Ferney-Voltaire is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. It lies between the Jura Mountains and the Swiss border; it forms part of the metropolitan area of Geneva. It is named for Voltaire, who lived there from 1758.
Ferney-Voltaire
Statue of Voltaire in town's center
École Florian
Voltaire's chateau
Ain is a French department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where it neighbours the cantons of Geneva and Vaud. In 2019, it had a population of 652,432.
Image: Préfecture Ain Bourg Bresse 13
Image: Théâtre Grenette Bourg Bresse 3
Image: Fort l'Écluse, inférieur retouché
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