Les Eaux-Vives
Les Eaux-Vives | |
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Former municipality | |
View of Eaux-Vives from Saint-Pierre Cathedral | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Etymology: From Latin "aqua viva" (living water) | |
| Motto: Aquis vivis felicitas | |
Les Eaux-Vives Location in Switzerland | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′N 6°10′E / 46.200°N 6.167°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Geneva |
| Municipality established | 1798 |
| Municipality dissolved | 1931 |
| Population (1930) | |
• Total | 20,917 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Les Eaux-Vives was a municipality in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, from 1798 to 1931. Located on the left bank of Lake Geneva, it was incorporated into the City of Geneva on 1 January 1931, along with Plainpalais and Le Petit-Saconnex. Today, Les Eaux-Vives forms a district of Geneva comprising the neighborhoods of Contamines, Florissant, Malagnou, Montchoisy, Villereuse, and Vollandes, as well as the residential areas of Allières, Grande Boissière, Petite Boissière, La Cuisine, and Grange-Canal.