Champel is a neighborhood in the city of Geneva, Switzerland.
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 (), a hostel-like complex for students of the University of Geneva.
Geography
Champel is close to Florissant, bordered by the neighborhood of
Eaux-Vives to the north, the municipality of
Veyrier to the east, the
municipality of
Carouge to the south and the city center to the west, occupying an area of approximately .
Sights
The 'plateau de Champel' is the center of the neighbourhood. The 'Parc Bertrand' is a popular 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
neo-Gothic 'Tour de Champel' on the edge of the cliffs overlooking the
Arve is a scenic view.
Notable people
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Michael Servetus (1509 or 1511 – 1553), Spanish theologian, physician, cartographer, and Renaissance humanist, was executed at the Plateau of Champel
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Lydia Welti-Escher (1858–1891), patron of the arts and founder of the Gottfried Keller Stiftung, committed suicide in her house in Champel
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