What is the postal code of Chêne-Bougeries?

Chêne-Bougeries has 2 postal codes: 1224, 1231.

What is the tax rate in Chêne-Bougeries?

The municipal tax multiplier of Chêne-Bougeries is 32% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Chêne-Bougeries?

A single person without children pays about 14'431 CHF income tax in Chêne-Bougeries on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Chêne-Bougeries have?

Chêne-Bougeries has 14'947 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Chêne-Bougeries?

Chêne-Bougeries has 5'404 foreign residents, a share of 36.15% (2025).

Chêne-Bougeries (GE): Postal Codes 1224–1231, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

7'827 52.4%

Men

7'120 47.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

3'616 24.2%

Swiss citizens

9'543 63.9%

Foreign residents

5'404 36.2%

Population density

3'610 pop./km²

0–19 · 3'616 · 24.2%20–64 · 8'542 · 57.1%65+ · 2'789 · 18.7%

Foreign residents 36.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Chêne-Bougeries

BFS

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

50.9% YesNo 49.1%

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

32.8% YesNo 67.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

69.5% YesNo 30.5%

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

35.4% YesNo 64.6%

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

34.1% YesNo 65.9%

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

31.9% YesNo 68.1%

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

78.2% YesNo 21.8%

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

49.4% YesNo 50.6%

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

22.5% YesNo 77.5%

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

13.7% YesNo 86.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP27.8% · strongest party

FDP27.8%

SP15.0%

SVP14.9%

GRÜNE11.5%

GLP9.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier32%

Cantonal tax multiplier147.5%

32%GE range 25%51%

Tax rank 8 of 45 in canton Geneva

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'431 CHF(14.4%)

Rank 7 of 45 in the canton · 918 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:14'431 CHF(~14.4%)

Chêne-BougeriesCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Chêne-Bougeries	Geneva	Switzerland median
40'000	4.8%	4.6–5.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.1%	6.8–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.1%	8.8–10.1%	10.5%
70'000	10.8%	10.4–12%	11.9%
80'000	12.2%	11.7–13.4%	13.1%
90'000	13.2%	12.7–14.6%	14.1%
100'000	14.4%	13.9–15.9%	15.3%
110'000	15.5%	14.9–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	16.4%	15.8–18.1%	17.2%
130'000	17.3%	16.6–18.9%	18.1%
140'000	18%	17.4–19.8%	19%
150'000	18.8%	18.1–20.6%	19.7%
175'000	20.5%	19.8–22.4%	21.6%
200'000	22%	21.3–24%	23.2%
225'000	23.4%	22.6–25.5%	24.6%
250'000	24.6%	23.8–26.7%	25.8%
275'000	25.6%	24.8–27.8%	26.8%
300'000	26.4%	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 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020893 mm

11 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

430 m

Mean elevation

419 m

Relief

47 m

Mean slope

2.3°

Flat share

88.9%

South-facing

3.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 47 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

47.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

63.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

10'600

48 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

0.34 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

6'247

Built before 194616.3%

Built since 200129.3%

0.34 %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 23 min · Car 16 min

AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 40/45 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentWilliam Locher · FDP.Die Liberalen

Websitechene-bougeries.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities14'947 #8 GE · #97 CH Families & children24.2% #12 GE · #152 CH Age structure18.7% #23 GE · #1520 CH Women share52.4% #9 GE · #91 CH Foreign residents36.2% #14 GE · #136 CH Population density3'610/km² #8 GE · #21 CH Tax burden14'431 #7 GE · #918 CH Taxes32% #8 GE Warmest municipalities11 °C #16 GE · #84 CH Sunniest municipalities46.9% #38 GE · #464 CH Rainiest municipalities893 mm #26 GE · #1960 CH Voter turnout53.9% #30 GE · #1235 CH Against Switzerland17% #32 GE · #819 CH Aligned with Switzerland83% #8 GE · #710 CH SVP strongholds14.9% #35 GE · #1995 CH SP strongholds15% #17 GE · #943 CH Centre strongholds7.6% #38 GE · #1493 CH FDP strongholds27.8% #7 GE · #143 CH GLP strongholds9.2% #10 GE · #413 CH Green strongholds11.5% #38 GE · #403 CH Largest by area4.1 km² #32 GE · #1700 CH Highest municipalities423 m #28 GE · #1757 CH Remotest municipalities23 min #40 GE · #2075 CH Best-connected municipalities23 min #6 GE · #40 CH Highest peaks430 m #40 GE · #2064 CH Highest-lying municipalities419 m #21 GE · #1916 CH Greatest vertical range47 m #39 GE · #2044 CH Steepest municipalities2.3° #22 GE · #1983 CH Solar potential48 GWh #13 GE · #360 CH Cheapest electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #11 GE · #251 CH Most expensive electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #12 GE · #1833 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Chêne-Bougeries1224 Conches1231

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Chêne-Bougeries?: Chêne-Bougeries has 2 postal codes: 1224, 1231.
What is the tax rate in Chêne-Bougeries?: The municipal tax multiplier of Chêne-Bougeries is 32% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Chêne-Bougeries?: A single person without children pays about 14'431 CHF income tax in Chêne-Bougeries on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Chêne-Bougeries have?: Chêne-Bougeries has 14'947 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Chêne-Bougeries?: Chêne-Bougeries has 5'404 foreign residents, a share of 36.15% (2025).

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