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Vernier is a municipality in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. See More. The logs show the size of the trees that were cut to encourage forest regeneration. Beyond the forest is a grassy slope and then the forest that grows on the banks of the Rhone River. A road separates the Bois des Freres from the Bois de la Grille, with a stream running down one side.
Just beyond the Bois des Freres, between busy highways, a tank farm and the Rhone River, is a most unusual park, the Bois de la Grille. It includes a high ridge with grasslands and pines adapted to dry conditions, as well as broadleaved woodlands on the slopes. Botanically, it is a very rich fragment of original native vegetation that somehow survived in the middle of the urban area. Several steep footpaths cross the woods and meadows, and provide a beautiful view of the Rhone River.
If it were not for the traffic noise, the airplanes taking off, and the smell of petroleum from the tank farms next door, you could really feel lost in nature.
The park is bounded by the Rhone River at the top, the Bois des Freres beyond the stream to the left, the autoroute and village of Vernier on the right, and a tank farm and highway on the bottom North The Rhone River borders the park on the south.
An apartment tower Le Lignon can be seen in the background. Meadows and woodlands alternate. There are stairs for the steep slopes, and narrow paths through the forest. The high grasslands have 14 varieties or orchids, and other rare plants. From the ridge top, there is a good view of the Rhone River.
The native pine forest is a distinctive feature of the park. The autoroute is just behind these trees, and beyond it the village centre of Vernier. These were an important result of social movements in the 20th century, and are still very popular.
Jardins familiaux by Parc de l'Etang. Jardins familiaux across from the Bois des Freres. It is a working class area without banks or hotels, but a mix of apartment buildings many subsidized for low-income families and single family homes, a large area of family gardens, schools and a few shops and restaurants.
Some industrial areas and fuel tank farms are not far away, as is the largest shopping centre in the region, Balexert. The Geneva Airport is 10 minutes away by bus, but since we are not in the flight path, the noise is not too bad. Aerial view of my Chatelaine neighbourhood with my building upper right; Chemin de Maisonneuve, one of the main streets of Chatelaine International Environment House, my former office, is only a 3-minute walk from my apartment.
There are conference rooms and an environmental library. A second IEH has been added to the right The other three sides of the block are low-income subsidized housing around an inner courtyard. Inner courtyard behind IEH; children take the pedibus to school they walk ; streetside electric boxes are decorated to discourage tagging it works My tiny 29 square meter studio apartment is in a small square building built in the s, that was 5 stories, but was recently increased to seven, one of four similar buildings set well back from any roads with traffic, and with grass all around.
It is a very quiet neighbourhood by urban standards. Bibliotheque Municipale De Vernier 4 1 Vote. Traveling to Vernier? Start Planning. Searching for something specific? Ask a Question. Social Followers. Seoul 9, Kilometer. Wuhan 8, Kilometer.
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