Lancy

municipality in the canton of Geneva in Switzerland
Place municipality_of_switzerland Q64065
Lancy
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Lancy

Summary

Lancy is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Lancy has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lancy was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
  • Lancy is located in Canton of Geneva[4].
  • Lancy is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Lancy is on the body of water Rhône[6].
  • Lancy's head of government is recorded as Damien Bonfanti[7].
  • Lancy's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[8].
  • Lancy's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland[9].
  • Lancy's official language is recorded as French[10].
  • Lancy's shares border with is recorded as Geneva[11].
  • Lancy's shares border with is recorded as Plan-les-Ouates[12].
  • Lancy's postal code is recorded as 1212[13].
  • Lancy's postal code is recorded as 1213[14].
  • Lancy's Commons category is recorded as Lancy[15].
  • Lancy's licence plate code is recorded as GE[16].
  • Lancy's local dialing code is recorded as 022[17].
  • Lancy comprises Grand-Lancy[18].
  • Lancy comprises Petit-Lancy[19].
  • Lancy's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.18969, 'lon': 6.11578}[20].
  • Lancy's official website is recorded as https://www.lancy.ch[21].
  • Lancy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lancy[22].
  • Lancy has a population of {'amount': '+28909'}[23].
  • Lancy has a population of {'amount': '+31942'}[24].
  • Lancy has a population of {'amount': '+32841'}[25].
  • Lancy has a population of {'amount': '+37259'}[26].
  • Lancy's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor of Lancy[27].

Body

Geography

Lancy is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Lancy is located in Canton of Geneva[4]. Lancy is on the body of water Rhône[6].

Physical Characteristics

Lancy covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4.77'}[28]. Lancy sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+420'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+28909'}[23], {'amount': '+31942'}[24], {'amount': '+32841'}[25], and {'amount': '+37259'}[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland[8] and city of Switzerland[9].

Why It Matters

Lancy has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Lancy is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . tdg.ch. tdg.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . chgemeinden.ch. Retrieved . chgemeinden.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15w ago · Lehmannro · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag image → CHE Lancy Flag.svg
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P41]]: CHE Lancy Flag.svg, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782070149300"
  2. 17w ago · Catoper · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Govdirectory
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 46.18969, 'lon': 6.11578}
    List of monuments → list of cultural properties in Lancy
    Office held by head of government → mayor of Lancy
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P6]]: [[Q112278219]]"
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