Western Switzerland

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French-speaking region region of Switzerland

Western Switzerland is the French-speaking western region of Switzerland, encompassing cantons such as Geneva and Vaud and known for its international organizations, lakeside cities, and Alpine landscapes.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
western Switzerland 27
southwestern Switzerland 8
Lake Geneva region 6

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French-speaking region ⓘ
region of Switzerland ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Romandy ⓘ
Western Switzerland ⓘ
surface form: Suisse romande
bordersCountry France ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
dominantLanguage French ⓘ
hasEconomicSector finance ⓘ
higher education and research ⓘ
precision engineering ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasInternationalCenter Geneva ⓘ
hasLake Lake of Biel ⓘ
surface form: Lake Biel

Lake Geneva ⓘ
Lake Murten ⓘ
Lake Neuchâtel ⓘ
hasMountainRange Alps ⓘ
Jura Mountains ⓘ
hasPolytechnic École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne ⓘ
surface form: EPFL
hasTourismArea Geneva basin ⓘ
surface form: Jura lakes region

Vaud ⓘ
surface form: Lake Geneva region

Pennine Alps ⓘ
surface form: Valais Alps
hasUniversity University of Fribourg ⓘ
University of Geneva ⓘ
University of Lausanne ⓘ
University of Neuchâtel ⓘ
hostsOrganizationType United Nations agencies ⓘ
surface form: United Nations agencies (in Geneva)

international NGOs ⓘ
includesCanton Biel/Bienne ⓘ
surface form: Bern (French-speaking part)

Fribourg ⓘ
Geneva ⓘ
Jura ⓘ
Neuchâtel ⓘ
Valais ⓘ
Canton of Vaud ⓘ
surface form: Vaud
knownFor Alpine landscapes ⓘ
international organizations ⓘ
lakeside cities ⓘ
watchmaking industry ⓘ
wine-growing regions ⓘ
majorCity Biel/Bienne ⓘ
Fribourg ⓘ
Geneva ⓘ
Lausanne ⓘ
Neuchâtel ⓘ
Sion ⓘ
partOf Francophonie ⓘ
surface form: French-speaking world

Referenced by (65)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: Vaud
Romandie → alsoKnownAs → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Suisse romande
Western Switzerland → alsoKnownAs → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Suisse romande
Romandy → containsRegion → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lake Geneva region
Dardagny → countrySubdivision → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lake Geneva region
Romandy → includesCanton → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vaud
Satigny → isLocatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
Lausanne, Switzerland → isPartOf → Western Switzerland ⓘ
subject surface form: Lausanne
this entity surface form: Lake Geneva region
Anières → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
Avully → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
Avusy → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: southwestern Switzerland
Bellevue → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: southwestern Switzerland
Bernex → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
Broye → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
Canton of Valais → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: southwestern Switzerland
Cartigny → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
Chancy → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
Chêne-Bougeries → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
Chêne-Bourg → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
Conseil administratif de Genève → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
Dardagny → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
Estavayer-le-Lac → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
Fribourg → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
Gare de Genève-Cornavin → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
Geneva basin → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
Geneva tram network → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
Genthod → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
Gland, Switzerland → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lake Geneva region
Hermance → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: southwestern Switzerland
Jussy → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
Laconnex → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
Lake of Biel → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
Lausanne, Switzerland → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
subject surface form: Lausanne
Lausanne → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
Le Grand-Saconnex → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
subject surface form: Meyrin
Monthey → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: southwestern Switzerland
Neuchâtel → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
Old Town of Geneva → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
Onex → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
Plan-les-Ouates → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
Pregny-Chambésy → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
Puplinge → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
Russin → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: southwestern Switzerland
Sierre → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: southwestern Switzerland
St. Peter’s Island → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
Suze → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
Thônex → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Switzerland
University of Fribourg → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ