CERN
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The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, is an intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. Established in 1954, it is based in Meyrin, western suburb of Geneva, on the France–Switzerland border. It comprises 23 member states. Israel, admitted in 2013, is the only non-European full member. CERN is an official United Nations General Assembly observer.
CERN's main site in Meyrin, Switzerland, looking towards the French border
This NeXT Computer used by British scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee at CERN became the first Web server.
This Cisco Systems router at CERN was one of the first IP routers deployed in Europe.
A plaque at CERN commemorating the invention of the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau
France–Switzerland border
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The France–Switzerland border is 572 km (355 mi) long. Its current path is mostly the product of the Congress of Vienna of 1815, with the accession of Geneva, Neuchâtel and Valais to the Swiss Confederation, but it has since been modified in detail, the last time being in 2002. Although most of the border, marked with border stones, is unguarded, several checkpoints remain staffed, most notably on busy roads.
The border on the river Doubs at the Saut du Doubs waterfall between Doubs, France and Neuchâtel, Switzerland
The France–Switzerland border crosses Lake Geneva.
Three of the border stones in the canton of Geneva, nos 124, 125 and 126, are located on the CERN Meyrin site, which implies special agreements between France and Switzerland.
French–Swiss customs post in EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, 2018