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History of Geneva. The history of Geneva dates from before the Roman occupation in the second century BC. Now the principal French-speaking city of Switzerland, Geneva was an independent city state from the Middle Ages until the end of the 18th century. John Calvin was the Protestant leader of the city in the 16th century.
Cologny has a population (as of December 2020) of 5,866. [8] As of 2008, 37.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. [9] Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has grown at a rate of 4.6%. It has grown at a rate of 4.9% due to migration and at a rate of -1% due to births and deaths.
The canton lies on the elevated Swiss Plateau. In the west the lands are flat, but towards the south east of the canton, the lands rise to a hilly region. This region is commonly called pre- Alps but is part of the Bernese Alps. The highest elevation in the canton is the Vanil Noir with 2,389 m (7,838 ft).
Valais Ticino Grisons Geneva Vaud Neuchâtel Jura Bern Thurgau Zürich Aargau Lucerne Solothurn Basel-Landschaft Schaffhausen Uri Schwyz Glarus St. Gallen Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden Obwalden Nidwalden Zug Fribourg Basel-Stadt France Italy Liechten- stein Austria Germany This article lists the cantonal executives of Switzerland. Each canton of Switzerland has its own executive ...
Français : Le canton de Genève (GE - Genf en allemand - Ginevra en italien - Genevra en romanche - Geneva en anglais) est un canton de Suisse de superficie modeste mais densément peuplé. Il est sité à l'extrémité ouest de la Suisse et du lac Léman et entouré presque entièrement par la France. Son chef-lieu est la ville de Genève.
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C. Culture of Geneva (2 C, 1 P) Companies based in the canton of Geneva (2 C, 9 P) Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Geneva (33 P)
