Ségny, also written Segny, is a commune

Communes of France

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 in the Ain

Ain

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 department in eastern France

France

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.

Ségny is situated in the east of the department, in a district of the Lake Geneva

Lake Geneva

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 / River Rhône basin known as the Pays de Gex. It lies on the important RN 5

Route nationale 5

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 trunk road from Paris

Paris

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 to Geneva

Geneva

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 and is just five minutes by road from Geneva Cointrin International Airport

Geneva Cointrin International Airport

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. A local bus service connects Ségny to Geneva city centre, which is some 13 km (8.1 mi) away.

Ségny became a member of the Pays de Gex Community of Communes

Communauté de communes

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 on 1 January 1996. The commune is bordered by Cessy

Cessy

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 to the north, Versonnex

Versonnex, Ain

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 to the east, Prévessin-Moëns

Prévessin-Moëns

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 and Ornex

Ornex

Ornex is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.-Geography:It is located on the RN5 highway between the Jura mountains and the Swiss border....

 to the south, and Échenevex

Échenevex

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 and Chevry

Chevry

Chevry is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* Chevry, in the Ain département* Chevry, in the Manche département* Chevry-Cossigny, in the Seine-et-Marne département...

to the west.

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