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The 'plateau de Champel' is the center of the neighbourhood. The 'Parc Bertrand' is a popular 11.1-hectare (27.4-acre) park, featuring a former primary school (which is now a day-care center), a fenced dog park, a playground for small children as well as a wading pool. The
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Champel is widely considered a posh, high-class neighbourhood due to its numerous parks and natural spaces, very luxurious apartments and proximity to the city center. Residences mostly consist of mid-range to high-scale apartments. Champel is home to Cité Universitaire
104: 243: 152:(1509 or 1511 – 1553), Spanish theologian, physician, cartographer, and Renaissance humanist, was executed at the Plateau of Champel 18: 175: 267: 236: 108: 262: 159: 229: 123:
to the south and the city center to the west, occupying an area of approximately 1.9 km.
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Champel is close to Florissant, bordered by the neighborhood of
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City of Geneva : Districts of Geneva - Champel
158:(1858–1891), patron of the arts and founder of the 254: 237: 162:, committed suicide in her house in Champel 244: 230: 94: 47: 255: 196: 13: 83:-like complex for students of the 14: 279: 181: 143: 200: 1: 166: 216:. You can help Knowledge by 90: 7: 268:Switzerland geography stubs 10: 284: 195: 188:Cité Universitaire website 160:Gottfried Keller Stiftung 126: 173:(in English and French) 212:location article is a 100: 76: 53: 98: 77:for university campus 51: 85:University of Geneva 52:Champel, aerial view 34:46.18889°N 6.15806°E 263:Geography of Geneva 65:Geneva, Switzerland 30: /  156:Lydia Welti-Escher 140:is a scenic view. 107:to the north, the 101: 54: 225: 224: 115:to the east, the 39:46.18889; 6.15806 275: 246: 239: 232: 210:Canton of Geneva 204: 197: 174: 150:Michael Servetus 45: 44: 42: 41: 40: 35: 31: 28: 27: 26: 23: 283: 282: 278: 277: 276: 274: 273: 272: 253: 252: 251: 250: 193: 184: 172: 169: 146: 129: 93: 63:in the city of 38: 36: 32: 29: 24: 21: 19: 17: 16: 12: 11: 5: 281: 271: 270: 265: 249: 248: 241: 234: 226: 223: 222: 205: 191: 190: 183: 182:External links 180: 179: 178: 168: 165: 164: 163: 153: 145: 144:Notable people 142: 128: 125: 92: 89: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 280: 269: 266: 264: 261: 260: 258: 247: 242: 240: 235: 233: 228: 227: 221: 219: 215: 211: 206: 203: 199: 198: 194: 189: 186: 185: 177: 171: 170: 161: 157: 154: 151: 148: 147: 141: 139: 135: 124: 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 99:Parc Bertrand 97: 88: 86: 82: 78: 74: 68: 66: 62: 58: 50: 46: 43: 218:expanding it 207: 192: 130: 117:municipality 109:municipality 102: 69: 61:neighborhood 56: 55: 15: 37: / 257:Categories 167:References 134:neo-gothic 105:Eaux-Vives 22:46°11′20″N 91:Geography 25:6°9′29″E 121:Carouge 113:Veyrier 57:Champel 127:Sights 81:hostel 73:French 208:This 79:), a 59:is a 214:stub 138:Arve 119:of 111:of 259:: 87:. 75:: 67:. 245:e 238:t 231:v 220:. 71:(

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46°11′20″N 6°9′29″E / 46.18889°N 6.15806°E / 46.18889; 6.15806

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