Meyrin, GE

Switzerland / Genf / Vernier /
 municipality, draw only border, third-level administrative division

Meyrin is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It is the city located nearest to the CERN particle physics laboratory.

Meyrin was originally a small agricultural village until the 1950s, when construction of CERN began just to the north. It is now a commuter town dominated with apartment high-rises, and many of its residents work at CERN or in central Geneva.
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Coordinates:   46°13'55"N   6°4'44"E

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