What is the postal code of Gy?

Gy has 2 postal codes: 1251, 1254.

What is the tax rate in Gy?

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

How much tax do you pay in Gy?

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

How many foreign residents live in Gy?

Gy has 115 foreign residents, a share of 19.76% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GE

Gy

1251–1254

GE CANTON1251 1254

Residents

582

Area

3.3 km²

Population density

177 pop./km²

Elevation

460 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

46%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

316 54.3%

Men

266 45.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

137 23.5%

Swiss citizens

467 80.2%

Foreign residents

115 19.8%

Population density

177 pop./km²

0–19 · 137 · 23.5%20–64 · 339 · 58.2%65+ · 106 · 18.2%

Foreign residents 19.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Gy

BFS

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

49.8% YesNo 50.2%

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

35.5% YesNo 64.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

74.3% YesNo 25.7%

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

33.5% YesNo 66.5%

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

31.6% YesNo 68.4%

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

36.2% YesNo 63.8%

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

77.8% YesNo 22.2%

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

58.8% YesNo 41.2%

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

22.0% YesNo 78.0%

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

12.7% YesNo 87.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP18.1% · strongest party

SVP18.1%

FDP18.1%

SP12.5%

GRÜNE11.5%

MCR11.0%

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 35 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%)

GyCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gy	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 1991–202010.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020919 mm

10.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

479 m

Mean elevation

461 m

Relief

47 m

Mean slope

1.2°

Flat share

99.5%

South-facing

0.1%

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

5.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

6.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'200

5 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 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

235

Built before 194628.9%

Built since 200138.3%

0 %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 48 min · Car 28 min

AgglomerationPT 48 min · Car 28 min

Remoteness 6/45 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentDanièle Yakoubian

Websitemairie-gy.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities582 #44 GE · #1732 CH Families & children23.5% #18 GE · #236 CH Age structure18.2% #25 GE · #1621 CH Women share54.3% #1 GE · #9 CH Foreign residents19.8% #39 GE · #883 CH Population density177/km² #41 GE · #1101 CH Tax burden15'524 #35 GE · #1111 CH Taxes46% #35 GE Warmest municipalities10.8 °C #39 GE · #149 CH Sunniest municipalities46.9% #40 GE · #466 CH Rainiest municipalities919 mm #14 GE · #1898 CH Voter turnout61.8% #9 GE · #342 CH SVP strongholds18.1% #18 GE · #1876 CH SP strongholds12.5% #32 GE · #1224 CH Centre strongholds9.6% #20 GE · #1243 CH FDP strongholds18.1% #23 GE · #583 CH GLP strongholds6.5% #26 GE · #869 CH Green strongholds11.5% #39 GE · #404 CH Largest by area3.3 km² #37 GE · #1833 CH Highest municipalities460 m #5 GE · #1459 CH Remotest municipalities48 min #6 GE · #1711 CH Best-connected municipalities48 min #40 GE · #418 CH Highest peaks479 m #12 GE · #1952 CH Highest-lying municipalities461 m #4 GE · #1655 CH Greatest vertical range47 m #40 GE · #2045 CH Steepest municipalities1.2° #44 GE · #2068 CH Solar potential5 GWh #45 GE · #1878 CH Cheapest electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #23 GE · #263 CH Most expensive electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #24 GE · #1845 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

1251

1254

Jussy

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Gy1251 Jussy1254

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gy?: Gy has 2 postal codes: 1251, 1254.
What is the tax rate in Gy?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gy is 46% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Gy?: A single person without children pays about 15'524 CHF income tax in Gy on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 32 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gy have?: Gy has 582 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gy?: Gy has 115 foreign residents, a share of 19.76% (2025).

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