Grand Genève
Grand Genève ("Greater Geneva" in English) is a Local Grouping of Transnational Cooperation (in French: groupement local de coopération transfrontalière, or GLCT), a public entity under Swiss law, in charge of organizing cooperation within the cross-border metropolitan area of Geneva (in particular metropolitan transports). The Grand Genève GLCT extends over Switzerland (entire Canton of Geneva and the canton of Vaud's entire Nyon District) and France (Pôle métropolitain du Genevois français, literally "Metropolitan hub of the French Genevan territory", a federation of eight French intercommunal councils in the departments of Ain and Haute-Savoie).
Grand Genève
Agglomération franco-valdo-genevoise | |
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Local Grouping of Transnational Cooperation (GLCT) | |
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Map of the Grand Genève GLCT, showing national and subnational boundaries. (Canton de Geneve and District de Nyon are in Switzerland, while the 8 other councils (CC & CA) are in France) | |
| Seat | Geneva |
| Subdivisions | Canton of Geneva, Nyon District, 8 French intercommunal councils |
| Government | |
| • President | Antonio Hodgers (2018–present) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,996.4 km2 (770.8 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2019) | |
| • Total | 1,025,316 |
| • Density | 514/km2 (1,330/sq mi) |
| Established | 1 January 2013 |
| Language | French |
| Website | www |
The Grand Genève GLCT covers a land area of 1,996 km2 (771 sq mi) (27.7% Swiss territory, 72.3% French territory) and had a population of 1,025,316 in Jan. 2019 (Swiss estimates and French census), 58.5% of them living on Swiss territory, and 41.5% on French territory.