Les Tilias Flats - Amenities

Local Amenities

Our apartments are located in a popular area of Ferney-Voltaire, with easy access to Town Centre with its shops, pubs, restaurants and leisure facilities. It is also within close proximity of Geneva, as well as Geneva Airport. Below you'll find a list of local amenities starting from the necessities such as supermarkets, the post offices and doctor's offices, to leisure facilities such as parks, gyms, beauty salons and even florists, as well as a guide to public transportation in the area.

Ferney-Voltaire Historical Background

From 1759 to 1778 Ferney was home to French writer and philosopher Voltaire, sometimes referred to as "the patriarch of Ferney." His influence on the town was profound. He built the local church and founded cottage industries that produced some of the finest potters and watchmakers of modern France. The town was eventually renamed "Ferney-Voltaire" in his honour.
In 1759, after having lived in Geneva less than two years, Voltaire purchased the estate of Ferney in France, near the Swiss border. A prime reason for his leaving Geneva was that theatre was forbidden in that Calvinist city, so he had decided to become the enlightened "patriarch" of the little village of Ferney, setting up potteries, a watchmaking industry and, of course, theaters, attracting rich people from Geneva to watch his plays.
During Voltaire's residence, the population of Ferney increased to more than 1,000. Voltaire lived there for the last 20 years of his life before returning to Paris, where he died in 1778.