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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
2'053 49.9%
Men
2'058 50.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'076 26.2%
Swiss citizens
2'495 60.7%
Foreign residents
1'616 39.3%
Population density
647 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'076 · 26.2%20–64 · 2'502 · 60.9%65+ · 533 · 13.0%
Foreign residents 39.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +6 (+0.2%) · 37 births · 11 deaths · net migration −3
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
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
33.7% YesNo 66.3%
27.09.2026Loi 13579 indemnité à la Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale – GenèveCantonal GE● Rejected · 41.5% Yes
47.6% YesNo 52.5%
27.09.2026Loi 13725 crédit de 39 500 000 francs pour la réalisation de projets transfrontaliersCantonal GE● Accepted · 56.8% Yes
53.8% YesNo 46.2%
27.09.2026IN 198 « Pour une contraception gratuite »Cantonal GE● Accepted · 58.5% Yes
51.8% YesNo 48.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
49.9% YesNo 50.1%
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
61.7% YesNo 38.3%
14.06.2026Loi pour une expression non ostentatoire des convictions religieusesCantonal GE● Accepted · 51.4% Yes
56.6% YesNo 43.4%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
FDP21.7% · strongest party
FDP21.7%
SVP17.4%
SP14.8%
GRÜNE12.7%
MCR10.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier39%
Cantonal tax multiplier147.5%
39%GE range 25%51%
Tax rank 14 of 45 in canton Geneva
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'978 CHF(15%)
Rank 12 of 45 in the canton · 995 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:14'978 CHF(~15%)
BellevueCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeBellevueGenevaSwitzerland median
40'0005%4.6–5.3%5.4%
50'0007.4%6.8–7.8%7.8%
60'0009.5%8.8–10.1%10.5%
70'00011.2%10.4–12%11.9%
80'00012.6%11.7–13.4%13.1%
90'00013.7%12.7–14.6%14.1%
100'00015%13.9–15.9%15.3%
110'00016.1%14.9–17.1%16.3%
120'00017%15.8–18.1%17.2%
130'00017.9%16.6–18.9%18.1%
140'00018.7%17.4–19.8%19%
150'00019.4%18.1–20.6%19.7%
175'00021.2%19.8–22.4%21.6%
200'00022.7%21.3–24%23.2%
225'00024.1%22.6–25.5%24.6%
250'00025.4%23.8–26.7%25.8%
275'00026.4%24.8–27.8%26.8%
300'00027.2%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 1991–2020937 mm
11 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
435 m
Mean elevation
399 m
Relief
62 m
Mean slope
1.8°
Flat share
92.3%
South-facing
3.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 62 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
Roof potential
19.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
24.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'400
Per inhabitant
4'794 kWh/yr
20 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
Standard model, deductible 300752 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Geneva539 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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
0.18 %
Second homes
13.1 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
1'655
Built before 19467.9%
Built since 200162.3%
0.18 %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
1'552
Workplaces
171
Services share
93.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 7 (0.5%) · Secondary 90 (5.8%) · Tertiary 1'455 (93.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
3
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
74 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 27 min · Car 15 min
AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 15 min
Remoteness 36/45 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number6606
Head of governmentAnne Thorel Ruegsegger
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities4'111 #20 GE · #542 CHGrowing municipalities0.2% #32 GE · #1324 CHShrinking municipalities0.2% #14 GE · #788 CHJobs per resident0.38 #18 GE · #942 CHFamilies & children26.2% #2 GE · #42 CHAge structure13% #44 GE · #2081 CHWomen share49.9% #40 GE · #1049 CHForeign residents39.3% #8 GE · #88 CHPopulation density647/km² #23 GE · #399 CHTax burden14'978 #12 GE · #995 CHTaxes39% #14 GEWarmest municipalities11 °C #14 GE · #82 CHSunniest municipalities47.6% #14 GE · #360 CHRainiest municipalities937 mm #11 GE · #1852 CHVoter turnout51.6% #36 GE · #1639 CHAgainst Switzerland20.6% #20 GE · #510 CHAligned with Switzerland79.4% #16 GE · #1000 CHSVP strongholds17.4% #20 GE · #1907 CHSP strongholds14.8% #20 GE · #970 CHCentre strongholds9.4% #22 GE · #1263 CHFDP strongholds21.7% #16 GE · #358 CHGLP strongholds7.8% #15 GE · #618 CHGreen strongholds12.7% #33 GE · #280 CHLargest by area6.4 km² #16 GE · #1349 CHHighest municipalities419 m #33 GE · #1789 CHSecond homes13.1% #24 GE · #768 CHOrganic farming0% #35 GE · #2066 CHBest-connected municipalities27 min #10 GE · #66 CHRemotest municipalities27 min #36 GE · #2051 CHHighest peaks435 m #33 GE · #2045 CHHighest-lying municipalities399 m #34 GE · #1980 CHGreatest vertical range62 m #28 GE · #2001 CHSteepest municipalities1.8° #31 GE · #2022 CHSolar potential20 GWh #24 GE · #1024 CHSolar potential per capita4'794 kWh #36 GE · #2000 CHCheapest electricity24.43 Rp./kWh #6 GE · #284 CHMost expensive electricity24.43 Rp./kWh #7 GE · #1790 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Bellevue?
The postal code of Bellevue is 1293.
What is the tax rate in Bellevue?
The municipal tax multiplier of Bellevue is 39% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Bellevue?
A single person without children pays about 14'978 CHF income tax in Bellevue on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 12 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bellevue have?
Bellevue has 4'111 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bellevue?
Bellevue has 1'616 foreign residents, a share of 39.31% (2025).

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