Lancy is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, on the left bank of the Rhone river next to the city of Geneva. It is first mentioned in 1097 as Lanciaco. The municipality consists of the villages of Grand-Lancy and Petit-Lancy, which are separated from each other by the Aire valley, together with the hamlets of Pesay, Saint-Georges, La Tour, La Vendée and Le Pont Rouge. It covers only about 4.8 square kilometres, almost nine tenths of it settled with buildings and roads, and with a population of roughly 37,500 in the latest official estimate it is one of the most densely populated municipalities of the canton.
Facts
Area (sq km) Elevation (m) Elevation Band Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Switzerland: Cantons and Cities
citypopulation.deTable of cities, population
Lancy GE 23,527 22,960 25,688 28,631 33,989 37,515
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View the Source 2. Lancy (Wikipedia)
Geography
Lancy has an area, as of 2009, of 4.77 square kilometers (1.84 sq mi).
Part Of: Switzerland, Lead
is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Lead, municipality in Switzerland
is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
View the Source3. Opentopodata (SRTM): SRTM 90 m elevation at 46.1834,6.1167
Opentopodata (SRTM)Elevation of the place coordinates 46.1834,6.1167, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, under 500 m lowland, under 1500 m highland, otherwise mountain)Quote, Elevation of the place coordinates 46.1834,6.1167, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, under 500 m lowland, under 1500 m highland, otherwise mountain)
"elevation": 402.0
4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, europe zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Europe/ZurichQuote, Zone Europe/Zurich
1:00 Swiss CE%sT 1981
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