Canton Geneva

canton Geneva
base data
principal place:	Geneva
surface:	282 km ² (rank 21)
inhabitants:	441 ' 000 (2005) (rank 6)
population density:	1 ' 520 Einw. /km ² (rank 2)
entry to the confederation:	1815
abbreviation:	GE
languages:	French
Website:	Canton Geneva
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the canton Geneva is a canton in the southwestder Schweiz.

German: Geneva; French: Genève; Italian: Ginevra; RA-gate-Omani: Genevra; English: Gene EH; officially: République et CAN clay/tone de Genève.

Hymn: Cé qu'è lainô

table of contents 1 geography 2 population 2.1 Languages 2,2 religions - denominations 3 condition 3,1 legislation 3,2 executive 3,3 Judikative 4 economics 4,1 traffic 5 history of 6 cities and places of 6,1 largest places 6,2 municipalities of 6,3 districts 7 Web on the left of

geography

population

the canton Geneva is througha high foreigner portion of 38.7% of the population (2004) respectively 44,7% of the persons employed (2001) characterized. That is twice as much like Swiss average. 180 nationalities are represented, but the majority (75%) the foreigner originates from Europe, primarily south Europe.

languages

office language is French.

religions - denominations

1815 ago the areas already belonging to Geneva are traditionally reformed, those at the Viennese congress attached, before times French and savoiardischen traditionally catholic. Due to strong Zuwanderung from Swiss mountain regions and from south Europe is the cantontoday by the majority catholic.State and church are separate according to French model.

condition

the present canton condition from the year 1847, was dated formally revised 1958 however fundamentally and was also since that time several times changed.

legislation

legislative authority is the large one Advice (Grand Conseil). It has 100 members (grand councils), that are selected from the people to elections on the basis of proportional representation right for a firm term of office of four years.

The composition is the following:

Liberal: 23

SPS: The 17

Greens: 16

CVP: 12

FDP: 12

SVP: 11

MCG: 9

7,000 voters have thatTo require quite that a law issued by the large advice is subjected to the popular vote. 10.000 voters can suggest even a law.

executive

implementing authority is the Council of State (Conseil d'Etat). It consists those of 7 members (Councils of State), from the people to Mehrheitswahlrecht fora firm term of office by likewise four years to be selected. The Council of State selects its chairman every year from its center.

Judikative

of courts are the Cour de justice, the Cour of d'assises, the Cour correctionnelle and the Cour de cassation. Administrative disputesjudges the tribunal administratif. Furthermore there are several special courts.

economics

Geneva is seat of numerous international authorities, important bank and commercial town, has various industries and is congress center. Also the tourism has an important value.

traffic

city and canton are national and internationally in the best way opened: second largest airport of Switzerland (Genève Cointrin), connection to the French high-speed traction network (TGV), motorway Lyon Berne. The long time neglected regional public traffic by means of the renewed development before of the strongly reduced streetcar net again strongly is at present promoted.

History

the canton Geneva became 1815 from the city Geneva, their subject areas as well as it by the Viennese congress awarded formerly French and savoyardischen territories (z. B. City Carouge) in an educated manner; to history up to then see the article Geneva. The aristokratische regime held itselffurther, why Geneva remained neutral in the special federation war. Still in the same year 1847 the political reversal took place; Geneva gave itself a new canton condition and agreed 1848 of the new Swiss Federal Constitution . Since that time it belongs to the liberals cantons of Switzerland.

See also: History of the canton Geneva

cities and places

largest one of places

(conditions: 31. December 2005)

Municipality	inhabitant
Bernex	9 ' 379
Carouge	18 ' 987
Chêne Bougeries	10 ' 144
Chêne Bourg	7 ' 808
Collonge Bellerive	7 ' 010
Geneva	185 ' 028
Lancy	27 ' 111
Le Grand Saconnex	9 ' 879
Meyrin	20 ' 642
Onex	17 ' 357
plan les Ouates	8 ' 841
Thônex	13 ' 231
Vernier	31 ' 130
Versoix	11 ' 920
Veyrier	9 ' 580

municipalities

that Geneva canton areas is divided into 45 municipalities, whose autonomy is only small as common in French Switzerland meanwhile.

See also: Municipalities of the canton Geneva

districts

the canton knowsno organization into districts.

Web on the left of

• official Website of the canton Geneva (French)
• official statistics
• article Geneva (canton) in the historical encyclopedia of Switzerland