Bois du Château
Bois du Château is a forest in Satigny, Canton of Geneva. Bois du Château is situated nearby to the hamlet Peney Dessous, as well as near Peney Dessus.Places of Interest
Highlights include The Globe of Science and Innovation and Meyrin railway station.
The Globe of Science and Innovation
Museum
Photo: Tryfkar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Globe of Science and Innovation is a visitor center, designed to inform visitors about the significant research being carried out at CERN. The wooden structure, which is 27 metres high and 40 metres in diameter, is a symbol of planet earth and was originally built for Expo.02 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Meyrin railway station
Railway station
Photo: Remontees, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meyrin railway station, formerly known as Vernier-Meyrin, is a railway station in the municipality of Meyrin, in the Swiss canton of Geneva. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lyon–Geneva line of Swiss Federal Railways.
Choully Castle
Castle
Photo: Romano1246, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Choully Castle is a castle in the municipality of Satigny of the Canton of Geneva in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vernier and Meyrin.
Vernier
Town
Photo: Port(u*o)s, CC BY 3.0.
Vernier is a municipality in the Canton of Geneva, in Switzerland. It is located in the western suburbs of Geneva.
Meyrin
Town
Photo: Karoly Lorentey, CC BY 2.0.
Geneva, Switzerland's second-most populous city and the largest French-speaking city in Switzerland, is one of the world's major centres of international diplomacy, having served as the site of the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross since its foundation in 1863.
Saint-Genis-Pouilly
Town
Bois du Château
- Type: Forest
- Location: Satigny, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.21° or 46° 12′ 36″ northLongitude
6.0536° or 6° 3′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8FR86353+XFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1012342171OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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