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Arve Lønnum, Jr
The Arve () is a river in France (''département'' of Haute-Savoie), and Switzerland (canton of Geneva). A left tributary of the Rhône, it is long, of which 9 km in Switzerland. Its catchment area is , of which 80 km2 in Switzerland. Its average discharge in Geneva is . Rising in the northern side of the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps, close to the Swiss border, it receives water from the many glaciers of the Chamonix valley (mainly the Mer de Glace) before flowing north-west into the Rhône on the west side of Geneva, where its much higher level of silt brings forth a striking contrast between the two rivers. The Arve flows through Chamonix, Sallanches, Oëx, Cluses, Bonneville, Annemasse and Geneva. Tributaries include, from source to mouth: Arveyron, Diosaz, Bon-Nant, Sallanche, Giffre, Borne, Menoge, Foron, Seymaz and Aire. Gallery Image:Arve en crue.jpg, the river Arve in a period of floodings as it joins the Rhone river in Jonction (Geneva) Image:Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annemasse
Annemasse (; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Anemâsse'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Savoie Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in Eastern France. Even though it covers a relatively small territory (4.98 km2 or 1.92 sq mi), it is Haute-Savoie's second most populous commune after the Prefectures in France, prefecture Annecy, with 36,250 residents as of 2018.Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017 Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, INSEE Annemasse is part of the Grand Genève (Greater Geneva), a transborder agglomeration between France and Switzerland, which encompasses the developed areas on the southwestern shore of Lake Genev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oëx
Oëx is a village in the Rhône-Alpes region of France, below Pointe d'Areu in the Arve valley. It is part of the commune Magland in Haute-Savoie Haute-Savoie () is a Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its Prefectures in France, prefecture is Annecy. To the north is Lake Gene ... department. References Villages in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes {{RhoneAlpes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva ( , ; ) ; ; . is the second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva, and a centre for international diplomacy. Geneva hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world, and has been referred to as the world's most compact metropolis and the "Peace Capital". Geneva is a global city, an international financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy hosting the highest number of international organizations in the world, including the headquarters of many agencies of the United Nations and the ICRC and IFRC of the Red Cross. In the aftermath of World War I, it hosted the League of Nations. It was where the Geneva Conventions on humanitarian treatment in war were signed. It shares a unique distinction with municipalities such as New York City, Basel, and Strasbourg as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aire (Arve)
Aire may refer to: Music *''Aire'', a song on the album Chicago VII by the group Chicago (band), 1974 * ''Aire'' (Yuri album), 1987 * ''Aire'' (Pablo Ruiz album), 1997 *''Aire (Versión Día)'', an album by Jesse & Joy Places *Aire-sur-la-Lys, a town in the Pas-de-Calais département in France *Aire-la-Ville, a municipality in the Canton of Geneva, in Switzerland *Aire-sur-l'Adour, a town of Aquitaine, in the Landes département ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Aire * Aire, Ardennes, a commune in the Ardennes département in France * Aïre, a small commune in Geneva, Switzerland * Illa de l'Aire, island in the Balearics Rivers *River Aire, a river in Yorkshire, England *Aire (Aisne), a river in the Ardennes ''département'', northern France * Aire (Arve), a tributary of the Arve in the canton of Geneva, in Switzerland *Aire River (Victoria), a river in Australia People * Aire Koop (born 1957), Estonian actress * Aire Lepik, Estonian footballer *Aire Webster, son of Kylie Jenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foron (Gaillard)
Voeren (; ) is a Flemish Dutch-speaking municipality with facilities for the French-speaking minority, located in the Belgian province of Limburg. Bordering the Netherlands to the north and the Wallonia region's Liège Province () to the south, it is geographically detached from the rest of Flanders, making Voeren an exclave of Flanders. Voeren's name is derived from that of a small right-bank tributary of the Meuse, the Voer, which flows through the municipality. The current municipality of Voeren was established by the municipal reform of 1977. On 1 January 2008, Voeren had a total population of 4,207. Its total area is , giving a population density of . About 25% of the population is made up of foreign nationals, most of whom have Dutch nationality. Villages The municipality consists of the six villages of 's-Gravenvoeren (), Sint-Pieters-Voeren (), Sint-Martens-Voeren (), Moelingen (), Teuven and Remersdaal (, ). 's-Gravenvoeren is the most important and most populous vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menoge
The Menoge is a French river found in the Haute-Savoie department. Its source is near the Col des Moise, and flows through Vallée Verte, into the Arve just before Annemasse. It is long. Its tributaries are: Brevon de Saxel (confluence at Boëge) Le Foron de Fillinges (confluence at Bonne), Ruisseau du Nantet (confluence at Vétraz-Montoux). Settlements along its length include: Habère-Poche, Habère-Lullin, Villard, Burdignin, Boëge, Saint-André-de-Boëge, Fillinges, Bonne Bonne or Bonné can refer to: People ; Given name * Bonne of Armagnac (1399 – 1430/35), eldest daughter of Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac and of Bonne of Berry * Bonne of Artois, (1396-1425), daughter of Philip of Artois, Count of Eu and of Ma ..., Arthaz-Pont-Notre-Dame, Cranves-Sales and Vetraz-Monthoux. References Rivers of Haute-Savoie Rivers of France Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{France- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borne (Arve)
Borne may refer to: Places * Borne, Ardèche, a commune in the Ardèche department, France * Borne, Haute-Loire, a commune in the Haute-Loire department, France * Borne, Saxony-Anhalt, a municipality in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany * Borne, Bihar, a village in Bihar, India * Borne, North Brabant, a hamlet turned neighborhood in North Brabant, Netherlands * Borne, Overijssel, a town in Overijssel, Netherlands * Borne, Drawsko County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland * Borne, Gmina Chojnice in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland * Borne, Gmina Konarzyny in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland * Borne, Myślibórz County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland People with the surname * Borne (surname), Spanish surname Other uses * Borne (band), an Australian alt-rock band * ''Borne'' (novel), by Jeff VanderMeer * -borne, a UK place name suffix, using a form of Bourne * A "borne", a waymarker on Liberty Road (La Voie de la Liberté) in northern France See also * Born (other) ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
