Meyrin

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Meyrin

Canton	Geneva
District	n.a.
Coordinates
Population	20,574 (2005)
Area	km ( sq mi)
Elevation	m ( ft)
Postal code	1217
SFOS number	6619
Mayor	Monique Boget
Surrounded by	Ferney-Voltaire (FR-01), Grand-Saconnex, PrÃ©vessin-MoÃ«ns (FR-01), Satigny, Vernier
Twin towns
Website	www.meyrin.ch
Meyrin (Switzerland) Meyrin

This sign at the western edge of Meyrin features the coat of arms of the community.

Meyrin is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It is the city located nearest the CERN particle physics laboratory.

Meyrin was originally a small agricultural village until the 1950s, when construction of CERN began just to the north. It is now a bedroom community dominated with apartment high-rises, and many of its residents work at CERN or in central Geneva.

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	Municipalities of the Canton of Geneva (Switzerland)
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Longitude 06Â° 06' 29" E
Latitude 46Â° 15' 21" N

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Country France
Arrondissement Gex
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