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Cartigny, Geneva

Cartigny
Coat of arms of Cartigny
Coat of arms
Cartigny is located in Switzerland
Cartigny
Cartigny
Coordinates: 46°10′N 06°01′E / 46.167°N 6.017°E / 46.167; 6.017Coordinates: 46°10′N 06°01′E / 46.167°N 6.017°E / 46.167; 6.017
Country Switzerland
Canton Geneva
District n.a.
Government
 • Mayor Maire
Carine Zach
Area
 • Total 4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Elevation 430 m (1,410 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 865
 • Density 200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Postal code 1236
SFOS number 6609
Surrounded by Aire-la-Ville, Avully, Avusy, Bernex, Laconnex, Russin
Website www.cartigny.ch
SFSO statistics
Largest groups of foreign residents 2013
Nationality Amount  % total
(population)
 UK 47 5.4
 France 45 5.2
 Portugal 16 1.8
 Italy 14 1.3
 Spain 10 1.2

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

Cartigny is first mentioned in 1220 as Cartiniacum and Quartinie.

Cartigny has an area, as of 2009, of 4.38 square kilometers (1.69 sq mi). Of this area, 2.43 km2 (0.94 sq mi) or 55.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi) or 29.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi) or 11.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.13 km2 (32 acres) or 3.0% is either rivers or lakes and 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 1.6% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.2%. Out of the forested land, 23.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 37.0% is used for growing crops and 12.3% is pastures, while 6.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the water in the municipality, 1.1% is in lakes and 1.8% is in rivers and streams.

The municipality is located in the center of the Swiss Champagne valley. It consists of the villages of Cartigny and La Petite Grave.

The municipality of Cartigny consists of the sub-sections or villages of Nant des Crues, Moulin-de-Vert, Longemalle, La Petite-Grave and Bois-de-Saint-Victor .

Cartigny has a population (as of December 2015) of 865. As of 2008, 22.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 11.3%. It has changed at a rate of 3.7% due to migration and at a rate of 8.3% due to births and deaths.

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks French (632 or 84.5%), with English being second most common (51 or 6.8%) and German being third (23 or 3.1%).


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