What is the postal code of Chêne-Bourg?

The postal code of Chêne-Bourg is 1225.

What is the tax rate in Chêne-Bourg?

The municipal tax multiplier of Chêne-Bourg is 46% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Chêne-Bourg?

A single person without children pays about 15'524 CHF income tax in Chêne-Bourg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 32 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Chêne-Bourg have?

Chêne-Bourg has 9'747 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Chêne-Bourg?

Chêne-Bourg has 4'042 foreign residents, a share of 41.47% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GE

Chêne-Bourg

1225

GE CANTON1225

Residents

9'747

Area

1.3 km²

Population density

7'615 pop./km²

Elevation

423 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

46%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

5'070 52.0%

Men

4'677 48.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'077 21.3%

Swiss citizens

5'705 58.5%

Foreign residents

4'042 41.5%

Population density

7'615 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'077 · 21.3%20–64 · 6'066 · 62.2%65+ · 1'604 · 16.5%

Foreign residents 41.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Chêne-Bourg

BFS

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

42.5% YesNo 57.5%

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

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

66.1% YesNo 33.9%

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

44.1% YesNo 55.9%

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

38.4% YesNo 61.6%

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

38.8% YesNo 61.2%

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

69.6% YesNo 30.4%

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

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

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

32.9% YesNo 67.1%

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

18.2% YesNo 81.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP17.5% · strongest party

SP17.5%

GRÜNE15.9%

MCR14.0%

SVP13.7%

FDP13.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier46%

Cantonal tax multiplier147.5%

46%GE range 25%51%

Tax rank 34 of 45 in canton Geneva

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'524 CHF(15.5%)

Rank 32 of 45 in the canton · 1108 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:15'524 CHF(~15.5%)

Chêne-BourgCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Chêne-Bourg	Geneva	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	4.6–5.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	6.8–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.9%	8.8–10.1%	10.5%
70'000	11.7%	10.4–12%	11.9%
80'000	13.1%	11.7–13.4%	13.1%
90'000	14.2%	12.7–14.6%	14.1%
100'000	15.5%	13.9–15.9%	15.3%
110'000	16.7%	14.9–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	17.6%	15.8–18.1%	17.2%
130'000	18.5%	16.6–18.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.3%	17.4–19.8%	19%
150'000	20.1%	18.1–20.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.9%	19.8–22.4%	21.6%
200'000	23.5%	21.3–24%	23.2%
225'000	24.9%	22.6–25.5%	24.6%
250'000	26.2%	23.8–26.7%	25.8%
275'000	27.2%	24.8–27.8%	26.8%
300'000	28.1%	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 1991–202010.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020898 mm

10.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

429 m

Mean elevation

419 m

Relief

26 m

Mean slope

2°

Flat share

89.6%

South-facing

5.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 26 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

26.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

35.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'900

27 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

0.25 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

4'448

Built before 194615.3%

Built since 200120.6%

0.25 %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 32 min · Car 21 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 26/45 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentPhilippe Moser · Grüne Partei der Schweiz

Websitechene-bourg.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities9'747 #14 GE · #189 CH Families & children21.3% #35 GE · #731 CH Age structure16.5% #34 GE · #1859 CH Women share52% #13 GE · #147 CH Foreign residents41.5% #7 GE · #61 CH Population density7'615/km² #4 GE · #5 CH Tax burden15'524 #32 GE · #1108 CH Taxes46% #34 GE Warmest municipalities10.9 °C #25 GE · #113 CH Sunniest municipalities46.9% #39 GE · #465 CH Rainiest municipalities898 mm #23 GE · #1953 CH Voter turnout50.6% #36 GE · #1653 CH Against Switzerland23% #13 GE · #383 CH Aligned with Switzerland77% #25 GE · #1125 CH SVP strongholds13.7% #39 GE · #2025 CH SP strongholds17.5% #10 GE · #686 CH Centre strongholds8.5% #29 GE · #1372 CH FDP strongholds13.2% #36 GE · #1013 CH GLP strongholds7.8% #16 GE · #619 CH Green strongholds15.9% #15 GE · #100 CH Largest by area1.3 km² #45 GE · #2084 CH Highest municipalities423 m #29 GE · #1758 CH Remotest municipalities32 min #26 GE · #2005 CH Best-connected municipalities32 min #15 GE · #114 CH Highest peaks429 m #41 GE · #2066 CH Highest-lying municipalities419 m #20 GE · #1915 CH Greatest vertical range26 m #44 GE · #2082 CH Steepest municipalities2° #27 GE · #2006 CH Solar potential27 GWh #20 GE · #774 CH Cheapest electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #12 GE · #252 CH Most expensive electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #13 GE · #1834 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1225

Chêne-Bourg

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Chêne-Bourg1225

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Chêne-Bourg?: The postal code of Chêne-Bourg is 1225.
What is the tax rate in Chêne-Bourg?: The municipal tax multiplier of Chêne-Bourg is 46% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Chêne-Bourg?: A single person without children pays about 15'524 CHF income tax in Chêne-Bourg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 32 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Chêne-Bourg have?: Chêne-Bourg has 9'747 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Chêne-Bourg?: Chêne-Bourg has 4'042 foreign residents, a share of 41.47% (2025).

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