Bernex, Switzerland

Bernex
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Location of Bernex
Coordinates: 46°10′N 06°04′E / 46.167°N 6.067°E / 46.167; 6.067Coordinates: 46°10′N 06°04′E / 46.167°N 6.067°E / 46.167; 6.067
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Geneva
District	n.a.
Government
• Mayor	maire Gilbert Vonlanthen Rad. (as of 2008)
Area
• Total	12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi)
Elevation	380 m (1,250 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	9,932
• Density	770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Bernésien
Postal code	1233
SFOS number	6607
Localities	Bernex, Lully, Sézenove, Loëx, Chèvres, Cressy, Challoux
Surrounded by	Aire-la-Ville, Cartigny, Confignon, Laconnex, Onex, Perly-Certoux, Satigny, Soral, Vernier
Website	www.bernex.ch SFSO statistics

Largest groups of foreign residents 2013

Nationality	Amount	% total (population)
Portugal	394	4.0
France	314	3.2
Italy	254	2.6
Germany	126	1.3
Spain	126	1.3
UK	97	1.0
USA	52	0.5
Brazil	40	0.4
Belgium	37	0.4
Kosovo	37	0.4
Eritrea	32	0.3
Russia	31	0.3
Netherlands	28	0.3
Austria	25	0.2
Poland	24	0.2

Bernex is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.

Bernex is first mentioned in 1256 as Brenay. In 1793 the municipality of Bernex-Onex-Confignon was created. In 1850, Bernex separated from the other two, to form the municipalities of Bernex and Onex-Confignon.

Bernex has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 12.95 square kilometers (5.00 sq mi). Of this area, 7.64 km² (2.95 sq mi) or 59.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.14 km² (0.83 sq mi) or 16.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.76 km² (1.07 sq mi) or 21.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.41 km² (0.16 sq mi) or 3.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km² (4.9 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 10.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 7.3%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.4% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 14.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 40.6% is used for growing crops and 5.5% is pastures, while 12.9% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located on the left bank of the Rhone river. It consists of the village of Bernex and the hamlets of Chèvres, Loëx, Lully, Sézenove and the abandoned village of Vuillonnex.

The municipality of Bernex consists of the sub-sections or villages of Les Teppes, Châtillon, Chèvres, Loëx, Cressy - Molliers, Saint-Mathieu - Combes, Saint-Mathieu - stand, Luchepelet, Vailly, Le Gamay, La Naz - Guillon.

Bernex has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 9,932. As of 2008^[update], 19.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 11.2%. It has changed at a rate of 7.3% due to migration and at a rate of 1.5% due to births and deaths.

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