Bois d’Avault

Bois d’Avault is a forest in Bellevue, Canton of Geneva. Bois d’Avault is situated nearby to the hamlet Grands-Bois, as well as near the neighborhood Genthod-les-Hauts.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Château de Voltaire and Creux-de-Genthod railway station.

Château de Voltaire

Public building

Photo: Chateau de Voltaire, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Château de Voltaire is located in Ferney-Voltaire in France, close to the border with Switzerland and the city of Geneva. 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.

Creux-de-Genthod railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Creux-de-Genthod railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Genthod, in the Swiss canton of Geneva. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lausanne–Geneva line of Swiss Federal Railways.

Versoix railway station

Railway station

Photo: Remontees, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Versoix railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Versoix, in the Swiss canton of Geneva. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lausanne–Geneva line of Swiss Federal Railways.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ferney-Voltaire and Le Grand-Saconnex.

Ferney-Voltaire

Town

Photo: Patrub01, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ferney-Voltaire is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. It lies between the Jura Mountains and the Swiss border; it forms part of the metropolitan area of Geneva.

Le Grand-Saconnex

Town

Photo: LaMèreVeille, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Le Grand-Saconnex is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. Several international organizations and permanent missions to the United Nations are located in Grand Saconnex.