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Ferney-Voltaire

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Ferney-Voltaire is located between Geneva and the Jura mountains. Voltaire has left a strong impression in this cosmopolitan city of about 8,500 inhabitants. Ferney owed his fame to its development and Voltaire, who spent the last twenty years of his life, near Lake Geneva and the Jura.

Altitude 436 m - 8484 inhabitants - Paris 500 km - 8 km from Geneva.

Station at Geneva-Cornavin (6 km, TGV) - Line bus to Geneva - Cointrin Airport (3 km) - Motorway A40, exit Bellegarde in France.

International Business Center - International School.

Geographical information

MunicipalityFerney-Voltaire
Postcode01210
Latitude46.2576320 (N 46° 15’ 27”)
Longitude6.1086690 (E 6° 6’ 31”)
AltitudeFrom 409m to 446m
Surface area4.78 km²
Population10784 inhabitants
Density2256 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureBourg-en-Bresse (107 km, 1:33)
Insee code01160
IntercommunalityCA du Pays de Gex
DepartmentAin
TerritoriesAlps, Jura mountains
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alps

Nearest cities & towns

Prévessin-Moëns1.6 km (3 min)
Ornex1.6 km (3 min)
Ségny6.1 km (9 min)
Versonnex6.2 km (10 min)
Saint-Genis-Pouilly8.3 km (13 min)
Cessy8.6 km (13 min)
Sauverny8.8 km (15 min)
Échenevex9.1 km (15 min)
Chevry9.6 km (14 min)
Crozet9.9 km (15 min)
Grilly10.1 km (16 min)
Sergy10.6 km (18 min)
Gex10.6 km (16 min)
Thoiry12.5 km (16 min)

Things to see and do

Places of interest

Monuments
Performance halls

Events and festivities

Weather

Thursday 25 april
Min. 0°C - Max. 12°C
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Friday 26 april
Min. 7°C - Max. 13°C
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Saturday 27 april
Min. 5°C - Max. 17°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Starting point for numerous excursions: Geneva, Lake Geneva, Gex, Col Sickle, the Regional Natural Park of Haut-Jura, CERN, French and Swiss Alps.

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Hike in Scotland
Nature and the great outdoors850 € Monnetier-Mornex (14.5 km)
CrazySchool - Cultural and educational leisure park
Entertainment25 € Cranves-Sales (15.5 km)
Canyoning or Via Ferrata in Jura with Eskaléo
Sports sensations40 € to 65 € Saint-Claude (22 km)
Canyoning around Saint-Claude
Sports sensations45 € Saint-Claude (23 km)
Water skiing on Lake Geneva
Sports sensations40 € Sciez (24 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
Circuit The low mountains of the Pays de Gex
HikeIntermediate4:45Péron (15.9 km)
From the Senoche wine estate to Pierre à Martin
HikeEasy1:30Ballaison (16.9 km)
Mijouet circuit through the woods of Juffly
HikeEasy1:30Fillinges (21 km)
Great Mountain Tour
HikeAthletic6:25Le Poizat-Lalleyriat (33 km)
Bernard Rock Circuit
HikeAthletic3:30Bellefontaine (34 km)

Restaurants

Bed & breakfasts

Vacation rentals

Campsites

Hotels

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