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The Eaux-Vives district is a popular district of Geneva, Switzerland and a former commune of the canton of the same name. The district is located on the left bank of Geneva's lake.

Autonomous Municipality
The commune of The Eaux-Vives was created by a decree of 13 June 1798 establishing a municipal administration of the communes on Geneva. At the time of the departure of the French troops, the Geneva constitution of 1814 left the previously established regime at his place.

Until around 1830, the commune did not undertake any major works but improved its public lighting. A subscription was organised in 1838 with a view to building a new Protestant temple, which was inaugurated in 1842. This building is due to the Geneva architect Jacques-Louis Brocher.

The revolution of 1846 had a major impact on communal life, especially with regard to the new responsibilities incumbent on the municipality. With the law of 1849, the old fortifications around Geneva were abolished and the street of the Eaux-Vives and street of the Terrassière became extensions of them. The question of fusion was already beginning to arise.

Urbanisation
Since the 1860's, the signs of progressive urbanization are obvious. Around 1880, the city of Geneva and the communes of Plainpalais and Eaux-Vives joined forces to build a network of collectors on the left bank. At the end of the decade, the first railway line linking Annemasse to the new Les Vollandes station, now Genève-Eaux-Vives station, comes into service.

The beginning of the 20th century is an era of prosperity with the creation of the avenue Pictet-de-Rochemont, which engenders many constructions, the transformation of roads into streets and the construction of the new town hall from 1907. In 1912, the municipality made offers to buy back a property that would become the Eaux-Vives parc; it came into the possession of the municipality in 1913. At the same time, William Favre donated to the city of Geneva the parc de La Grange located on the territory of the commune. During the First World War, the economic situation was difficult and a large amount of debt was granted to support the many families in difficulty.