Arrondissement of Gex

The arrondissement of Gex is an arrondissement of in the department in the region. It approximately corresponds to the historical region of the Pays de Gex.
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  • Type: Locality with 93,000 residents
  • Description: arrondissement of France
  • Also known as: arrondissement of Gex

Places of Interest

Highlights include Crêt de la Neige and Grand Crêt.

Peak
The is the highest peak in the Jura Mountains and the department of in France. Its elevation is 1720 m above sea level. Its prominence is 1266 m.

Peak
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Genis-Pouilly and Thoiry.

Town
is a commune in the department within the region of eastern . It is located in the Pays de Gex, at the foot of the Jura Mountains. is situated 4½ km southeast of Arrondissement of Gex.

Village
is a commune in the department in eastern . The little village was the scene of the September 1926 meeting between Aristide Briand of France and Gustav Stresemann of Germany. is situated 4 km south of Arrondissement of Gex.

Arrondissement of Gex

Latitude
46.274° or 46° 16′ 26″ north
Longitude
5.9827° or 5° 58′ 58″ east
Population
93,000
Elevation
878 metres (2,881 feet)
Open location code
8FR77XFM+H3
Geo­Names ID
3016142
Wiki­data ID
Q701238
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Arrondissement of Gex” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Qarku Gex
  • Aragonese: Destrito de Gex
  • Aragonese: Districto de Gex
  • Armenian: Ժեկս
  • Armenian: Ժեքս
  • Asturian: distritu de Gex
  • Asturian: Distritu de Gex
  • Azerbaijani: Jeks (rayon)
  • Azerbaijani: Jeks
  • Basque: Gexeko barrutia
  • Bavarian: Arrondissement Gex
  • Breton: arondisamant Gex
  • Breton: Arondisamant Gex
  • Catalan: districte de Gex
  • Catalan: Districte de Gex
  • Cebuano: Arrondissement de Gex
  • Chinese: Gex Kūn
  • Chinese: 热克斯区
  • Czech: Arrondissement Gex
  • Dimli (individual language): Gex
  • Dutch: arrondissement Gex
  • Dutch: Arrondissement Gex
  • Dutch: Gex
  • Dutch: Land van Gex
  • Esperanto: arondismento Gex
  • Esperanto: Arondismento Gex
  • Estonian: Gexi ringkond
  • French: arrondissement de Gex
  • French: Arrondissement de Gex
  • French: Gex
  • German: Arrondissement Gex
  • Greek: διαμέρισμα του Ζεξ
  • Indonesian: Arondisemen gex
  • Indonesian: Arondisemen Gex
  • Irish: Arrondissement Gex
  • Italian: arrondissement di Gex
  • Italian: Arrondissement di Gex
  • Italian: Pays de Gex
  • Korean: 젝스 아롱디스망
  • Luxembourgish: Arrondissement Gex
  • Min Nan Chinese: Gex Kūn
  • Northern Frisian: Gex (Arrondissement)
  • Northern Frisian: Gex
  • Occitan (post 1500): arrondiment de Gex
  • Occitan (post 1500): Arrondiment de Gex
  • Persian: بخش ژکس
  • Polish: Gex (okręg)
  • Polish: Okręg Gex
  • Romanian: Arondismentul Gex
  • Russian: Же (округ)
  • Russian: Жекс
  • Slovak: Gex
  • Slovenian: arrondissement de Gex
  • Slovenian: Okrožje Gex
  • Spanish: Arrondissement de Gex
  • Spanish: distrito de Gex
  • Spanish: Distrito de gex
  • Spanish: Distrito de Gex
  • Spanish: Pays de Gex
  • Tatar: Жекс (округ)
  • Tatar: Жекс
  • Turkish: Arrondissement de Gex
  • Turkish: Gex (arrondissement)
  • Turkish: Gex
  • Ukrainian: Жекс
  • Venetian: arrondissement de Gex
  • Vietnamese: Gex
  • Vietnamese: Huyện Gex

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Col de Crozet and Église Saint-Nicolas de Sergy.

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