Meyrin

Meyrin
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Geneva (GE)
District :	No district division
BFS no. :	6630
Postal code :	1217
UN / LOCODE :	CH MEY
Coordinates :	495 451  /  121117 coordinates: 46 ° 14 '0 "  N , 6 ° 5' 0"  O ; CH1903:  495 451  /  121117
Height :	435  m above sea level M.
Height range :	410–458 m above sea level M.
Area :	9.94  km²
Residents:	25,255 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	2541 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship )	43.7% (December 31, 2018)
Website:	www.meyrin.ch
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Location of the municipality

Meyrin is a municipality in the canton of Geneva in Switzerland on the border with France .

geography

Historic aerial photo by Werner Friedli from 1953

The neighboring municipalities are Satigny , Vernier , Le Grand-Saconnex . Geneva is about 5 kilometers southeast of Meyrin. The northern border is also the state border between Switzerland and France ( Département Ain ).

Meyrin offers 26,000 jobs in around 1,000 companies and therefore has more jobs than residents. Most of the CERN buildings and part of the Geneva-Cointrin International Airport are located in the municipality.

population

Population development
year	1550	1667 approx.	1850	1900	1950	1970	2000	2010	2012	2014	2017
Residents	54 fireplaces	150 approx.	597	856	2063	14255	19548	21508	21718	21993	23611

With 25,255 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018), Meyrin is the fourth largest city in the canton and is located north of the Rhone . In addition to the city center near the old village of Meyrin, there are also Cointrin and Mategnin in the municipality .

politics

Legislative - Local Council

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A total of 35 seats

• GPS : 8
• SP : 9
• CVP - glp : 5
• FDP : 4
• MCG : 3
• SVP : 6

The legislative power is exercised by the municipal council (conseil municipal) . It has 35 seats and is elected directly by the people every five years using proportional representation with a 7 percent hurdle. The municipal council determines the city budget and votes on submissions from the city government (conseil administratif) . He can also launch initiatives himself. The graphic above shows the distribution of seats after the last municipal elections in March 2020.

National Council elections

In the Swiss parliamentary elections in 2019, the share of the vote in Meyrin was: Greens 21.6%, SVP 17.4%, SP 17.0%, FDP 12.5%, MCG 8.5%, CVP 7.8%, Sol / POP 7.6%, glp 3.7%, EVP 1.1%, BDP 0.5%.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Meyrin

traffic

The Geneva tram operates in Meyrin and is operated by the transport company Transports publics genevois (TPG).

Personalities

• Nicolas Faure (* 1949), photographer, lives in Meyrin, created a work about the community
• Séverine Pont-Combe (* 1979), ski mountaineer and marathon runner
• Philippe Sylvain Senderos (* 1985), football player

literature

• Martine Piguet: Meyrin. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2011 .
• Jean-Marc Membrez: Maisonnex. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2008 .
• Jean-Marc Membrez: Mategnin. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2008 .

Web links

Commons : Meyrin  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Meyrin
• Meyrin on elexikon.ch

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Population résidante selon l'origine et le sexe, par commune, depuis 2013 . (XLS, 147 kB) In: ge.ch. Statistical Office of the Canton of Geneva ( Office cantonal de la statistique  - OCSTAT), March 7, 2019, accessed on May 2, 2019 (French). 
3. ↑ Élection des conseils municipaux du 15 mars 2020. Retrieved on March 15, 2020 (French). 
4. ↑ Federal elections 2019 | opendata.swiss. Retrieved December 20, 2019 . 

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  The CERN in Meyrin

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  The headquarters of PrivatAir

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  Place du village in Meyrin

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  View of Meyrin, Mategnin, Cointrin with Geneva Airport