Browse / Switzerland / Geneva / Puplinge
Puplinge
Genevavillage
Puplinge
Total population
2,039
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Puplinge is a municipality in the canton of Geneva in Switzerland.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
According to Pierre Bertrand, the village of Puplinge was part of ancient Burgundy and settled in 443 by 'le peuple germanique des Burgondes' The name of the village is derived from Old German and has since been modified to fit with French spelling conventions by adding an 'e' at the end. Bertrand further states that the names of the villages of Presinge, Puplinge, Corsinge, Merlinge, etc. 'tended to indicate an area of Germanic preponderance'. It was part of the County of Geneva originated in the 10th century, in the Kingdom of Burgundy; in the domain of Aymar of Geneva, who married Bertha of Flanders, daughter of Baudouin III, count of Flanders, and died in 1016. The territory passed to the de Thoire et Villars family on the death of Count Robert (the Avignon Pope Clement VII) in 1394, was sold in 1400 to the Counts of Savoy. During the attempts by the Duke of Savoy to capture Geneva in 1602, Puplinge was part of the Savoy territory as an appendage as part of the Bailiwick of Gaillard. It was subsequently conceded to several Savoyard princes before being joined to the Duchy of Savoy in 1659. Puplinge is first mentioned in 1573 as Puplinge. The commune has swung between Protestantism and Catholicism based on the government in charge. In 1924, the municipality received its coat of arms.
Geography
Puplinge has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 4.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 20.7% is settled (buildings or roads). Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 13.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.6%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 0.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 59.4% is used for growing crops and 6.8% is pastures, while 7.9% is used for orchards or vine crops.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Geneva
- Choulex0.9 mi away · pop. 1,054
- Presinge1.3 mi away · pop. 708
- Vésenaz2.6 mi away
- Corsier GE3.6 mi away · pop. 2,282
- Vessy4.4 mi away
- Bellevue4.8 mi away
- Carouge4.8 mi away · pop. 20,910
- Collex6.6 mi away
- Aire-la-Ville9.1 mi away · pop. 1,115
- Céligny9.8 mi away · pop. 667
- Soral10.1 mi away
- La Plaine11.3 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 6636
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,465
- Wikidata
- Q69832
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771