What is the postal code of Carouge?

The postal code of Carouge is 1227.

What is the tax rate in Carouge?

The municipal tax multiplier of Carouge is 40% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Carouge?

A single person without children pays about 15'056 CHF income tax in Carouge on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 15 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Carouge have?

Carouge has 22'783 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Carouge?

Carouge has 8'440 foreign residents, a share of 37.05% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GE

Carouge

1227

GE CANTON1227

Residents

22'783

Area

2.7 km²

Population density

8'438 pop./km²

Elevation

389 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

40%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

11'933 52.4%

Men

10'850 47.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

4'621 20.3%

Swiss citizens

14'343 63.0%

Foreign residents

8'440 37.1%

Population density

8'438 pop./km²

0–19 · 4'621 · 20.3%20–64 · 14'520 · 63.7%65+ · 3'642 · 16.0%

Foreign residents 37.1%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Carouge

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

38.0% YesNo 62.0%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

31.7% YesNo 68.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

70.9% YesNo 29.1%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

48.8% YesNo 51.2%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

32.1% YesNo 67.9%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

35.6% YesNo 64.4%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

74.8% YesNo 25.2%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

51.9% YesNo 48.1%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

39.0% YesNo 61.0%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

15.0% YesNo 85.0%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP20.4% · strongest party

SP20.4%

GRÜNE19.8%

SVP12.8%

FDP12.3%

MCR11.5%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier40%

Cantonal tax multiplier147.5%

40%GE range 25%51%

Tax rank 17 of 45 in canton Geneva

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'056 CHF(15.1%)

Rank 15 of 45 in the canton · 1009 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:15'056 CHF(~15.1%)

CarougeCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Carouge	Geneva	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	4.6–5.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.4%	6.8–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.6%	8.8–10.1%	10.5%
70'000	11.3%	10.4–12%	11.9%
80'000	12.7%	11.7–13.4%	13.1%
90'000	13.8%	12.7–14.6%	14.1%
100'000	15.1%	13.9–15.9%	15.3%
110'000	16.2%	14.9–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	17.1%	15.8–18.1%	17.2%
130'000	18%	16.6–18.9%	18.1%
140'000	18.8%	17.4–19.8%	19%
150'000	19.5%	18.1–20.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.3%	19.8–22.4%	21.6%
200'000	22.9%	21.3–24%	23.2%
225'000	24.3%	22.6–25.5%	24.6%
250'000	25.5%	23.8–26.7%	25.8%
275'000	26.5%	24.8–27.8%	26.8%
300'000	27.4%	25.6–28.6%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020871 mm

11.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

423 m

Mean elevation

390 m

Relief

50 m

Mean slope

2.7°

Flat share

86.6%

South-facing

0.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 50 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

79.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

102.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

17'700

79 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

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.3 %

Avg. rooms

2.7

Dwellings

11'289

Built before 194619.2%

Built since 200121.7%

0.3 %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 21 min · Car 15 min

AgglomerationPT 21 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 42/45 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentPatrick Mutzenberg · Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz

Websitecarouge.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities22'783 #5 GE · #44 CH Families & children20.3% #41 GE · #1061 CH Age structure16% #36 GE · #1904 CH Women share52.4% #8 GE · #90 CH Foreign residents37.1% #11 GE · #115 CH Population density8'438/km² #2 GE · #3 CH Tax burden15'056 #15 GE · #1009 CH Taxes40% #17 GE Warmest municipalities11.2 °C #2 GE · #42 CH Sunniest municipalities47.5% #19 GE · #372 CH Rainiest municipalities871 mm #35 GE · #1990 CH Voter turnout50.5% #37 GE · #1659 CH Against Switzerland29% #2 GE · #106 CH Aligned with Switzerland71% #38 GE · #1368 CH SVP strongholds12.8% #43 GE · #2049 CH SP strongholds20.4% #3 GE · #440 CH Centre strongholds7.2% #41 GE · #1546 CH FDP strongholds12.3% #40 GE · #1122 CH GLP strongholds6.7% #23 GE · #828 CH Green strongholds19.8% #1 GE · #24 CH Largest by area2.7 km² #42 GE · #1927 CH Highest municipalities389 m #42 GE · #1940 CH Remotest municipalities21 min #42 GE · #2087 CH Best-connected municipalities21 min #4 GE · #31 CH Highest peaks423 m #44 GE · #2074 CH Highest-lying municipalities390 m #42 GE · #2005 CH Greatest vertical range50 m #37 GE · #2039 CH Steepest municipalities2.7° #15 GE · #1936 CH Solar potential79 GWh #8 GE · #150 CH Cheapest electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #8 GE · #248 CH Most expensive electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #9 GE · #1830 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1227

Carouge GE

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Carouge GE1227 Les Acacias1227

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Carouge?: The postal code of Carouge is 1227.
What is the tax rate in Carouge?: The municipal tax multiplier of Carouge is 40% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Carouge?: A single person without children pays about 15'056 CHF income tax in Carouge on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 15 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Carouge have?: Carouge has 22'783 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Carouge?: Carouge has 8'440 foreign residents, a share of 37.05% (2025).

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