Onex, Switzerland

Onex
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Onex
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Coordinates: 46°11′N 06°06′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Geneva
District	n.a.
Government
• Mayor	Maire Carole-Anne Kast [[List of political parties in Switzerland|SP ]]
Area [1]
• Total	2.81 km^2 (1.08 sq mi)
Elevation	427 m (1,401 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	18,964
• Density	6,700/km^2 (17,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Onésien/Onésienne
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1213
SFOS number	6631
Surrounded by	Bernex, Confignon, Lancy, Plan-les-Ouates, Vernier
Twin towns	Liestal (Switzerland), Massagno (Switzerland), Bandol (France)
Website	www.onex.ch SFSO statistics

Onex (French pronunciation: ​[ɔne]) is a municipality of the canton of Geneva in Switzerland.

History

The municipality of Onex became an independent municipality in 1851 when the municipality of Onex-Confignon split into the two municipalities of Onex and Confignon.^[3]

Geography

The municipality is on the left bank of the Rhône river.

The municipality has seven villages of Cressy - Marais, Evaux, Cité-Nouvelle, Gros-Chêne, Pré-Longet, Belle-Cour and Onex - village.

Twin towns

Onex is twinned with:

• Liestal, Switzerland
• Massagno, Switzerland
• Bandol, France

References

1. "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
3. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 18 February 2011

Other websites

Media related to Onex at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in French)