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Bernex

1232–1286
Residents
11'134
Area
13 km²
Population density
860 pop./km²
Elevation
445 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
48%
Postal codes
4

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
5'670 50.9%
Men
5'464 49.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'414 21.7%
Swiss citizens
8'537 76.7%
Foreign residents
2'597 23.3%
Population density
860 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'414 · 21.7%20–64 · 6'499 · 58.4%65+ · 2'221 · 19.9%
Foreign residents 23.3%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SP17.8% · strongest party
SP17.8%
FDP15.7%
GRÜNE15.6%
SVP15.2%
MCR12.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Municipal tax multiplier48%
Cantonal tax multiplier147.5%
48%GE range 25%51%
Tax rank 37 of 45 in canton Geneva
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'680 CHF(15.7%)
Rank 37 of 45 in the canton · 1146 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:15'680 CHF(~15.7%)
BernexCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeBernexGenevaSwitzerland median
40'0005.2%4.65.3%5.4%
50'0007.7%6.87.8%7.8%
60'00010%8.810.1%10.5%
70'00011.8%10.412%11.9%
80'00013.2%11.713.4%13.1%
90'00014.4%12.714.6%14.1%
100'00015.7%13.915.9%15.3%
110'00016.8%14.917.1%16.3%
120'00017.8%15.818.1%17.2%
130'00018.7%16.618.9%18.1%
140'00019.5%17.419.8%19%
150'00020.3%18.120.6%19.7%
175'00022.1%19.822.4%21.6%
200'00023.7%21.324%23.2%
225'00025.1%22.625.5%24.6%
250'00026.4%23.826.7%25.8%
275'00027.4%24.827.8%26.8%
300'00028.3%25.628.6%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202011 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020858 mm
11 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
506 m
Mean elevation
423 m
Relief
138 m
Mean slope
3.4°
Flat share
80.9%
South-facing
5.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 138 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
85.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
98.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
19'000
85 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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026
Tariff H4
24.88 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.67 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.88 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.54 Rp./kWh
24.88 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 24.88 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Vacancy rate
0.23 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
4'765
Built before 19468.5%
Built since 200122.4%
0.23 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 37 min · Car 22 min
AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 22 min
Remoteness 19/45 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
Head of governmentCyril Huguenin · Die Mitte
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 4
What is the postal code of Bernex?
Bernex has 4 postal codes: 1232, 1233, 1236, 1286.
What is the tax rate in Bernex?
The municipal tax multiplier of Bernex is 48% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Bernex?
A single person without children pays about 15'680 CHF income tax in Bernex on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 37 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bernex have?
Bernex has 11'134 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bernex?
Bernex has 2'597 foreign residents, a share of 23.32% (2025).

Map

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