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).

Switzerland · Canton GE

Bernex

1232–1286

GE CANTON1232 1233 1236 1286

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

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%

Population change 2025: +22 (+0.2%) · 100 births · 65 deaths · net migration +47

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 Bernex

BFS

33.0% YesNo 67.0%

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

27.5% YesNo 72.5%

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

39.8% YesNo 60.2%

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

35.8% YesNo 64.2%

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

56.2% YesNo 43.9%

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

56.9% YesNo 43.1%

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

45.4% YesNo 54.6%

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

35.0% YesNo 65.0%

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

51.3% YesNo 48.7%

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

54.6% YesNo 45.4%

All federal votes →

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

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 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

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

100'000 CHF:15'680 CHF(~15.7%)

BernexCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bernex	Geneva	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	4.6–5.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.7%	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	13.2%	11.7–13.4%	13.1%
90'000	14.4%	12.7–14.6%	14.1%
100'000	15.7%	13.9–15.9%	15.3%
110'000	16.8%	14.9–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	17.8%	15.8–18.1%	17.2%
130'000	18.7%	16.6–18.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.5%	17.4–19.8%	19%
150'000	20.3%	18.1–20.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.1%	19.8–22.4%	21.6%
200'000	23.7%	21.3–24%	23.2%
225'000	25.1%	22.6–25.5%	24.6%
250'000	26.4%	23.8–26.7%	25.8%
275'000	27.4%	24.8–27.8%	26.8%
300'000	28.3%	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 1991–2020858 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

85.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

98.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

19'000

Per inhabitant

7'662 kWh/yr

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 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 Bernex →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

0.23 %

Second homes

11 %

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 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

3'256

Workplaces

571

Services share

78.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 325 (10.0%) · Secondary 377 (11.6%) · Tertiary 2'554 (78.4%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

33.3 %

Farmland

763 ha

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

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number6607

Head of governmentCyril Huguenin · Die Mitte

Websitebernex.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Bernex ranks

Largest municipalities11'134 #13 GE · #149 CH Growing municipalities0.2% #31 GE · #1288 CH Shrinking municipalities0.2% #15 GE · #827 CH Jobs per resident0.29 #26 GE · #1357 CH Families & children21.7% #34 GE · #621 CH Age structure19.9% #13 GE · #1282 CH Women share50.9% #31 GE · #474 CH Foreign residents23.3% #34 GE · #633 CH Population density860/km² #18 GE · #274 CH Tax burden15'680 #37 GE · #1146 CH Taxes48% #37 GE Warmest municipalities11 °C #15 GE · #83 CH Sunniest municipalities47.9% #7 GE · #337 CH Rainiest municipalities858 mm #40 GE · #2008 CH Voter turnout56.3% #27 GE · #1053 CH Against Switzerland21.6% #17 GE · #442 CH Aligned with Switzerland78.4% #21 GE · #1063 CH SVP strongholds15.2% #31 GE · #1987 CH SP strongholds17.8% #8 GE · #658 CH Centre strongholds10.7% #11 GE · #1141 CH FDP strongholds15.7% #30 GE · #769 CH GLP strongholds6.2% #33 GE · #945 CH Green strongholds15.6% #20 GE · #114 CH Largest by area13 km² #4 GE · #752 CH Highest municipalities445 m #12 GE · #1580 CH Second homes11% #35 GE · #1042 CH Organic farming33.3% #12 GE · #301 CH Best-connected municipalities37 min #26 GE · #194 CH Remotest municipalities37 min #19 GE · #1929 CH Highest peaks506 m #3 GE · #1857 CH Highest-lying municipalities423 m #18 GE · #1899 CH Greatest vertical range138 m #2 GE · #1657 CH Steepest municipalities3.4° #10 GE · #1851 CH Solar potential85 GWh #7 GE · #123 CH Solar potential per capita7'662 kWh #16 GE · #1538 CH Cheapest electricity24.43 Rp./kWh #7 GE · #285 CH Most expensive electricity24.43 Rp./kWh #8 GE · #1791 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Bernex1233 Cartigny1236 Confignon1232 Soral1286

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Frequently asked questions

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).

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