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Ferney-Voltaire

Ferney-Voltaire

Ferney-Voltaire is a commune in the department in the region of eastern France. It lies between the Jura Mountains and the Swiss border; it forms part of the metropolitan area of .
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  • Type: Town with 10,900 residents
  • Description: commune in Ain, France
  • Also known as: “Ferney”
  • Postal code: 01210

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ferney-Voltaire fountain and Château de Voltaire.

Fountain
Photo: Ludo29, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Public building
Photo: Chateau de Voltaire, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is located in Ferney-Voltaire in France, close to the border with and the city of . It was Voltaire's home between 1761 and 1778. It was listed as a historical monument in 1958 and acquired by the French State in 1999.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prévessin-Moëns and Collex-Bossy.

Neighborhood
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is a commune in the , in . It is located in the western suburbs of .

Village
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is a municipality of the , .

Village
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is a commune in the department in eastern .

Ferney-Voltaire

Latitude
46.25671° or 46° 15′ 24″ north
Longitude
6.10964° or 6° 6′ 35″ east
Population
10,900
Elevation
425 metres (1,394 feet)
Name during the French Revolution
“Ferney-Voltaire”
United Nations Location Code
FR FEV
Open location code
8FR87445+MV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26698556
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3018679
Wiki­data ID
Q233733
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Ferney-Voltaire” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Ferney-Voltaire”
  • Albanian: “Ferney-Voltaire”
  • Arabic: “فيرني-فولتير، أين”
  • Arabic: “فيرني-فولتير، اين”
  • Arabic: “فيرني-فولتير”
  • Aragonese: “Ferney-Voltaire”
  • Armenian: “Ֆեռնե Վոլտեր”
  • Armenian: “Ֆերնե Վոլտեր”
  • Arpitan: “Farnê”
  • Arpitan: “Ferney-Voltaire”
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  • Azerbaijani: “Ferne-Volter”
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  • Bosnian: “Ferney”
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  • Chechen: “ФегӀне-ВольтегӀ”
  • Chinese: “Ferney-Voltaire”
  • Chinese: “費內-伏爾泰”
  • Chinese: “费内-伏尔泰”
  • Chinese: “费尔梅－伏尔泰”
  • Corsican: “Ferney-Voltaire”
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  • Dutch: “Ferney-Voltaire”
  • Dutch: “Ferney”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فيرنى فولتير”
  • Esperanto: “Ferney-Voltaire”
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  • French: “01160”
  • French: “Ferney-Voltaire”
  • French: “Ferney”
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  • German: “Fernex”
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  • Italian: “Ferney”
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  • Japanese: “フェルネ＝ヴォルテール”
  • Japanese: “フェルネー＝ヴォルテール”
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  • Persian: “فرنی-ولتر”
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  • Russian: “Ферне-Вольтер”
  • Russian: “Ферне”
  • Russian: “Ферней-Вольтер”
  • Russian: “Ферней”
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Highlights include Office de Tourisme de Ferney-Voltaire and Bureau de Poste de Ferney Voltaire.

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