Onex, Switzerland
Onex (French pronunciation: [ɔne]) is a municipality of the canton of Geneva in Switzerland.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Onex
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| Coordinates: 46°11′N 06°06′E / 46.183°N 6.100°ECoordinates: 46°11′N 06°06′E / 46.183°N 6.100°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Geneva |
| District | n.a. |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maire Carole-Anne Kast SP |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 427 m (1,401 ft) |
| Population (December 2017) | |
| • Total | 18,977 |
| • Density | 6,729/km2 (17,429/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 1213 |
| Surrounded by | Bernex, Confignon, Lancy, Plan-les-Ouates, Vernier |
| Twin towns | Liestal (Switzerland), Massagno (Switzerland), Bandol (France) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
History
The municipality of Onex became an independent municipality in 1851 when the municipality of Onex-Confignon split into the two municipalities of Onex and Confignon.[1]
Geography
The municipality is on the left bank of the Rhône river.
The municipality has seven villages of Cressy - Marais, Evaux, Cité-Nouvelle, Gros-Chêne, Pré-Longet, Belle-Cour and Onex - village.
Twin towns
Onex is twinned with:
Liestal, Switzerland- Massagno, Switzerland
Bandol, France
Onex, Switzerland Media
Apartment blocks of the Cité-Nouvelle
References
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 18 February 2011
Other websites
Media related to Onex at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)
