Onex, Switzerland
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Coat of arms of Onex Coat of arms | |
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Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Geneva |
District | n.a. |
Government | |
• Mayor | Maire Carole-Anne Kast [[List of political parties in Switzerland|SP ]] |
Area | |
• Total | 2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi) |
Elevation | 427 m (1,401 ft) |
Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 18,933 |
• Density | 6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Onésien/Onésienne |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 1213 |
SFOS number | 6631 |
Surrounded by | Bernex, Confignon, Lancy, Plan-les-Ouates, Vernier |
Twin towns | Liestal (Switzerland), Massagno (Switzerland), Bandol (France) |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
Onex (French pronunciation: [ɔne]) is a municipality of the canton of Geneva in Switzerland.
History[change]
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[change]
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[change]
Onex is twinned with:
- Switzerland Liestal, Switzerland
- Switzerland Massagno, Switzerland
- France Bandol, France
References[change]
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 18 February 2011
Other websites[change]
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- Official website (in French)