Satigny

Also known as Satigny GE

Satigny () is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It is the largest municipality of the canton by land area and the largest wine-producing municipality of the country. Its territory contains the majority of the Mandement area, a designated heritage site of national importance shared with the neighbouring municipalities of Russin and Dardagny.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Satigny
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: Satigny_and_hamlets.png
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Satigny COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Satigny Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Geneva
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-GE
Swiss town.district: n.a.
Swiss town.postal_code: 1242
Swiss town.municipality_code: 6638
Swiss town.area: 18.92
Swiss town.elevation: 505
Swiss town.website: www.satigny.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Anne Revaclier
Swiss town.mayor_title: Maire
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Aire-la-Ville, Bernex, Dardagny, Meyrin, Prévessin-Moëns (FR-01), Russin, Saint-Genis-Pouilly (FR-01), Thoiry (FR-01), Vernier

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Municipality of Switzerland
Official name: Satigny
Country: Switzerland
Located in: Canton of Geneva
Official language: French
Population: 4713
Area: 18.92
Elevation: 418
Body of water: Rhône
Shares border with: villarodin Bourget
Official website: www.satigny.ch
Image: Satigny.jpg
Dialing code: 022
Licence plate code: GE

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Commons category: Satigny
postal code: 1242
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/6638

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Article · Español

Satigny es una comuna suiza del cantón de Ginebra, situada en la ribera derecha del Ródano. Limita al norte con las comunas de Thoiry (FRA-01), Saint-Genis-Pouilly (FRA-01), Prévessin-Moëns (FRA-01) y Meyrin, al este con Vernier y Bernex, al sur con Aire-la-Ville y Russin, y al oeste con Dardagny. Durante la Reforma el castillo de , fue refugio de católicos en 1534 hasta su toma y destrucción por los protestantes el 5 de febrero de 1536. La villa pasa a formar parte de la República de Ginebra, hasta su ocupación por Francia desde 1798 a finales de 1813. El Congreso de Viena la incluyó en Suiza.

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