Carouge

Carouge is a municipality in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, with a population of 19,114 (2007).

Carouge is first mentioned in the Early Middle Ages as Quadruvium and Quatruvio. In 1248 it was mentioned as Carrogium while in the 14th Century it was known as Quarrouiz or Quarroggi. In 1445 it was mentioned as Quaroggio. The current city was built from the ground up, by Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia, King of Sardinia and Duke of Savoy, starting on 31 January 1786.

Carouge has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 2.7 square kilometers (1.0 sq mi). Of this area, 0.13 km² (0.050 sq mi) or 4.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.23 km² (0.089 sq mi) or 8.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.25 km² (0.87 sq mi) or 83.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km² (9.9 acres) or 1.5% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 18.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 31.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 20.7%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 4.1% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 8.1%. Out of the forested land, 6.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 3.3% is used for growing crops and 1.5% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

RADIO STATION	GENRE	LOCATION
Radio RaBe	Reggae,Rock,Pop,Jazz,Indie,Hip Hop,Folk,Electronica,Discussion	Switzerland
LSGG - Geneva, Switzerland ATC	Varied,Talk	Switzerland
UZIC.CH TECHNO-MINIMAL	Dance,Electronica	Switzerland
Radio 1 Zürich	Adult Contemporary,Adult	Switzerland
Rouge FM (CH)	Top 40	Switzerland
Radio Central	News,Oldies	Switzerland
Radio Rottu Oberwallis	News,Top 40	Switzerland
Rock the Blues	Blues	Switzerland
Radio Munot	Varied,News	Switzerland
Volksmusiknet	Easy,Folk,World Europe	Switzerland
1.FM: Country One	Country	Switzerland
Radio Frontier	90s,80s,70s,60s,Pop	Switzerland
Yes FM 91.8 Genève	80s,Soft Rock,Pop	Switzerland
Energy Swiss	Soft Rock,Pop	Switzerland
1.FM: Classic Country	Country	Switzerland
Radio Chablais	News,Adult Contemporary	Switzerland
FM1 Gold	90s,80s,70s,60s	Switzerland
Radio Heimatklang	Folk	Switzerland
MaXXima	Dance,Electronica	Switzerland
1.FM: Absolute TOP 40 Radio	Top 40	Switzerland
Energy German	Public	Switzerland
1.FM: Afterbeat Electronica	Ambient,Electronica,Adult	Switzerland
Radio LoRa 97.5 Zürich	Easy	Switzerland
Traxx R&B;	R&B;	Switzerland
Radio Ouistiti	Kids	Switzerland
Radio 24 LIVE	Adult Contemporary,Top 40	Switzerland
Théâtre de l'Oreille	Talk	Switzerland
Radio Gwendalyn	Indie Rock	Switzerland
Radio Eviva	Adult	Switzerland
Traxx Cool Jam	Jazz,Easy	Switzerland
Radio Alma Lusa	World	Switzerland
Sonata Hellvetica	Rock,Classic Rock	Switzerland
Swissradio Opera	Classical	Switzerland
Traxx Ambient	Ambient	Switzerland
Rouge Latino	Latin Hits	Switzerland
sivankovil.ch Bakthi Malargal	Indian	Switzerland
Radio-Logos	Religious	Switzerland
Traxx Lounge	Easy	Switzerland
Traxx Funk	R&B;	Switzerland
1.FM: Chillout Lounge	Varied,Ambient,Electronica	Switzerland
RealFM	R&B;,Hip Hop,Rap	Switzerland
Radio Top Two	80s,70s	Switzerland
Framboase	Top 40	Switzerland
Traxx Gold Hits	90s,80s,70s	Switzerland
radioK	Pop,Top 40,Kids	Switzerland
Audioasyl	Dance,Experimental,Electronica	Switzerland
105 Classics (CH)	Oldies	Switzerland
Energy Black	Hip Hop,Rap	Switzerland
Radio Freundes-Dienst	Christian	Switzerland
Traxx Deluxe	Top 40	Switzerland
Life Channel	Christian	Switzerland

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Edit Al Jazeera 14 May 2016

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Football Fans Killed in Café Shop during Iraq Waves of Bombings; Real Madrid Mourns

Edit Community news 14 May 2016

Dark week for football with another terror attack in Iraq. This time, according to El Pais, it is a coffee shop which was targeted in a town north of Baghdad early on Friday, the attack killed at least 16 people, wounding 20 others ... In the next few hours, Islamic State claims claims responsibility for the attack online ... Real Madrid also shows its solidarity with the people of Iraq, who suffer injustice and extreme violence ... d'ALMEIDA....

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Venezuela president declares 60-day state of emergency, blaming US for instability

Edit The Guardian 14 May 2016

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British Fighter Jets Intercept 'Aggressive' Russian Aircraft Approaching Baltic States

Edit Newsweek 13 May 2016

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Full size life reconstruction of a mammoth (Mammuthus trogontherii).

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Edit Reuters 13 May 2016

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Swiss Theatre Awards ceremony moves to French-speaking Switzerland for third edition (FDHA - Federal Department of Home Affairs of the Swiss Confederation)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Mar 2016

(Source. FDHA - Federal Department of Home Affairs of the Swiss Confederation). Five Swiss Theatre Awards 2016. Five Swiss Theatre Awards go to individuals and institutions that have made an outstanding contribution to the dramatic arts in Switzerland. They also honour artistic achievements in acting and directing ... 400asa ... The locations are the Théâtre de Carouge-Atelier de Genève, Comédie de Genève, Théâtre Forum Meyrin and Poche/GVE....

Specialist foundation engineering for the Swiss Federal Railways' "project of the century" CEVA (Bauer AG) ...

Edit Public Technologies 04 Nov 2015

(Source. Bauer AG) Specialist foundation engineering for the Swiss Federal Railways' 'project of the century' CEVA. Geneva, Switzerland - The new CEVA railway line (Cornavin/Eaux-Vives/Annemasse) will close a gap between the French and Swiss train networks in the canton of Geneva ... Until now, there was only a railway line for regional rail services between Chêne-Bourg and Annemasse ... Section 23.12 runs from Carouge Bachet to Val d'Arve....

Swiss Organist Marcelo Giannini comes to Campbellsville (Campbellsville University)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Oct 2015

(Source. Campbellsville University). Oct. 14, 2015. For Immediate Release. By Shelby Hall, student news writer. CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - Marcelo Giannini, principal organist at the Temple of Carouge and professor in the Department of Ancient Music at the Haute École de Musique in Geneva, Switzerland, will be on tour in Kentucky during the week of Oct. 19. He will be performing Campbellsville University's Noon Organ Recital on Tuesday, Oct ... S....

A crush on Crete

Edit Deccan Herald 12 Sep 2015

Mighty greece. A series of events left me stranded in Greece with a friend, and with no real plan, we decided to visit Greece’s largest island — Crete. The centre of the Minoan civilisation that flourished in 2000 BC, it is best known for the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur ... Greek odyssey ... Take a hike! ... On the outskirts of the city, accessible by tram, is charming Carouge, also known as the Greenwich Village of Geneva ... ....

Swiss at heart

Edit Deccan Herald 01 Aug 2015

Getaway to Geneva. She sat on a park bench enveloped by an off-handedly beautiful landscape that Switzerland so routinely dishes out to visitors. Lake Geneva, the serene highlight of the city of Geneva, rippled in front of her like shards of broken glass even as boats cruised past, sails billowing in the wind ... Fact file ... On the outskirts of the city, accessible by tram, is charming Carouge, also known as the Greenwich Village of Geneva ... ....

Striking Trio Hope To Be Fit For Fleetwood Trip (Burnley Football & Athletic Company Ltd) ...

Edit Public Technologies 28 Jul 2015

(Source. Burnley Football & Athletic Company Ltd). Striking trio Jelle Vossen, Sam Vokes, and Marvin Sordell are set to return for tonight's first team friendly at Fleetwood ... Likewise Vokes and Sordell, who also played in the first warm-up game against Etoile Carouge, have been sidelined since the game at Stanley ... Chris Long ... distributed by. This content was issued by Burnley Football & Athletic Company Ltd ... (noodl. 29239014) ....

Arfield Relishing Rangers Reunion (Burnley Football & Athletic Company Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Jul 2015

(Source. Burnley Football & Athletic Company Ltd). Scott Arfield says he is relishing a return to play at Ibrox ahead of tonight's friendly with Rangers. The Clarets midfielder came through the academy at Falkirk and made 124 appearances for the club before departing for English football ... Arfield said. "I'm buzzing to go back and play at Ibrox ... Arfield in action against Etoile Carouge in the Clarets first friendly in Switzerland....

Preview: Accrington Stanley v Burnley (Burnley Football & Athletic Company Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Jul 2015

(Source. Burnley Football & Athletic Company Ltd). Pre-Season Friendly. Accrington Stanley v Burnley (3pm kick-off). Store First Stadium ... Dyche's men recorded a 2-1 victory over Etoile Carouge in their first pre-season outing, with goals from Lukas Jutkiewicz and George Boyd ... Dyche added ... TEAM NEWS ... Skipper Jason Shackell missed the Etoile Carouge win with a calf strain and is likely to miss out again after undergoing treatment ... TICKETS....

Preview: Etoile Carouge v Burnley (Burnley Football & Athletic Company Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Jul 2015

(Source. Burnley Football & Athletic Company Ltd). Pre-Season Friendly. Etoile Carouge v Burnley. 7pm kick-off local time (6pm UK). Sean Dyche insists tonight's friendly against Etoile Carouge is all about building up the fitness levels in pre-season ... Dyche said ... "It's the end of a week here ... Burnley have a full complement to choose from against Etoile Carouge aside from long-term absentees Kevin Long, Dean Marney and Ashley Barnes....

Report: Etoile Carouge 1-2 Burnley (Burnley Football & Athletic Company Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Jul 2015

Goals from Lukas Jutkiewicz and George Boyd gave the Clarets the perfect start to pre-season as they saw off Etoile Carouge with a 2-1win ... Carouge forward Florian Dupont halved the arrears with a late penalty, but it was not enough to get the Swiss Third Division side a result ... Kightly took advantage of a loose pass in midfield, drove into space and played in Jutkiewicz who saw his powerful drive sting the gloves of the Carouge keeper....

Mee Relishing New Campaign (Burnley Football & Athletic Company Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Jul 2015

(Source. Burnley Football & Athletic Company Ltd). PUBLISHED. 19.33 9th July 2015. Ben Mee says the Clarets will be ready to go again in August after a positive start to pre-season in Evian ... It was a slog but it was something that needed to be done ... The trip to Evian ends with a friendly against Swiss Third Division side Etoile Carouge at Stade de la Fontenette and Mee is relishing getting back into action ... distributed by ... (noodl. 29015687) ....

Duff: We're Laying The Foundations (Burnley Football & Athletic Company Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Jul 2015

(Source. Burnley Football & Athletic Company Ltd). PUBLISHED. 00.45 9th July 2015. Clarets defender Michael Duff believes the squad are laying the foundations for a successful season at their Evian base ... Duff said. "I was happy to get the deal done ... The Clarets are being put to the test in soaring temperatures in France ahead of their friendly with Etoile Carouge on Friday evening (6.30pm kick-off) ... distributed by ... (noodl. 29001142) ....

Dyche on Evian Day One (Burnley Football & Athletic Company Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Jul 2015

(Source. Burnley Football & Athletic Company Ltd). Sean Dyche insists the club's pre-season camp in Evian will only intensify as the week goes on after the players first football session earlier today ... Dyche said ... The week of training culminates in a friendly with Etoile Carouge on Friday and Dyche, who has full complement of players at the camp, believes it is important that he lays down what is expected of everyone early on ... (noodl....

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