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Meyrin is a commune of the Canton Of Geneva , Switzerland . It is the city located nearest the CERN Particle Physics laboratory.

Meyrin was originally a small agricultural Village until the 1950s, when construction of CERN began just to the north. It is now a Bedroom Community dominated with apartment high-rises, and many of its residents work at CERN or in central Geneva.


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  Subject Name Meyrinmunicipality_name=Meyrin
  Municipality Type municipality
  Canton Geneva
  District na
  Municipal Code 6619
  Postal Code 1217
  Nd 46nm=13
  Ed 06em=04
  Altitude 446
  Area 995
  Population 20,574
  Populationof 2005
  Mayor Monique Boget
  Website wwwmeyrinch