Meyrin

Meyrin (French pronunciation: ​[mɛʁɛ̃]) is a municipality of the canton of Geneva, Switzerland. The main site of the CERN, a European particle physics laboratory is in Meyrin.

Meyrin
Municipality
The church of Saint-Julien at Meyrin
Coat of arms
Location of Meyrin
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Coordinates: 46°13′N 06°04′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Geneva
District	n.a.
Government
• Mayor	Maire Nathalie Leuenberger SPS/PSS (as of 2016)
Area [1]
• Total	9.94 km2 (3.84 sq mi)
Elevation	446 m (1,463 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	25,249
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Demonym	Meyrinois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1217
SFOS number	6630
Surrounded by	Ferney-Voltaire (FR-01), Grand-Saconnex, Prévessin-Moëns (FR-01), Satigny, Vernier
Website	www.meyrin.ch SFSO statistics

Meyrin was originally a small agricultural village until the 1950s, when construction of CERN began just to the north. It is now a commuter town dominated with apartment high-rises, and many of its residents work at CERN or in central Geneva.

Geneva International Airport is in Meyrin.^[3]

The municipality is on the right bank of the Rhone river.