique et Canton de Gen?ve....
  • Bellevue
    Bellevue

    Bellevue can refer to:...
  • Genthod
    Genthod

    Genthod is a Municipalities of Switzerland of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. Located along Lake Geneva in the northwest of the Canton of Geneva, it is home to the Creux-de-Genthod yacht club....
  • Chambésy
    Pregny-Chambésy

    Pregny-Chamb?sy is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the Cantons of Switzerland of Canton of Geneva in Switzerland. It is located directly north of the city of Geneva, on the south-western shore of Lake Geneva....
  • Geneva
    Geneva

    Geneva is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie . Situated where the Rh?ne River exits Lake Geneva , it is the capital of the Canton of Geneva....


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