Ferney-Voltaire

Also known as Ferney

Ferney-Voltaire () is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. It lies between the Jura Mountains and the Swiss border; it forms part of the metropolitan area of Geneva. It is named for Voltaire, who lived there from 1758.

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Ferney-Voltaire is a town in eastern France, located in the Ain department between the Jura Mountains and Switzerland, and part of the Geneva metropolitan area. The town is named after the famous philosopher Voltaire, who made it his home starting in 1758.

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Place details

Locality: Ferney-Voltaire
Region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country: France
Population: 7,742
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name: Ferney-Voltaire
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Ferney-Voltaire 3790.JPG
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Ferney-Voltaire (Ain).svg
French commune.arrondissement: Gex
French commune.canton: Saint-Genis-Pouilly
French commune.INSEE: 01160
French commune.postal code: 01210
French commune.mayor: Daniel Raphoz
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality: CA Pays de Gex
French commune.elevation m: 423
French commune.elevation min m: 409
French commune.elevation max m: 446
French commune.area km2: 4.78

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Official website

Mairie de Ferney-Voltaire

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ferney-Voltaire
Population: 12094
Area: 4.78
Elevation: 422
Official website: www.ferney-voltaire.fr
Image: Ferney-Voltaire (01) - Mairie.JPG

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Commons category: Ferney-Voltaire
postal code: 01210
male population: 4728
female population: 5038
P8168: financial crisis
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-4-50-40-71-21
fax number: +33-4-50-40-63-76

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History
Voltaire
Population
Schools
Sights
Personalities
Transportation
See also
References
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==History== Ferney was first noted in 14th-century Burgundian registers as "Fernex" and changed several times until the 19th century to Fernay, Fernaj, Fernai or Fernex before adopting its current name as 'Ferney-Voltaire' in 1791, after the French Revolution which saw a number of city names unchristened and then given more republican names.