Choulex
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| Coordinates: 46°13′N 06°13′E / 46.217°N 6.217°ECoordinates: 46°13′N 06°13′E / 46.217°N 6.217°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Geneva | |
| District | n.a. | |
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Maire Christianne Jousson |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.91 km2 (1.51 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,139 | |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1244 | |
| SFOS number | 6614 | |
| Surrounded by | Collonge-Bellerive, Cologny, Meinier, Presinge, Puplinge, Thônex, Vandœuvres | |
| Website |
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Choulex is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.
Choulex is first mentioned in 1153 as Cholay.
Choulex has an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.91 square kilometers (1.51 sq mi). Of this area, 2.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi) or 73.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi) or 9.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi) or 15.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 1.0% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 11.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.3%. Out of the forested land, 5.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 52.4% is used for growing crops and 12.5% is pastures, while 8.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located south of Lake Geneva. It consists of the linear village of Choulex and the hamlets of Bonvard, Briffod, Chevrier, La Capite and Miolan.
The municipality of Choulex consists of the sub-sections or villages of La Capite - Bonvard, Sur-la-Ville, Les Jurets and Choulex.
Choulex has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,139. As of 2008[update], 16.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -0.3%. It has changed at a rate of 1.9% due to migration and at a rate of -2.1% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (812 or 86.8%), with English being second most common (54 or 5.8%) and German being third (23 or 2.5%).
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