Aïre is a small locality in the

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. It is on the North bank of the river Rhone. It is near

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, a 1km long block of flats.

Tourist information

Aïre is run by the mairie in

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Village. Aïre's postcode is 1219. It has one restaurant, the Taverne du Valais. The main roads are: Avenue d'Aïre, Route d'Aire and Chemin des Sellières, where stands the Taverne du Valais. Aïre is about 5km from the centre of

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. There is also a paper shop with a cafe, superette and post office on the Route d'Aïre, but most necessities can be found in the Lignon shopping centre.

Education

Three public schools, ''École d'Aïre,'' ''École des Libellules'' ''and Cycle d'Orientation du Renard'' serve ''moyenne'' and ''élémentaire'' levels.

Sports

Football

FC Aïre-Le-Lignon is an amateur

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club created in 1964, affiliated with the Association Cantonale Genevoise de Football (ACGF). The club has a small bar, two main

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es, and one small one. The men's first team plays in the Swiss "2nd league" (5th division), and the women's team, created in 2004, is currently in the 2nd interregional league.

Tennis and badminton

The Tennis Club d'Aïre, which is part of the

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Club de Vernier, has four outdoor and one indoor

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s and five indoor badminton courts.

References

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