Chancy
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| Coordinates: 46°09′N 5°58′E / 46.150°N 5.967°ECoordinates: 46°09′N 5°58′E / 46.150°N 5.967°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Geneva | |
| District | n.a. | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor |
Maire René Gunter |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 427 m (1,401 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,598 | |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1284 | |
| SFOS number | 6611 | |
| Surrounded by | Avully, Avusy, Challex (FR-01), Pougny (FR-01), Valleiry (FR-74), Viry (FR-74), Vulbens (FR-74) | |
| Website |
www SFSO statistics |
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| Nationality | Amount |
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 Portugal
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61 |
 Italy
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48 |
 France
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40 |
 Spain
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24 |
 UK
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21 |
 Germany
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15 |
 Brazil
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12 |
 Russia
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11 |
 Ivory Coast
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10 |
 Belgium
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8 |
Chancy is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. The westernmost point of the country is located there.
Chancy is first mentioned in 1240 as Chancie.
Chancy has an area, as of 2009[update], of 5.36 square kilometers (2.07 sq mi). Of this area, 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi) or 52.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.75 km2 (0.68 sq mi) or 32.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi) or 11.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi) or 3.9% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.4% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.7% of the area Out of the forested land, 30.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 41.8% is used for growing crops and 8.4% is pastures, while 2.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Swiss Champagne valley and contains the westernmost point in Switzerland. It consists of the villages of Chancy and Passeiry as well as the hamlet of Le Cannelet.
The municipality of Chancy consists of the sub-sections or villages of Chancy - Les Bois, Chancy - village, Chancy - plateau, Passeiry and Cannelet.
Chancy has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,598. As of 2008[update], 20.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 27.4%. It has changed at a rate of 13.8% due to migration and at a rate of 12.9% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (785 or 86.0%), with English being second most common (48 or 5.3%) and German being third (30 or 3.3%).
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