Lake Geneva region

The Lake Geneva region is the region of Switzerland encompassing the cantons of Geneva, Vaud and Valais. It is one of the NUTS-2 regions of Switzerland.

Lake Geneva region
Région lémanique
Genferseeregion
Region
Country Switzerland
Area
 • Total
8,718.6 km2 (3,366.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
1,399,400
 • Density160.51/km2 (415.71/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalCHF 147.538 billion (2022)
NUTS codeCH01
HDI (2022)0.973
very high · 2nd
Websitemetropole-lemanique.ch

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.

Notes and references

  1. "Total area and land area, by NUTS 2 regions – km2".
  2. "Total average population, by NUTS 2 regions - (1 000 inhabitants)".
  3. "Gross domestic product (GDP) per region and canton". www.bfs.admin.ch.
  4. "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.
  5. Lemanic Region or Region Lémanique (French: Région lémanique, German: Genferseeregion)
  6. (in French) Métropole lémanique, www.metropolelemanique.ch (page visited on 15 November 2013).

See also

  • Suisse romande
  • Health Valley

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