Meyrin

Meyrin (French pronunciation: [mɛʁɛ̃]) is a municipality of the canton of Geneva, Switzerland. The main site of the CERN, a European particle physics laboratory is in Meyrin.

Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Meyrin
Coordinates: 46°13′N 06°04′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Geneva
District	n.a.
Government
• Mayor	Maire Nathalie Leuenberger PSS (as of 2016)
Area
• Total	9.94 km2 (3.84 sq mi)
Elevation	446 m (1,463 ft)
Population  (December 2017)
• Total	24,144
• Density	2,429.0/km2 (6,291/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1217
Surrounded by	Ferney-Voltaire (FR-01), Grand-Saconnex, Prévessin-Moëns (FR-01), Satigny, Vernier
Website	www.meyrin.ch SFSO statistics

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 in Meyrin.

The municipality is on the right bank of the Rhone river.

Meyrin Media

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  • Tiefgeflogen
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  Snow around an apartment complex on the outskirts of Meyrin

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  Apartment blocks in Meyrin

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  Aerial view of CERN near Meyrin

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  Airplane flying over Route de Meyrin

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  Old server in the CERN museum

Other websites

Media related to Meyrin at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in French)
• Mategnin in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Maisonnex in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Cointrin in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.