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[[File:Screenshot 2026-01-23.png|thumb|CERN map<ref>A tale of three regions, [https://cerncourier.com/a/a-tale-of-three-regions/ CERN Courier, 27 May 1999]</ref>]] | [[File:Screenshot 2026-01-23.png|thumb|CERN map<ref>A tale of three regions, [https://cerncourier.com/a/a-tale-of-three-regions/ CERN Courier, 27 May 1999]</ref>]] | ||
CERN has two main sites, Meyrin and Prevessin. It is less known that CERN | CERN has two main sites, Meyrin and Prevessin. It is less known that CERN has 18 fenced sites and 90 hectare of woods and forest.<ref>Let's wander in the forest, Corinne Pralavorio, [https://home.cern/news/news/cern/lets-wander-forest CERN News, 27 November, 2018] | ||
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CERN land and sites consist of: | |||
*'''624 ha''' of land made available by the Host States (France '''516 ha''', Switzerland '''108 ha''') | *'''624 ha''' of land made available by the Host States (France '''516 ha''', Switzerland '''108 ha''') | ||
* '''18''' fenced sites covering a surface area of '''226 ha''' (France '''177 ha''', Switzerland '''49 ha''') | * '''18''' fenced sites covering a surface area of '''226 ha''' (France '''177 ha''', Switzerland '''49 ha''') | ||
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* '''24.9 km''' of fencing | * '''24.9 km''' of fencing | ||
For | For further details, see [https://apex-sso.cern.ch/pls/htmldb_gisdbr/f?p=112:8:17550593577253: https://apex-sso.cern.ch/pls/htmldb_gisdbr/f?p=112:8:17550593577253:]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:CERN sites]] | [[Category:CERN sites]] | ||
[[Category:Fun facts and anecdotes]] | [[Category:Fun facts and anecdotes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:32, 23 January 2026
CERN has two main sites, Meyrin and Prevessin. It is less known that CERN has 18 fenced sites and 90 hectare of woods and forest.[2]
CERN land and sites consist of:
- 624 ha of land made available by the Host States (France 516 ha, Switzerland 108 ha)
- 18 fenced sites covering a surface area of 226 ha (France 177 ha, Switzerland 49 ha)
- Meyrin site: 78 ha, Prevessin site: 87 ha
- 24.9 km of fencing
For further details, see https://apex-sso.cern.ch/pls/htmldb_gisdbr/f?p=112:8:17550593577253:.
References
- ↑ A tale of three regions, CERN Courier, 27 May 1999
- ↑ Let's wander in the forest, Corinne Pralavorio, CERN News, 27 November, 2018