Which municipality in canton Geneva lies highest?

Presinge is the highest municipality in canton Geneva, at 476 m above sea level (2023).

What elevation value does this figure refer to?

The settlement's point value from Wikidata (property P2044) — the elevation of the municipality's settlement point. It does not describe the lowest, mean or highest point of the municipal area.

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Ranking · Data 2023 · Source: BFS

The highest municipalities in canton Geneva (2023)

Name: Highest municipalities in canton Geneva (GE): full ranking (2023)
Creator: Wikidata

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Presinge is the highest municipality in canton Geneva: 476 m above sea level (2023). Next come Bardonnex (470 m) and Jussy (470 m). Source: Wikidata.

Ranking

Wikidata · 2023

Rank	Municipality	Elevation	Residents
1	Presinge	476 m	726
2	Bardonnex	470 m	2'548
3	Jussy	470 m	1'173
4	Cologny	460 m	6'024
5	Gy	460 m	550
6	Soral	459 m	961
7	Vandœuvres	459 m	2'958
8	Le Grand-Saconnex	457 m	12'806
9	Choulex	456 m	1'247
10	Dardagny	451 m	1'853
11	Laconnex	446 m	670
12	Bernex	445 m	10'864
13	Meyrin	443 m	26'882
14	Meinier	440 m	2'079
15	Vernier	440 m	37'460
16	Perly-Certoux	437 m	3'194
17	Versoix	434 m	13'846
18	Puplinge	432 m	2'558
19	Cartigny	431 m	1'046
20	Satigny	431 m	4'577
21	Céligny	430 m	874
22	Collex-Bossy	430 m	1'685
23	Corsier	430 m	2'282
24	Onex	429 m	18'886
25	Troinex	425 m	2'858
26	Veyrier	425 m	11'917
27	Avully	423 m	1'757
28	Chêne-Bougeries	423 m	13'876
29	Chêne-Bourg	423 m	9'450
30	Confignon	420 m	4'552
31	Lancy	420 m	36'229
32	Russin	420 m	524
33	Bellevue	419 m	4'104
34	Pregny-Chambésy	416 m	4'035
35	Avusy	410 m	1'408
36	Hermance	408 m	1'236
37	Collonge-Bellerive	405 m	8'630
38	Genthod	405 m	2'896
39	Plan-les-Ouates	405 m	12'221
40	Thônex	405 m	16'690
41	Anières	400 m	2'521
42	Carouge	389 m	22'311
43	Aire-la-Ville	375 m	1'160
44	Chancy	360 m	1'651

How we measure this

Wikidata

Elevation in metres as a point value for the settlement (Wikidata property P2044), as of 2023. It is the elevation of the municipality's settlement point, not the minimum, mean or maximum terrain elevation across the whole municipal area.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Geneva lies highest?: Presinge is the highest municipality in canton Geneva, at 476 m above sea level (2023).
What elevation value does this figure refer to?: The settlement's point value from Wikidata (property P2044) — the elevation of the municipality's settlement point. It does not describe the lowest, mean or highest point of the municipal area.