Onex, Switzerland

Onex () is a municipality of the canton of Geneva in Switzerland.

 History 
The municipality of Onex became an independent municipality in 1851 when the municipality of Onex-Confignon split into the two municipalities of Onex and Confignon.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office  accessed 18 February 2011

 Geography 
The municipality is on the left bank of the Rhône river.

The municipality has seven villages of Cressy - Marais, Evaux, Cité-Nouvelle, Gros-Chêne, Pré-Longet, Belle-Cour and Onex - village.

 Twin towns 
Onex is twinned with:
  Liestal, Switzerland
  Massagno, Switzerland
  Bandol, France

 References 

 Other websites 

 Official website 

Category:Municipalities of Geneva
Category:Cities in Switzerland
Category:1851 establishments in Europe
Category:1850s establishments in Switzerland