Satigny is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It is the largest municipality of the canton by land area and the largest wine-producing municipality of the country. Its territory contains the majority of the Mandement area, a designated heritage site of national importance shared with the neighbouring municipalities of Russin and Dardagny.
The old catholic church of Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens, which became protestant after the reformation. The current church was rebuilt in 1716.
View over the main town of Satigny, surrounded by its vineyards. In the foreground, the forest of Merdisel. In the background, the Jura mountain chain covered by clouds
The typical landscape of Satigny, with the Jura mountains in the background
The ZIMEYSA industrial area of Satigny, with the Alps in the background and the CERN on the left of the picture
The Canton of Geneva, officially the Republic and Canton of Geneva, is one of the 26 cantons of the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of forty-five municipalities, and the seat of the government and parliament is in the City of Geneva.
View of Geneva in 1550 from the lake, showing the main city on the hill and the bridge linking it to Saint-Gervais on the right bank of the Rhone river
L'Escalade, the last attempt by Savoy to take Geneva by force, 1602
Geneva's fortifications by mid-17th century
Allegory of the annexation of the Republic of Geneva by France in 1798. Two women face each other, France seated on a throne and Geneva who advances, with a hesitant step, led by the representative of the Directory, Félix Desportes. She has laid her possessions on the ground - letters, trade, and the factory of luxury goods (watches and clock movements) - and makes a gesture of offering to her new sovereign.
