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Satigny

Satigny
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Coat of arms of Satigny
Coat of arms
Satigny is located in Switzerland
Satigny
Satigny
Coordinates: 46°13′N 06°02′E / 46.217°N 6.033°E / 46.217; 6.033Coordinates: 46°13′N 06°02′E / 46.217°N 6.033°E / 46.217; 6.033
Country Switzerland
Canton Geneva
District n.a.
Government
 • Mayor Maire
Daniel Stettler
Area
 • Total 18.92 km2 (7.31 sq mi)
Elevation 505 m (1,657 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 4,107
 • Density 220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Postal code 1242
SFOS number 6638
Surrounded by Aire-la-Ville, Bernex, Dardagny, Meyrin, Prévessin-Moëns (FR-01), Russin, Saint-Genis-Pouilly (FR-01), Thoiry (FR-01), Vernier
Website www.satigny.ch
SFSO statistics

Satigny is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It is the largest wine-producing municipality in Switzerland.

Satigny is first mentioned in 91 as villam Satiniatis, though this comes from a 12th Century copy of the earlier document. In around 1128 it was mentioned as de Satiniaco and in 1280 as Satignie.

Satigny has an area, as of 2009, of 18.92 square kilometers (7.31 sq mi). Of this area, 11.25 km2 (4.34 sq mi) or 59.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.51 km2 (1.36 sq mi) or 18.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi) or 19.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) or 2.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 6.8% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 5.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.4%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 2.0% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.1%. Out of the forested land, 16.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 29.6% is used for growing crops and 3.7% is pastures, while 26.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

It consists of the villages of Satigny, Bourdigny, Choully, Peissy, Peney, Château des Bois and Moulin-Fabry.

The municipality of Satigny consists of the sub-sections or villages of Satigny - Grands-Bois, Choully, Bourdigny, ZIMEYSA - Pré-Bouvier, ZIMEYSA - Moulières, Montfleury, Bois-de-Bay, Peney, La Boverie, Peissy, Satigny - village.

Satigny has a population (as of December 2015) of 4,107. As of 2008, 25.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 21.6%. It has changed at a rate of 21.6% due to migration and at a rate of 0.3% due to births and deaths.


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