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The Villa Diodati is a mansion in the village of Cologny near Lake Geneva in Switzerland, notable because Lord Byron rented it and stayed there with Dr. John Polidori in the summer of 1816. Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Mary’s stepsister Claire Clairmont, who had rented a house nearby, were frequent visitors.
Mies (French pronunciation:) is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Mies is one of the communes of the Canton de Vaud which are collectively known as the "Terre-Sainte". Located approximately halfway between Geneva and Nyon, Mies sits on Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), which lies to the southeast. The highest ...
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Municipalities in the canton of Geneva. ... Switzerland portal. Other countries; List. Coat Name Population (31 December 2020) [1] Area in km 2 [2] Aire-la-Ville:
Further, some municipalities which would fulfill such a definition nevertheless prefer to understand themselves still as a village, or consequently refer to themselves just as municipalities (German: Gemeinde, French: commune, Italian: comune). The Swiss definition of a town differs from the definition of a municipality. [2]: 14–19
Geneva Chur: Graubünden Churwalden: Graubünden Clarmont: Vaud Clos du Doubs: Jura Coeuve: Jura Coinsins: Vaud Coldrerio: Ticino Collex-Bossy: Geneva Collina d'Oro: Ticino Collombey-Muraz: Valais Collonge-Bellerive: Geneva Collonges: Valais Cologny: Geneva Comano: Ticino Commugny: Vaud Concise: Vaud Confignon: Geneva Conters im Prättigau ...
Under the Old Swiss Confederacy, citizenship was granted by each town and village to only residents. These citizens enjoyed access to community property and in some cases additional protection under the law. Additionally, the urban towns and the rural villages had differing rights and laws.
In Gingins about 348 or (33.6%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 266 or (25.7%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 266 who completed tertiary schooling, 35.3% were Swiss men, 30.1% were Swiss women, 20.7% were non-Swiss men and 13.9% were non ...