Le Grand-Saconnex

Le Grand-Saconnex
Le Grand-Saconnex
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Le Grand-Saconnex
	Le Grand-Saconnex Le Grand-Saconnex
	Coordinates: 46°14′N 06°07′E / 46.233°N 6.117°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Geneva
District	n.a.
Government
• Mayor	Maire; Elizabeth Böhler-Goodship
Area
• Total	4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Elevation	452 m (1,483 ft)
Population (31 December 2018)
• Total	12,162
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1218
SFOS number	6623
ISO 3166 code	CH-GE
Surrounded by	Bellevue, Ferney-Voltaire (FR-01), Geneva (Genève), Meyrin, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier
Twin towns	Carantec (France)
Website	www.grand-saconnex.ch ; SFSO statistics

Le Grand-Saconnex (French pronunciation: [lə ɡʁɑ̃ sakɔnɛ]) is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.

Several international organizations and permanent missions to the United Nations are located in Grand Saconnex. Consequently, the population of Grand Saconnex is quite cosmopolitan^[3] one of the most diverse in Switzerland, with nearly 40% of the population being born outside of Switzerland.^[4]

Geneva Airport is partially within the areas of Le Grand-Saconnex.

^ ^a ^b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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[wikidata-34465df301612b4c187d3751abe3e95527f60501-v12-1] "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

[wikidata-08bd17aa84cda5e3983f082e36c9004a86cf08fc-v12-2] "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

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Le Grand-Saconnex
Municipality

Flag Coat of arms
Location of Le Grand-Saconnex
Le Grand-Saconnex Show map of Switzerland Le Grand-Saconnex Show map of Canton of Geneva
Coordinates: 46°14′N 06°07′E / 46.233°N 6.117°E / 46.233; 6.117
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Geneva
District	n.a.
Government
• Mayor	Maire Elizabeth Böhler-Goodship
Area ^[1]
• Total	4.38 km² (1.69 sq mi)
Elevation	452 m (1,483 ft)
Population (31 December 2018)^[2]
• Total	12,162
• Density	2,800/km² (7,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1218
SFOS number	6623
ISO 3166 code	CH-GE
Surrounded by	Bellevue, Ferney-Voltaire (FR-01), Geneva (Genève), Meyrin, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier
Twin towns	Carantec (France)
Website	www.grand-saconnex.ch SFSO statistics