Chénens
Chénens is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. A French-speaking community, its earlier German name of Geiningen is no longer in common use.- Type: Village with 886 residents
- Also known as: “CH2177” and “Chenens”
- Postal code: 1744
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chénens railway station and Les Vernex II.
Chénens railway station
Railway station
Chénens railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Chénens, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lausanne–Bern line of Swiss Federal Railways.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cottens and Autigny.
Cottens
Village
Cottens is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its German name of Cottingen has now largely fallen out of use.
Autigny
Village
Autigny is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Chénens
- Category: locality
- Location: Sarine District, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.7421° or 46° 44′ 32″ north
Longitude
6.9997° or 6° 59′ 59″ east
Population
886
Elevation
716 metres (2,349 feet)
Open location code
8FR8PXRX+RV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Chénens” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Administration communale de Chénens and Jaques Guisolan Farm.
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