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

Residents

1'653

Area

5.4 km²

Population density

307 pop./km²

Elevation

360 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

51%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Chancy

BFS

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

46.6% YesNo 53.4%

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

46.0% YesNo 54.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

60.4% YesNo 39.6%

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

32.1% YesNo 67.9%

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

45.7% YesNo 54.4%

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

41.9% YesNo 58.1%

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

72.7% YesNo 27.3%

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

61.5% YesNo 38.5%

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

23.8% YesNo 76.2%

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

13.4% YesNo 86.7%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 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

0.64 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentMartine Pasche

Websitechancy.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'653 #33 GE · #1094 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 turnout51.7% #31 GE · #1508 CH Against Switzerland23% #12 GE · #382 CH Aligned with Switzerland77% #24 GE · #1124 CH SVP strongholds20.4% #8 GE · #1775 CH SP strongholds17.6% #9 GE · #673 CH Centre strongholds7% #42 GE · #1572 CH FDP strongholds7.9% #44 GE · #1599 CH GLP strongholds4.6% #41 GE · #1292 CH Green strongholds13.9% #31 GE · #195 CH Largest by area5.4 km² #19 GE · #1508 CH Highest municipalities360 m #44 GE · #2008 CH Remotest municipalities50 min #3 GE · #1656 CH Best-connected municipalities50 min #44 GE · #488 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 Cheapest electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #10 GE · #250 CH Most expensive electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #11 GE · #1832 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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