It is surrounded by Switzerland to the North and by France to the South.
The main costal towns are (by order of importance) :
- Geneva at the west end of the lake:
- 40 km from Evian on a normal road
- 300'000 inhabitants
- The only international airport of the area
- Numbrous luxurious hotels
- Many squats and an important "alternative" scene
- Lausanne, facing Evian on the swiss coast of the lake :
- 14 km from Evian by boat, 110 km by road
- 150'000 inhabitants
- Some hotels that will be used by the delegations
- 1 youth hostel called "Jeun' Hotel"
- Thonon :
- 15 km west of Evian
- The biggest town of the french coast
- 80'000 inhabitants
- Campsite
- Vevey :
- 20 km east of Lausanne
- 20'000 inhabitants
- Home town of Nestlé
- Evian :
- Despite its international fame it's more a big village than a town.
- 7'000 inhabitants
- Enough hotels to host the hard core of the summit