Plan-les-Ouates
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| Coordinates: 46°10′N 06°07′E / 46.167°N 6.117°ECoordinates: 46°10′N 06°07′E / 46.167°N 6.117°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Geneva | |
| District | n.a. | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor |
Maire Geneviève Arnold |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.86 km2 (2.26 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 405 m (1,329 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 10,344 | |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1228 | |
| SFOS number | 6633 | |
| Surrounded by | Bardonnex, Carouge, Confignon, Lancy, Onex, Perly-Certoux, Troinex | |
| Twin towns | Villefranche-sur-Mer (France), Birsfelden (Switzerland) | |
| Website |
www SFSO statistics |
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| Nationality | Amount | % total (population) |
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 France
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432 | 4.2 |
 Portugal
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408 | 4.0 |
 Italy
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318 | 3.1 |
 Spain
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184 | 1.8 |
 Kosovo
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104 | 1.0 |
 Germany
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85 | 0.8 |
 UK
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62 | 0.6 |
 Belgium
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53 | 0.5 |
 Brazil
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47 | 0.5 |
 Serbia
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45 | 0.4 |
 Turkey
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42 | 0.4 |
 Netherlands
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41 | 0.4 |
 DR Congo
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38 | 0.4 |
 USA
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34 | 0.3 |
 Morocco
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29 | 0.3 |
Plan-les-Ouates is a municipality of the canton of Geneva in Switzerland.
Plan-les-Ouates is first mentioned in 1537 as Plan-des-Vuattes. In 1851 it became an independent municipality when the municipality of Compesières dissolved itself and the municipalities of Bardonnex and Plan-les-Ouates were formed.
Plan-les-Ouates has an area, as of 2009[update], of 5.86 square kilometers (2.26 sq mi). Of this area, 2.58 km2 (1.00 sq mi) or 44.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi) or 3.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.99 km2 (1.15 sq mi) or 51.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.5% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 9.6% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 24.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 12.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.9% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.2%. Out of the forested land, 2.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 30.2% is used for growing crops and 4.3% is pastures, while 9.6% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located on the left bank of the Rhone river. It consists of the village of Plan-les-Ouates and the hamlets of Arare and Saconnex d'Arve.
The municipality of Plan-les-Ouates consists of the sub-sections or villages of ZIPLO, Les Cherpines, Les Voirets, Plan-les-Ouates - village, Le Sapey, Bois d'Humilly, Drize - La Chapelle, Saconnex d'Arve - Dessus, Champ-Gredin, Arare - Plein-Vent, Arare - La Gravière.
Plan-les-Ouates has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 10,344. As of 2008[update], 24.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 58.5%. It has changed at a rate of 46.6% due to migration and at a rate of 11.3% due to births and deaths.
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