Lake Geneva region
The Lake Geneva region or Lemanic Region (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.
Lake Geneva region Région lémanique Genferseeregion | |
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Region | |
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| Country |  |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,718.6 km2 (3,366.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2007)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,399,400 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| NUTS code | CH01 |
| HDI (2015) | 0.942[3] very high · 2nd |
Lemanic Arc
The Lemanic Arc (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
- Total area and land area, by NUTS 2 regions - km2
- Total average population, by NUTS 2 regions - (1 000 inhabitants)
- "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- (in French) Métropole lémanique, www.metropolelemanique.ch (page visited on 15 November 2013).
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