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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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
western Switzerland	348
Western Switzerland canonical	52
southwestern Switzerland	24
Lake Geneva region	6
French‑speaking Switzerland	4
Suisse romande	3
Swiss Riviera region	2
Vaud	2
Left bank of Lake Geneva region	1
Swiss Riviera	1
Switzerland (regionally via Chablais area)	1
northwestern Switzerland	1
western Switzerland (Romandy, historically)	1

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 (446)

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

Meyrin, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

subject surface form: Meyrin

France–Switzerland border → adjacentToSwissCanton → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vaud

Romandy → includesCanton → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vaud

Romandy → containsRegion → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Geneva region

Gare de Genève-Cornavin → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

Pregny-Chambésy → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

Conseil administratif de Genève → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

Collex-Bossy → region → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Geneva region

Lake of Biel → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Switzerland

Vallorbe–Jougne crossing → region → Western Switzerland ⓘ

Jura → locatedInRegion → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: northwestern Switzerland

Gland, Switzerland → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Geneva region

Gland, Switzerland → region → Western Switzerland ⓘ

Western Switzerland → alsoKnownAs → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suisse romande

Neuchâtel → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Switzerland

Satigny → isLocatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

University of Fribourg → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

Gaul → partiallyCorrespondsTo → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Switzerland

Geneva tram network → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

Canton of Valais → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: southwestern Switzerland

Romandie → alsoKnownAs → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Suisse romande

Lausanne, Switzerland → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

subject surface form: Lausanne

Lausanne, Switzerland → isPartOf → Western Switzerland ⓘ

subject surface form: Lausanne

this entity surface form: Lake Geneva region

Thônex → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Switzerland

Thônex → region → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Geneva region

Puplinge → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Switzerland

Onex → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Switzerland

Perly-Certoux → partOf → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Switzerland

Russin → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: southwestern Switzerland

Chancy → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Switzerland

Jussy → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Switzerland

Dardagny → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

Dardagny → countrySubdivision → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Geneva region

Avully → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

Clarens, Switzerland → region → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Swiss Riviera

Anières → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Switzerland

Avusy → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: southwestern Switzerland

LSGG → servesRegion → Western Switzerland ⓘ

Bellevue → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: southwestern Switzerland

Fribourg → 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

Zihlkanal → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Switzerland

Genthod → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Switzerland

Bernex → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Switzerland

Laconnex → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Switzerland

Arpitan → region → Western Switzerland ⓘ

Broye → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: western Switzerland

Conseil municipal de la Ville de Genève → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

Veyrier → locatedIn → Western Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: southwestern Switzerland