Corsier
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| Coordinates: 46°15′N 06°13′E / 46.250°N 6.217°ECoordinates: 46°15′N 06°13′E / 46.250°N 6.217°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Geneva | |
| District | n.a. | |
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Maire Gilbert Henchoz |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 2,017 | |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1246 | |
| SFOS number | 6619 | |
| Surrounded by | Anières, Collonge-Bellerive, Gy, Meinier, Mies (VD), Veigy-Foncenex (FR-74), Versoix | |
| Website |
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Corsier (French pronunciation: [kɔʁsje], locally [kɔʁzje]) is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.
Corsier is first mentioned in 1297 as Corsiacum. Between 1816-58 Corsier and Anières formed a single municipality.
Corsier has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.74 square kilometers (1.06 sq mi). Of this area, 1.7 km2 (0.66 sq mi) or 62.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.11 km2 (0.042 sq mi) or 4.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.93 km2 (0.36 sq mi) or 33.9% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes and 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.7% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 25.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.8%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 2.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 46.7% is used for growing crops and 5.8% is pastures, while 9.5% 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 Lake Geneva.
Corsier has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 2,017. As of 2008[update], 29.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 5.2%. It has changed at a rate of -0.8% due to migration and at a rate of 5.5% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (1,361 or 80.9%), with English being second most common (106 or 6.3%) and German being third (74 or 4.4%).
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