Geneva

Switzerland

Place Simon_Goulart_Didier Jordan - © City of Geneva

Place Neuve_Rath_Nicole Zermatten - © City of Geneva

Bois_de_la_Bâtie_Didier Jordan - © City of Geneva

Viaduc de la Jonction_Nicole Zermatten - © City of Geneva

General presentation

The city of Geneva lies on the shores of Lake Geneva, framed by the Jura, Salève and Chablais mountains. The view of Mont Blanc completes this magnificent panorama. This cosmopolitan city offers many opportunities for outdoor sports enthusiasts. There’s also a wide variety of cultural activities on offer all year round, with an upsurge in free activities in summer. The Escalade festivities at the beginning of December are the highlight of the year, with multiple races and, above all, the famous historic procession recalling the victory of the Genevese over the Savoyards since 1604!

Number of inhabitants: Around 210 000

The aim of the City of Geneva’s membership in 2003 was to broaden its knowledge base, particularly when it comes to drawing up light plans, and to adopt an international approach. The reasons for remaining in the network more than 20 years later are almost the same, namely to exchange practices and experiences with other cities on an international level.

City of Geneva

Urban lighting in Geneva

The City of Geneva has revised its lighting plan for 2021. The aim of this revision is to take better account of the essential issues linked to the preservation of biodiversity, while at the same time improving the lighting that accompanies soft mobility.

In order to identify priority areas for biodiversity, a black grid has been integrated, and forms the basis of all the recommendations made in this new lighting master plan. The city has also just published a reproducible methodology for prioritizing the restoration of areas of conflict between artificial lighting and potential chiropteran corridors.

The main challenge of this document is to offer the various communes solutions ranging from the most sober to the most technological proposals, enabling them to draw on the results of a global participative approach (a long-term project involving the City and Canton departments, as well as city consultations) without having to do it themselves.

Number of lighting points: 22 000
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