Official Name: | Lake Geneva region |
Native Name: | Région lémanique Genferseeregion |
Settlement Type: | Region |
Area Total Km2: | 8718.6 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2007 |
Population Total: | 1399400 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | NUTS code |
Blank Info Sec1: | CH01 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | HDI (2021) |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 0.966[3] · 2nd |
Website: | metropole-lemanique.ch |
The Lake Geneva region, Lemanic Region or Region Lémanique (French: Région lémanique, German: Genferseeregion) is the common name of the region of Switzerland encompassing the cantons of Geneva, Vaud and Valais. It is one of the NUTS-2 regions of Switzerland.
The Lemanic Arc (French: Arc lémanique) is the region on the north side of Lake Léman, stretching out from Geneva to Lausanne and Montreux. Its parts are Geneva, La Côte, Lausanne, Lavaux, La Riviera and le Chablais.
The cantons of Geneva and Vaud have a collaboration programme named Métropole lémanique.[4]