Cité-centre

Cité-centre is an administrative term for the city center of Geneva, Switzerland.

Geography

Part of the administrative sector of Genève-Cité, the Cité-centre district is divided into four main parts:

the upper town or Cité: located on the hill overlooking Geneva and dominated by the silhouette of Saint-Pierre cathedral
the lower town: the district of Rues basse and Rive which regroup the main shopping streets as well as some of the oldest squares in the city
the districts of Tranchées and Saint-Léger located at the site of the ancient eastern fortifications of Geneva
Hollande's banking district and the one surrounding Parc des Bastions

The old town of Geneva, which constituted the medieval fortified city, is made up of Cité-centre and the district of Saint-Gervais. Cité-center occupies the left bank of the Rhône, and Saint-Gervais the right bank.