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Lake Geneva region

Coordinates: 46°24′N 6°54′E / 46.400°N 6.900°E / 46.400; 6.900
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Lake Geneva region
Région lémanique
Genferseeregion
Region
Country Switzerland
Area
 • Total8,718.6 km2 (3,366.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)[2]
 • Total1,399,400
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
NUTS codeCH01
HDI (2021)0.966[3]
very high · 2nd
Websitemetropole-lemanique.ch

The Lake Geneva region, Lemanic Region or Region Lémanique (French: Région lémanique, German: Genferseeregion) is the common name of the region of Switzerland encompassing the cantons of Geneva, Vaud and Valais. It is one of the NUTS-2 regions of Switzerland.

Lemanic Arc

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The Lemanic Arc[citation needed] (French: Arc lémanique) is the region on the north side of Lake Léman, stretching out from Geneva to Lausanne and Montreux. Its parts are Geneva, La Côte, Lausanne, Lavaux, La Riviera and le Chablais.

The cantons of Geneva and Vaud have a collaboration programme named Métropole lémanique.[4]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Total area and land area, by NUTS 2 regions - km2".
  2. ^ "Total average population, by NUTS 2 regions - (1 000 inhabitants)".
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ^ (in French) Métropole lémanique, www.metropolelemanique.ch (page visited on 15 November 2013).

See also

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46°24′N 6°54′E / 46.400°N 6.900°E / 46.400; 6.900