Lully, Agricultural village in Bernex, Switzerland.
Lully is a village of about 1,700 inhabitants in the municipality of Bernex, in the canton of Geneva. It lies on the slopes south of the hamlet known as La Feuillée, above the Aire river, and its built area is made up of houses and small residential lanes set among farmland.
Lully is a village of about 1,700 inhabitants in the municipality of Bernex, canton of Geneva. On 15 November 2002, between 3 and 4 a.m., the hamlet was flooded by runoff from the southern slopes at La Feuillée; the water rose only 50 cm above the road, and about fifteen riverside families were evacuated minutes before their homes were inundated.
Residents are nicknamed "les Aquariens", a name tied to the village's watery history. On 15 November 2002, between 3 and 4 a.m., runoff from the slopes of La Feuillée flooded the hamlet, rising 50 cm above the road; about fifteen riverside families had bedrooms in their cellars and were evacuated minutes before the water entered their homes.
Lully lies in the municipality of Bernex, in the canton of Geneva. The hamlet sits below the southern slopes of La Feuillée, the ground from which runoff poured during the 15 November 2002 flood. The Aire runs alongside the settlement and can reach its maximum level. Visitors should note that the lowest point of the road was submerged by about 50 centimetres of water.
The 15 November 2002 flood came mainly from runoff off the slopes south of the hamlet, at La Feuillée, not from the Aire bursting its banks, although the river was at its maximum. Water rose only 50 cm above the road, but about fifteen riverside families had bedrooms in their basements and were evacuated minutes before the water entered.
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