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Coordinates: 46°11′N 06°08′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Canton Geneva
District n.a.
Coordinates  46°11′N 06°08′E
Population 27,010   (2005)
Area 4.82 km²
Elevation 307 m
Postal code 1212,1213,1227
SFOS number 6628
Mayor Pascal Chobaz
Website www.lancy.ch

Lancy is a commune of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It is subdivided into two main suburbs, Petit-Lancy and Grand-Lancy. Image File history File links Lancy-coat_of_arms. ... The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... The Republic and Canton of Geneva is the name of the westernmost canton or state of Switzerland, surrounded on almost all sides by France and centered around the city of Geneva. ... In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... Here are postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein: Zone 1 1000s are found in Lausanne, Lavaux and parts of Morges, 1100s in parts of Morges, 1200s are in Geneva and parts of La Côte, Vaud, 1300s in La Vallée, 1500s are found in Clavaleyres, the 1700s are found... The Official Munipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number, is a number sequence for the identification of politically independent municipalities or municipality-free areas. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... The Republic and Canton of Geneva is the name of the westernmost canton or state of Switzerland, surrounded on almost all sides by France and centered around the city of Geneva. ...

Flag of the Canton of Geneva Municipalities of the Canton of Geneva (Switzerland)
Aire-la-Ville | Anières | Avully | Avusy | Bardonnex | Bellevue | Bernex | Carouge | Cartigny | Céligny | Chancy | Chêne-Bougeries | Chêne-Bourg | Choulex | Collex-Bossy | Collonge-Bellerive | Cologny | Confignon | Corsier | Dardagny | Genève (Geneva) | Genthod | Gy | Hermance | Jussy | Laconnex | Lancy | Grand-Saconnex | Meinier | Meyrin | Onex | Perly-Certoux | Plan-les-Ouates | Pregny-Chambésy | Presinge | Puplinge | Russin | Satigny | Soral | Thônex | Troinex | Vandœuvres | Vernier | Versoix | Veyrier
Canton of Geneva | Municipalities of the Canton of Geneva | Switzerland

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