Le Voltaire
Le Voltaire is a community center in Geneva, Western Switzerland. Le Voltaire is situated nearby to the school Collège Voltaire, as well as near the library FER Service de documentation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Genève-Cornavin Railway Station and Bâtiment des Forces motrices.
Genève-Cornavin Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: mpd01605, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Geneva railway station, also known as Geneva Cornavin railway station, is Geneva's main train station, located in the centre of the city. The immediate area surrounding it is known as Cornavin; both names can be used interchangeably. Genève-Cornavin Railway Station is situated 460 metres northeast of Le Voltaire.
Bâtiment des Forces motrices
Theater building
Photo: Annirok, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bâtiment des Forces motrices, French for "Power plant building", is the power house of a former hydro power plant and waterworks in Geneva called Usine des Forces Motrices, later Usine des Forces Motrices de la Coulouvrenière. Bâtiment des Forces motrices is situated 340 metres south of Le Voltaire.
Voltaire Museum
Museum
Photo: Franck.schneider, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Institut et Musée Voltaire is a museum in Geneva dedicated to the life and works of Voltaire. The museum is housed in Les Délices, which was Voltaire's home from 1755 until 1760. Voltaire Museum is situated 370 metres west of Le Voltaire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Grottes and Servette.
Servette
Quarter
Photo: Abraham Del Pozo, Public domain.
Servette is a district of the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The district's name comes from the Latin word for forest, silva, and means "little forest". Its name alludes to Servette's rural past, before Geneva grew beyond its walls and incorporated the area.
Le Voltaire
- Type: Community center
- Location: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.2075° or 46° 12′ 27″ northLongitude
6.13815° or 6° 8′ 17″ eastOpen location code
8FR8645Q+27OpenStreetMap ID
node 12288343940OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=community_centre
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