What is the postal code of Chancy?

Chancy has 3 postal codes: 1237, 1284, 1285.

What is the tax rate in Chancy?

The municipal tax multiplier of Chancy is 51% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Chancy?

A single person without children pays about 15'914 CHF income tax in Chancy on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 44 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Chancy have?

Chancy has 1'653 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Chancy?

Chancy has 380 foreign residents, a share of 22.99% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GE

Chancy

1237–1285

GE CANTON1237 1284 1285

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

824 49.8%

Men

829 50.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

446 27.0%

Swiss citizens

1'273 77.0%

Foreign residents

380 23.0%

Population density

307 pop./km²

0–19 · 446 · 27.0%20–64 · 1'003 · 60.7%65+ · 204 · 12.3%

Foreign residents 23.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −11 (−0.7%) · 8 births · 9 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

Vote results for Chancy

BFS

36.1% YesNo 63.9%

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

37.8% YesNo 62.2%

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

37.1% YesNo 63.0%

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

33.3% YesNo 66.8%

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

41.2% YesNo 58.8%

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

58.4% YesNo 41.6%

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

46.6% YesNo 53.4%

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

46.0% YesNo 54.0%

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

50.6% YesNo 49.4%

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

55.2% YesNo 44.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP20.4% · strongest party

SVP20.4%

MCR19.9%

SP17.6%

GRÜNE13.9%

FDP7.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier51%

Cantonal tax multiplier147.5%

51%GE range 25%51%

Tax rank 45 of 45 in canton Geneva

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'914 CHF(15.9%)

Rank 44 of 45 in the canton · 1240 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:15'914 CHF(~15.9%)

ChancyCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Chancy	Geneva	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	4.6–5.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.8%	6.8–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	10.1%	8.8–10.1%	10.5%
70'000	12%	10.4–12%	11.9%
80'000	13.4%	11.7–13.4%	13.1%
90'000	14.6%	12.7–14.6%	14.1%
100'000	15.9%	13.9–15.9%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	14.9–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	18.1%	15.8–18.1%	17.2%
130'000	18.9%	16.6–18.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.4–19.8%	19%
150'000	20.6%	18.1–20.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.4%	19.8–22.4%	21.6%
200'000	24%	21.3–24%	23.2%
225'000	25.5%	22.6–25.5%	24.6%
250'000	26.7%	23.8–26.7%	25.8%
275'000	27.8%	24.8–27.8%	26.8%
300'000	28.6%	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 1991–202011.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020902 mm

11.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

432 m

Mean elevation

377 m

Relief

101 m

Mean slope

5°

Flat share

66.3%

South-facing

4.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 101 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

9.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

11.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'100

Per inhabitant

5'590 kWh/yr

9 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 Chancy →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

0.64 %

Second homes

8 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

627

Built before 194619.8%

Built since 200137.2%

0.64 %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

170

Workplaces

Services share

78.2 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 18 (10.6%) · Secondary 19 (11.2%) · Tertiary 133 (78.2%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

235 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 50 min · Car 31 min

AgglomerationPT 50 min · Car 31 min

Remoteness 3/45 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number6611

Head of governmentMartine Pasche

Websitechancy.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Chancy ranks

Largest municipalities1'653 #33 GE · #1094 CH Growing municipalities-0.7% #37 GE · #1708 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.7% #9 GE · #406 CH Jobs per resident0.1 #45 GE · #2093 CH Families & children27% #1 GE · #23 CH Age structure12.3% #45 GE · #2095 CH Women share49.8% #41 GE · #1092 CH Foreign residents23% #35 GE · #655 CH Population density307/km² #31 GE · #770 CH Tax burden15'914 #45 GE · #1241 CH Taxes51% #45 GE Warmest municipalities11.1 °C #7 GE · #60 CH Sunniest municipalities48.4% #1 GE · #299 CH Rainiest municipalities902 mm #21 GE · #1943 CH Voter turnout53% #31 GE · #1476 CH Against Switzerland22.5% #12 GE · #383 CH Aligned with Switzerland77.5% #24 GE · #1119 CH SVP strongholds20.4% #8 GE · #1778 CH SP strongholds17.6% #9 GE · #677 CH Centre strongholds7% #42 GE · #1575 CH FDP strongholds7.9% #44 GE · #1603 CH GLP strongholds4.6% #41 GE · #1295 CH Green strongholds13.9% #31 GE · #197 CH Largest by area5.4 km² #19 GE · #1508 CH Highest municipalities360 m #44 GE · #2008 CH Second homes8% #44 GE · #1637 CH Organic farming0% #38 GE · #2069 CH Best-connected municipalities50 min #44 GE · #488 CH Remotest municipalities50 min #3 GE · #1656 CH Highest peaks432 m #37 GE · #2057 CH Highest-lying municipalities377 m #45 GE · #2045 CH Greatest vertical range101 m #7 GE · #1835 CH Steepest municipalities5° #4 GE · #1584 CH Solar potential9 GWh #38 GE · #1602 CH Solar potential per capita5'590 kWh #30 GE · #1887 CH Cheapest electricity24.43 Rp./kWh #10 GE · #288 CH Most expensive electricity24.43 Rp./kWh #11 GE · #1794 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Athenaz (Avusy)1285 Avully1237 Chancy1284

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Chancy?: Chancy has 3 postal codes: 1237, 1284, 1285.
What is the tax rate in Chancy?: The municipal tax multiplier of Chancy is 51% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Chancy?: A single person without children pays about 15'914 CHF income tax in Chancy on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 44 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Chancy have?: Chancy has 1'653 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Chancy?: Chancy has 380 foreign residents, a share of 22.99% (2025).

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