What is the postal code of Avusy?

Avusy has 2 postal codes: 1236, 1285.

What is the tax rate in Avusy?

The municipal tax multiplier of Avusy is 49% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Avusy?

A single person without children pays about 15'758 CHF income tax in Avusy on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 39 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Avusy have?

Avusy has 1'425 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Avusy?

Avusy has 140 foreign residents, a share of 9.82% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GE

Avusy

1236–1285

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

727 51.0%

Men

698 49.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

285 20.0%

Swiss citizens

1'285 90.2%

Foreign residents

140 9.8%

Population density

276 pop./km²

0–19 · 285 · 20.0%20–64 · 859 · 60.3%65+ · 281 · 19.7%

Foreign residents 9.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +13 (+0.9%) · 10 births · 8 deaths · net migration +15

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Avusy

BFS

28.8% YesNo 71.2%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes

28.4% YesNo 71.6%

27.09.2026Loi 13579 indemnité à la Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale – GenèveCantonal GE● Rejected · 41.5% Yes

41.8% YesNo 58.2%

27.09.2026Loi 13025 LDTR pour que les locataires puissent devenir, s’ils le souhaitent, propriétaires de leur propre logementCantonal GE● Rejected · 36.5% Yes

34.6% YesNo 65.4%

27.09.2026Loi 13725 crédit de 39 500 000 francs pour la réalisation de projets transfrontaliersCantonal GE● Accepted · 56.8% Yes

57.0% YesNo 43.0%

27.09.2026IN 198 « Pour une contraception gratuite »Cantonal GE● Accepted · 58.5% Yes

56.4% YesNo 43.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

46.7% YesNo 53.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

37.7% YesNo 62.3%

14.06.2026Loi sur les heures d'ouverture des magasins (LHOM) (Ouverture du dimanche)Cantonal GE● Accepted · 52.8% Yes

59.4% YesNo 40.6%

14.06.2026Loi pour une expression non ostentatoire des convictions religieusesCantonal GE● Accepted · 51.4% Yes

59.4% YesNo 40.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP19.1% · strongest party

FDP19.1%

GRÜNE16.9%

SVP14.6%

Mitte12.5%

SP12.3%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier49%

Cantonal tax multiplier147.5%

49%GE range 25%51%

Tax rank 40 of 45 in canton Geneva

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'758 CHF(15.8%)

Rank 39 of 45 in the canton · 1171 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 15'212 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Cologny 13'885 CHF · most expensive Avully 15'914 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:15'758 CHF(~15.8%)

AvusyCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Avusy	Geneva	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	4.6–5.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.8%	6.8–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	10%	8.8–10.1%	10.5%
70'000	11.8%	10.4–12%	11.9%
80'000	13.3%	11.7–13.4%	13.1%
90'000	14.4%	12.7–14.6%	14.1%
100'000	15.8%	13.9–15.9%	15.3%
110'000	16.9%	14.9–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	17.9%	15.8–18.1%	17.2%
130'000	18.8%	16.6–18.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.6%	17.4–19.8%	19%
150'000	20.4%	18.1–20.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.2%	19.8–22.4%	21.6%
200'000	23.8%	21.3–24%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	22.6–25.5%	24.6%
250'000	26.5%	23.8–26.7%	25.8%
275'000	27.5%	24.8–27.8%	26.8%
300'000	28.4%	25.6–28.6%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202011 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020851 mm

11 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

455 m

Mean elevation

418 m

Relief

99 m

Mean slope

3.7°

Flat share

72.1%

South-facing

15.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 99 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

11.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

14.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'500

Per inhabitant

7'965 kWh/yr

11 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

24.43 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.33 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.78 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.54 Rp./kWh

24.43 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 24.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Services industriels de Genève

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Standard model, deductible 300752 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Geneva539 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Avusy →Canton Geneva →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Geneva (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.88 %

Second homes

12.9 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

569

Built before 194628.3%

Built since 200116.3%

0.88 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

464

Workplaces

Services share

78.2 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 62 (13.4%) · Secondary 39 (8.4%) · Tertiary 363 (78.2%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

7.7 %

Farmland

486 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 50 min · Car 30 min

AgglomerationPT 50 min · Car 30 min

Remoteness 2/45 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number6604

Head of governmentOlivier Goy

Websiteavusy.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Avusy ranks

Largest municipalities1'425 #34 GE · #1208 CH Growing municipalities0.9% #22 GE · #848 CH Shrinking municipalities0.9% #24 GE · #1267 CH Jobs per resident0.33 #21 GE · #1162 CH Families & children20% #42 GE · #1166 CH Age structure19.7% #14 GE · #1317 CH Women share51% #28 GE · #416 CH Foreign residents9.8% #45 GE · #1711 CH Population density276/km² #34 GE · #830 CH Tax burden15'758 #39 GE · #1171 CH Taxes49% #40 GE Warmest municipalities11 °C #12 GE · #80 CH Sunniest municipalities48.2% #3 GE · #308 CH Rainiest municipalities851 mm #41 GE · #2014 CH Voter turnout62.7% #7 GE · #358 CH Against Switzerland18% #30 GE · #655 CH Aligned with Switzerland82% #10 GE · #803 CH SVP strongholds14.6% #36 GE · #2007 CH SP strongholds12.3% #33 GE · #1260 CH Centre strongholds12.5% #7 GE · #1008 CH FDP strongholds19.1% #20 GE · #525 CH GLP strongholds8.1% #13 GE · #575 CH Green strongholds16.9% #8 GE · #70 CH Largest by area5.2 km² #21 GE · #1527 CH Highest municipalities410 m #35 GE · #1846 CH Second homes12.9% #25 GE · #793 CH Organic farming7.7% #33 GE · #1395 CH Best-connected municipalities50 min #43 GE · #487 CH Remotest municipalities50 min #2 GE · #1655 CH Highest peaks455 m #26 GE · #2014 CH Highest-lying municipalities418 m #23 GE · #1918 CH Greatest vertical range99 m #9 GE · #1843 CH Steepest municipalities3.7° #8 GE · #1814 CH Solar potential11 GWh #33 GE · #1456 CH Solar potential per capita7'965 kWh #14 GE · #1467 CH Cheapest electricity24.43 Rp./kWh #4 GE · #282 CH Most expensive electricity24.43 Rp./kWh #5 GE · #1788 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Athenaz (Avusy)1285 Cartigny1236

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Avusy?: Avusy has 2 postal codes: 1236, 1285.
What is the tax rate in Avusy?: The municipal tax multiplier of Avusy is 49% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Avusy?: A single person without children pays about 15'758 CHF income tax in Avusy on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 39 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Avusy have?: Avusy has 1'425 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Avusy?: Avusy has 140 foreign residents, a share of 9.82% (2025).

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