Les Eaux-Vives
Les Eaux-Vives was a municipality in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, from 1798 to 1931. Located on the left bank of Lake Geneva, it was incorporated into the City of Geneva on 1 January 1931, along with Plainpalais and Le Petit-Saconnex.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: district of the city of Geneva, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Eaux - Vives - Lac” and “Eaux-Vives”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jet d’Eau and Fontaine de l’Avenir.
Jet d’Eau
Fountain
Photo: Graymo86, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jet d'Eau is a large fountain in Geneva, Switzerland and is one of the city's most famous landmarks, being featured on the city's official tourism web site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Pâquis and Champel.
Champel
Suburb
Photo: Alexey M., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Champel is a neighborhood in the city of Geneva, Switzerland. Champel is widely considered a posh, high-class neighbourhood due to its numerous parks and natural spaces, very luxurious apartments and proximity to the city center.
Plainpalais
Suburb
Photo: Erdrokan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plainpalais is a neighbourhood in Geneva, Switzerland, and a former municipality of the Canton of Geneva up to 1931.
Les Eaux-Vives
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland, quarter, neighborhood, and locality
- Location: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.20402° or 46° 12′ 15″ northLongitude
6.16156° or 6° 9′ 42″ eastElevation
384 metres (1,260 feet)Open location code
8FR86536+JJOpenStreetMap ID
node 2813483037OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Upper Sorbian—“Les Eaux-Vives” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Eaux-Vives”
- Dutch: “Eaux-Vives”
- French: “Eaux-Vives”
- French: “Les Eaux-Vives”
- German: “Eaux-Vives”
- German: “Les Eaux-Vives”
- Irish: “Eaux-Vives”
- Italian: “Eaux-Vives”
- Italian: “Les Eaux-Vives”
- Latin: “Eaux-Vives”
- Polish: “Les Eaux-Vives”
- Portuguese: “Les Eaux-Vives”
- Slovenian: “Eaux-Vives”
- Slovenian: “Les Eaux-Vives”
- Swedish: “Eaux-Vives”
- Turkish: “Eaux-Vives”
- Ukrainian: “Лез-О-Вів”
- Upper Sorbian: “Eaux-Vives”
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