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Petit-Lancy

Canton of Geneva · No published figure for the locality; the municipality of Lancy has 37'669 inhabitants (31.12.2025)
Part of the municipality of Lancy
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Origin of the name Petit-Lancy

The name of the municipality, Lancy, appears in 1097 as « Lanciaco », in connection with the family of the same name. For Petit-Lancy itself, neither a first mention of its own nor an explanation of the name is known.[1]

Founding of Petit-Lancy

Nobody knows how Petit-Lancy came into being. Separated from Grand-Lancy by the Aire valley, it forms the municipality of Lancy together with it. Until 1780 it belonged to the parish of Onex. It was then attached to the parish of Lancy.[1]

History of Petit-Lancy

1097. First mention of Lancy, as « Lanciaco », in connection with the family of the same name (a mention concerning the whole municipality).[1]

Before 1780. Petit-Lancy is part of the parish of Onex.[1]

1780. After Carouge separates, the parish of Lancy is enlarged with Saint-Georges and Petit-Lancy.[1]

1829. Grand-Lancy and Petit-Lancy are linked by the wooden Gué bridge.[1]

1835. The wooden Gué bridge is replaced by a stone arch bridge.[1]

1899. Completion of the workers' garden city built by the Genève savings bank in Petit-Lancy.[1]

1912. The Protestants obtain a place of worship with the Petit-Lancy chapel.[1]

1954. The Pont de Lancy supplements the Gué bridge for crossing the Aire valley.[1]

Mid-20th century. Residential districts such as La Caroline are built west of Petit-Lancy.[1]

Historic sites in Petit-Lancy

Gué bridge. Bridge over the Aire linking Grand-Lancy and Petit-Lancy, built of wood in 1829 and of stone in 1835.[1]

Savings bank garden city. Workers' garden city built by the Genève savings bank and completed in 1899.[1]

Protestant chapel of Petit-Lancy. Chapel used as a place of worship by the Protestants since 1912.[1]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Lancy » (Dominique Zumkeller), version allemande, état du 10.03.2009
  2. Office cantonal de la statistique (OCSTAT), Mémento statistique du canton de Genève 2026, tableau Population résidante par commune, en 2025
  3. Office fédéral de topographie swisstopo, geo.admin.ch, nom local « Petit-Lancy (GE) - Lancy »

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