What is Onex, Switzerland?
{{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Onex | municipality_name = Onex | municipality_type = municipality | image_photo = VieilOnex1.jpg | image_caption = | imagepath_coa = Onex-coat of arms.svg|pixel_coa= | map = Karte Gemeinde Onex.png | languages = French | canton = Geneva | iso-code-region = CH-GE | district = n.a. |coordinates = {{coord|46|11|N|06|06|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 1213 | municipality_code = 6631 | area = 2.82 | elevation = 427|elevation_description= | population = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-GE|6631}} |populationof = {{Swiss populations YM|CH-GE}} | popofyear = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-GE}} | website = www.onex.ch | mayor = Carole-Anne Kast|mayor_asof=|mayor_party=[[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SP]] | mayor_title = Maire |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = Onésien/Onésienne | neighboring_municipalities= [[Bernex, Switzerland|Bernex]], [[Confignon]], [[Lancy]], [[Plan-les-Ouates]], [[Vernier]] | twintowns = [[Liestal]] (Switzerland), [[Massagno]] (Switzerland), [[Bandol]] (France) }} '''Onex''' ({{IPA-fr|ɔne}}) is a [[municipality]] of the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Geneva (canton)|Geneva]] in [[Switzerland]]. == History == The municipality of Onex became an independent municipality in 1851 when the municipality of Onex-Confignon split into the two municipalities of Onex and [[Confignon]].<ref name=Fusion>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang|de}} accessed 18 February 2011</ref> == Geography == The municipality is on the left bank of the [[Rhône]] river. The municipality has seven villages of Cressy - Marais, Evaux, Cité-Nouvelle, Gros-Chêne, Pré-Longet, Belle-Cour and Onex - village. == Twin towns == Onex is [[Town twinning|twinned]] with: * {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Liestal]], [[Switzerland]] * {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Massagno]], Switzerland