Region

Canton of Geneva

Local name: Canton de Genève

Located in Switzerland Coordinates: 46°11′48″ N 6°06′38″ E

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Location in Switzerland

Population: 506,343; 506.3K
Elevation: 414 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 1; listed under Canton of Geneva

About Canton of Geneva

Canton of Geneva is a region. Location: Switzerland. Population: 506,343.

From Wikipedia

The Canton of Geneva, officially the Republic and Canton of Geneva, is one of the 26 cantons of the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of forty-five municipalities, and the seat of the government and parliament is in the city of Geneva. Geneva is the French-speaking westernmost canton of Switzerland. It lies at the western end of Lake Geneva and on both sides of the Rhone, its main river. Within the country, the canton borders Vaud to the east, the only adjacent canton.

At a glance

Built: 1815
Area: 282 km²

Source: Wikidata

In comparison

21 sights and natural places within 10 km Arve, Musée d'Ethnographie (MEG)

Places in Canton of Geneva

1 place

Canton of Geneva District

Largest cities and towns

Geneva Municipality, Canton of Geneva
204K
Geneva City, Geneva
201.7K
Vernier Municipality, Canton of Geneva
35K
Lancy Municipality, Canton of Geneva
33.4K
Les Avanchets Town, Vernier
5.7K
Carouge (GE) Municipality, Canton of Geneva
22.6K
Meyrin Municipality, Canton of Geneva
25.7K
Bernex Municipality, Canton of Geneva
10.2K

Nature and heritage in Canton of Geneva

Stade de Genève Landmark, Lancy
Musée Ariana Museum, Geneva
Chateau de Tournay Historic site, Pregny-Chambésy
Parc des Bastions Natural site, Geneva
Plaine de Plainpalais Natural site, Geneva
Geneva Botanical Garden Attraction, Geneva

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 7, 2026 · 2 independent sources