Bois Candides
Bois Candides is an electrical substation in Meyrin, Geneva. Bois Candides is situated nearby to the shopping center Espace Candide, as well as near the government office LHCb.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Geneva International Airport and Château de Voltaire.
Geneva International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Superpoor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Geneva Airport – formerly and still unofficially known as Cointrin Airport – is an international airport of Geneva, the second most populous city in Switzerland.
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. Château de Voltaire is situated 1½ km northeast of Bois Candides.
Geneva Airport railway station
Railway station
Photo: Creative Commons, CC BY 3.0.
Geneva Airport railway station is a train station located underground next to the terminal building of Geneva International Airport, in Grand-Saconnex, Geneva, Switzerland. Geneva Airport railway station is situated 2 km southeast of Bois Candides.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prévessin-Moëns and Ferney-Voltaire.
Prévessin-Moëns
Neighborhood
Photo: Patrub01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prévessin-Moëns is a commune in the Department of Ain, in France. It is located in the western suburbs of Geneva.
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.
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. Meyrin is situated 2½ km southwest of Bois Candides.
Bois Candides
- Type: Electrical substation
- Categories: building and industry
- Location: Meyrin, Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.24421° or 46° 14′ 39″ northLongitude
6.09452° or 6° 5′ 40″ eastOperator
EnedisOpen location code
8FR863VV+MROpenStreetMap ID
way 107469461OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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