Coordinates: 46°11′20″N 6°9′29″E / 46.18889°N
6.15806°E / 46.18889; 6.15806
Champel, aerial view
Champel
Champel is a neighborhood in the city of Geneva, Switzerland.
Champel
Champel is widely considered a posh, high-class neighbourhood due to
its numerous parks and natural spaces, very luxurious apartments and
proximity to the city center. Residences mostly consist of mid-range
to high-scale apartments.
Champel
Champel is home to Cité Universitaire
(French: for university campus), a hostel-like complex for students of
the University of Geneva.
Contents
1 Geography
1.1 Sights
2 Notable people
3 References
4 External links
Geography[edit]
Champel
Champel is in close proximity to Florissant, which like
Champel
Champel is an
exclusive neighborhood, bordered by the neighborhood of Eaux-Vives to
the north, the municipality of
Veyrier
Veyrier to the east, the municipality
of
Carouge
Carouge to the south and the city center to the west, occupying an
area of approximately 1.9 km2.
Sights[edit]
Le plateau de
Champel
Champel (the plateau of Champel) is the center of the
neighborhood. Le parc Bertrand is a popular 11.1-hectare (27.4-acre)
park, featuring a former primary school (which is now a day-care
center), a fenced dog park, a playground for small children as well as
a wading pool. The neo-gothic Tour-de-
Champel
Champel (tower of Champel) on
the edge of the cliffs overlooking the
Arve
Arve is a scenic view.
Notable people[edit]
Michael Servetus
Michael Servetus (1509 or 1511 – 1553), Spanish theologian,
physician, cartographer, and Renaissance humanist, was executed at the
Plateau of Champel
Lydia Welti-Escher
Lydia Welti-Escher (1858–1891), patron of the arts and founder of
the Gottfried Keller Stiftung, committed suicide in her house in
Champel
References[edit]
(in English) & (in French) City of Geneva : Districts of
Geneva - Champel
External links[edit]
Cité Universitaire website
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