France–Switzerland border

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international border land border

The France–Switzerland border is an international boundary in Western Europe separating France and Switzerland, notable for crossing major transport routes and sites such as the CERN research complex near Geneva.

Aliases (6)

Swiss–French border ×6
French–Swiss border ×3
Franco-Swiss border ×2
France–Switzerland border region ×1
Franco-Swiss cross-border area ×1
Swiss–French frontier in western Alps ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international border → land border →
adjacentToFrenchRegion	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes → Bourgogne-Franche-Comté →
adjacentToSwissCanton	Basel-Landschaft → Basel-Stadt → Bern → Geneva → Jura → Neuchâtel → Solothurn → Valais → Vaud →
borderRegime	Schengen open-border regime →
containsEnclave	Büsingen am Hochrhein customs enclave context →
continent	Europe →
crossesLake	Lake Geneva → Lake Neuchâtel → Lake of Biel → Lake of Morat →
crossesRailwayLine	Basel–Mulhouse railway → Geneva–Lyon railway → Paris–Lausanne railway →
crossesTransportRoute	A1 motorway (Switzerland) → A35 motorway (France) → A40 motorway (France) → Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg transport corridor →
customsRegime	external border of EU customs territory →
demarcationType	partly natural and partly artificial demarcation →
establishedByTreaty	Treaty of Paris (1815) →
followsNaturalFeature	Alps → Jura Mountains →
hasApproximateLength	573 km →
hasBorderCrossing	Bardonnex border crossing → Basel–Saint-Louis crossing → Geneva Airport French–Swiss sector → Saint-Julien-en-Genevois–Perly crossing → Vallorbe–Jougne crossing →
languageZone	French-speaking regions on both sides →
locatedInRegion	Western Europe →
nearEnclave	Büsingen am Hochrhein →
nearExclave	German exclave Büsingen am Hochrhein →
partOf	Schengen Area internal borders →
passesNearCity	Basel → Biel/Bienne → Geneva → La Chaux-de-Fonds →
passesNearFacility	CERN Large Hadron Collider ring →
passesThroughFacility	CERN →
separatesCountry	France → Switzerland →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Basel–Saint-Louis crossing ("Swiss–French border") → Saint-Julien-en-Genevois–Perly crossing → Saint-Louis ("France–Switzerland border region") → Vallorbe–Jougne crossing ("Swiss–French border") →	partOf
Dardagny ("Swiss–French border") → LEP ("French–Swiss border") → Prévessin-Moëns ("Franco-Swiss border") →	locatedNear
Meyrin ("Swiss–French border") → canton of Ferney-Voltaire ("French–Swiss border") →	locatedOn
Geneva metropolitan area →	border
Grand Genève ("Franco-Swiss border") →	borderCrosses
Léman Express ("Swiss–French border") →	borderCrossing
CERN →	borderStraddling
Bardonnex border crossing →	crosses
Geneva–Lyon railway ("Swiss–French border") →	hasBorderCrossing
Saint-Genis-Pouilly ("Franco-Swiss cross-border area") →	hasRegionalContext
Maginot Line ("French–Swiss border") →	locatedAlong
Bardonnex border crossing ("Swiss–French frontier in western Alps") →	near
Mont Blanc massif →	straddlesBorder