Vernier

coat of arms
Wappen von Vernier
base data
canton: Geneva
district: (Geneva does not know districts)
BFS NR.: 6643
postal code: 1214
coordinates: 46° 12 ' n. Break.
6° 6 ' o. L.
Height: 440 m and. M.
Surface: 7,68 km ²
inhabitants: 31 ' 130 (31. December 2005)
Website: www.vernier.ch
Map
Karte von Vernier

Vernier is a municipality in the canton Geneva. It is also over 30 ' 000 inhabitants the second largest city of the canton. Vernier is north the Rhône.

The neighbour municipalities are Satigny, Meyrin, Grand Saconnex as well as Geneva.

Until 1815 Vernier belonged to France.

population

47% all inhabitant are foreign citizens. 61% all inhabitant have a foreign passport (47% foreigner plus 14% double citizen). From Swiss 13% are in-patriated. From the foreigners 12% are Portuguese and 12% of Italian origin. 38% that residents are by birth Swiss citizen there.

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