Geneva

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Geneva

Total population

191,557

Elevation400 m

WeatherAvg high 61°F

Coordinates46.20°, 6.15°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Geneva is the second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône leaves Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva. Geneva is a global city, an international financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy, which has led to it being called the "Peace Capital".

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

I

Isaac Anken

Swiss agronomist and politician (1885-1945)

Zep

Swiss comic book creator, film director and writer

Loïc Perizzolo

Swiss racing cyclist

François Fournier

French stamp dealer, philatelist and forger of Swiss origin (1846–1917)

L

Lionel Pizzinat

Swiss footballer

X

Xavier Hochstrasser

Swiss footballer

N

Nelly Buntschu

Swiss politician

Louis Babel

Swiss Catholic priest, missionary with Natives in Canada

E

Eric Loder

Swiss cyclist

André Lasserre

Swiss sculptor (1902-1981)

Charles Bonnet

Swiss egyptologist and specialist of the Kerma culture (1933-)

J

Jean-Claude Milani

Swiss association football player

J

Jean-Vincent Verdonnet

French poet (1923–2013)

R

Raymond Meylan

Swiss musicologist, flautist and composer (1924–2022)

O

Olivier Long

Swiss diplomat (1915-2003)

U

Ulrich K. Lämmli

Swiss biochemist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Geneva

• Carouge
  1.2 mi away · pop. 20,910
• Vessy
  2.1 mi away
• Vésenaz
  3.6 mi away
• Bellevue
  3.7 mi away
• Choulex
  4 mi away · pop. 1,054
• Collex
  4.9 mi away
• Aire-la-Ville
  5 mi away · pop. 1,115
• Presinge
  5.4 mi away · pop. 708
• Corsier GE
  5.6 mi away · pop. 2,282
• Soral
  6.3 mi away
• La Plaine
  7.2 mi away
• Sézegnin
  7.6 mi away

Browse all places in Geneva →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Geneva

Ginnie and Geneva

Catherine Woolley · 1948

Doctor Fischer of Geneva, or, The Bomb Party

Graham Greene · 1980

Filthy Rich Vampires

Geneva Lee · 2022

Culturally responsive teaching

Geneva Gay · 2005

Rollo in Geneva

Jacob Abbott · 1857

Ecclesiastes (Geneva) (Geneva) (Geneva)

Charles Bridges · 1960

Mystery at Geneva

Rose Macaulay · 1922

Ginnie and Geneva cookbook

Catherine Woolley · 1975

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Large Yellow Underwing

Noctua pronuba

Seen 2026-10-15

Merveille du Jour

Griposia aprilina

Seen 2026-10-15

Red-green Carpet

Chloroclysta siterata

Seen 2026-10-15

The White-Point

Mythimna albipuncta

Seen 2026-10-15

Beaded Chestnut

Agrochola lychnidis

Seen 2026-10-15

Yellow-line Quaker

Agrochola macilenta

Seen 2026-10-15

Barred Sallow

Tiliacea aurago

Seen 2026-10-15

Clouded Yellow

Colias crocea

Seen 2026-10-15

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Seen 2026-10-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers