Romandy

E2947

cultural region linguistic region

Romandy is the French-speaking western region of Switzerland, encompassing cantons such as Geneva, Vaud, Neuchâtel, and Jura.

Aliases (5)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural region → linguistic region →
alsoKnownAs	Romandie → Suisse romande →
borderFeature	Jura mountain range → Lake Geneva →
containsRegion	Jura Mountains → Lake Geneva region → part of the Alps →
country	Switzerland →
dominantReligion	Christianity →
hasHigherEducationInstitution	University of Fribourg → University of Geneva → University of Lausanne → University of Neuchâtel → École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne →
hasMediaMarket	French-language Swiss media →
hasMinorityLanguage	Franco-Provençal (Arpitan) → German → Italian →
hasParliamentaryRepresentation	Swiss Federal Assembly →
historicalInfluence	Burgundian states → French culture →
includesCanton	Bern (French-speaking part) → Fribourg → Geneva → Jura → Neuchâtel → Valais → Vaud →
languageVariety	Swiss French →
locatedIn	western Switzerland →
majorCity	Biel/Bienne → Fribourg → Geneva → Lausanne → Neuchâtel → Sion →
officialLanguage	French →
partOf	Swiss Confederation →
partOfLinguisticArea	Francophonie →
publicBroadcaster	Radio Télévision Suisse →
sharesBorderWith	France → Germany (via Lake Geneva and Rhine region context) → Italy →
timeZone	Central European Summer Time → Central European Time →
usesCurrency	Swiss franc →
writingSystem	Latin alphabet →

Referenced by (85)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Avully → Broye → Clarens, Switzerland ("French-speaking Switzerland") → Collex-Bossy → Conseil administratif de Genève → Conseil municipal de la Ville de Genève → Gare de Genève-Cornavin → Geneva → Geneva ("Western Switzerland") → Gland, Switzerland → Grandson → La Tour-de-Peilz → Lake Neuchâtel → Lausanne → Meyrin → Neuchâtel → Old Town of Geneva → Perly-Certoux → Pregny-Chambésy → Saint-Imier ("French-speaking Switzerland") → Vevey → canton of Geneva →	locatedIn
Avully ("French-speaking Switzerland") → Cartigny ("French-speaking Switzerland") → Chêne-Bourg ("French-speaking Switzerland") → Great St Bernard Pass ("French-speaking Switzerland") → Laconnex ("French-speaking Switzerland") → Lake of Biel ("French-speaking Switzerland") → Monthey ("French-speaking Switzerland") → Perly-Certoux ("French-speaking Switzerland") → Swiss Plateau ("French-speaking Switzerland") → Vaud →	languageRegion
Anières → Avusy → Bellevue → Corsier-sur-Vevey ("French-speaking Switzerland") → Corsier-sur-Vevey → Hermance → Meyrin → Montreux ("French-speaking Switzerland") → Montreux →	locatedInRegion
Cologny → Estavayer-le-Lac → Jet d'Eau → Rue de l’Hôtel-de-Ville, Geneva → St. Pierre Cathedral → Venoge → Versoix River → coat of arms of the canton of Geneva → Île de la Harpe →	region
Cartigny → Chêne-Bougeries → Genthod → Laconnex → Thônex → Vernier →	countrySubdivision
Geneva–Aéroport railway line → Lausanne–Geneva railway line → Paris–Lausanne railway → University of Lausanne ("French-speaking Switzerland") →	regionServed
Geneva Airport ("French-speaking Switzerland") → Geneva Airport → Radio Télévision Suisse →	servesRegion
Romandie → Western Switzerland →	alsoKnownAs
Carouge → English Garden of Geneva →	hasRegion
Franco-Provençal → Gallo-Romance languages →	spokenIn
Chêne-Bourg →	belongsToRegion
German-speaking Switzerland ("French-speaking Switzerland") →	borderedByLinguisticRegion
Radio Télévision Suisse →	broadcastArea
Geneva–Lyon railway →	connectsRegion
Aubonne →	geographicRegion
French ("Swiss French") →	hasDialects
Lake Neuchâtel ("French-speaking Switzerland") →	hasLanguageRegion
Grand Genève ("French Genevois") →	hasPart
Satigny →	isLocatedIn
La Chaux-de-Fonds ("French-speaking Switzerland") →	isPartOf
Jura →	languageGroup
Anières ("French-speaking Switzerland") →	locatedInLinguisticRegion
Nyon →	locatedInSubnationalEntity
Geneva ("French-speaking Switzerland") →	partOf
William Farel ("French-speaking Switzerland") →	regionOfActivity
Moynier ("Swiss Francophone communities") →	usedIn