Collonge-Bellerive

Also known as Collonge-Bellerive GE

Collonge-Bellerive () is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Collonge-Bellerive
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: Collonge-Mairie.jpg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Collonge-Bellerive Flag.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Collonge-Bellerive COA.svg
Swiss town.canton: Geneva
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-GE
Swiss town.district: n.a.
Swiss town.postal_code: 1222
Swiss town.municipality_code: 6616
Swiss town.area: 6.12
Swiss town.elevation: 426
Swiss town.website: www.collonge-bellerive.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Francine de Planta
Swiss town.mayor_title: Maire
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Bellevue, Choulex, Cologny, Corsier, Meinier, Vandœuvres

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Collonge-Bellerive () is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.

==History== Collonge-Bellerive is first mentioned in 1153 as Collonges. In 1275 Saint-Maurice is first mentioned as Sancto Mauricio and Vésenaz first in 1314 as Vysinaz. Until 1799 it was known as Collonge sur Bellerive. It became part of the Canton of Geneva in 1816.

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