What is the postal code of Lancy?

Lancy has 4 postal codes: 1212, 1213, 1227, 1228.

What is the tax rate in Lancy?

The municipal tax multiplier of Lancy is 47% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Lancy?

A single person without children pays about 15'602 CHF income tax in Lancy on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Lancy have?

Lancy has 37'520 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Lancy?

Lancy has 13'781 foreign residents, a share of 36.73% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GE

Lancy

1212–1228

GE CANTON1212 1213 1227 1228

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

19'345 51.6%

Men

18'175 48.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

8'653 23.1%

Swiss citizens

23'739 63.3%

Foreign residents

13'781 36.7%

Population density

7'866 pop./km²

0–19 · 8'653 · 23.1%20–64 · 23'193 · 61.8%65+ · 5'674 · 15.1%

Foreign residents 36.7%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +261 (+0.7%) · 404 births · 218 deaths · net migration +273

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 Lancy

BFS

37.5% YesNo 62.5%

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

36.1% YesNo 64.0%

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

39.8% YesNo 60.2%

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

34.2% YesNo 65.8%

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

48.2% YesNo 51.8%

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

59.8% YesNo 40.2%

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

43.0% YesNo 57.0%

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

37.4% YesNo 62.6%

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

49.6% YesNo 50.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP20.2% · strongest party

SP20.2%

MCR17.4%

SVP15.1%

GRÜNE14.2%

FDP10.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier47%

Cantonal tax multiplier147.5%

47%GE range 25%51%

Tax rank 36 of 45 in canton Geneva

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'602 CHF(15.6%)

Rank 36 of 45 in the canton · 1128 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:15'602 CHF(~15.6%)

LancyCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Lancy	Geneva	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	4.6–5.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.7%	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	13.2%	11.7–13.4%	13.1%
90'000	14.3%	12.7–14.6%	14.1%
100'000	15.6%	13.9–15.9%	15.3%
110'000	16.8%	14.9–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	17.7%	15.8–18.1%	17.2%
130'000	18.6%	16.6–18.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.4%	17.4–19.8%	19%
150'000	20.2%	18.1–20.6%	19.7%
175'000	22%	19.8–22.4%	21.6%
200'000	23.6%	21.3–24%	23.2%
225'000	25%	22.6–25.5%	24.6%
250'000	26.3%	23.8–26.7%	25.8%
275'000	27.3%	24.8–27.8%	26.8%
300'000	28.2%	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 1991–202011.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020909 mm

11.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

425 m

Mean elevation

403 m

Relief

56 m

Mean slope

3.2°

Flat share

79.5%

South-facing

3.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 56 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

105.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

140.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

23'500

Per inhabitant

2'818 kWh/yr

106 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 Lancy →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

0.16 %

Second homes

9 %

Avg. rooms

3.2

Dwellings

16'393

Built before 19467.1%

Built since 200128.7%

0.16 %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

28'314

Workplaces

2'345

Services share

91.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 0 (0.0%) · Tertiary 25'980 (91.8%)

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 22 min · Car 14 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 41/45 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number6628

Head of governmentSalima Moyard · Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz

Websitelancy.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Lancy ranks

Largest municipalities37'520 #3 GE · #21 CH Growing municipalities0.7% #26 GE · #969 CH Shrinking municipalities0.7% #20 GE · #1143 CH Jobs per resident0.75 #7 GE · #186 CH Families & children23.1% #21 GE · #298 CH Age structure15.1% #43 GE · #1987 CH Women share51.6% #20 GE · #224 CH Foreign residents36.7% #13 GE · #123 CH Population density7'866/km² #3 GE · #4 CH Tax burden15'602 #36 GE · #1128 CH Taxes47% #36 GE Warmest municipalities11.2 °C #5 GE · #45 CH Sunniest municipalities47.7% #11 GE · #351 CH Rainiest municipalities909 mm #18 GE · #1927 CH Voter turnout47.9% #43 GE · #1930 CH Against Switzerland23.5% #9 GE · #321 CH Aligned with Switzerland76.5% #29 GE · #1166 CH SVP strongholds15.1% #33 GE · #1992 CH SP strongholds20.2% #5 GE · #461 CH Centre strongholds8.3% #33 GE · #1415 CH FDP strongholds10.5% #41 GE · #1343 CH GLP strongholds5.6% #36 GE · #1074 CH Green strongholds14.2% #28 GE · #176 CH Largest by area4.8 km² #25 GE · #1585 CH Highest municipalities420 m #31 GE · #1784 CH Second homes9% #40 GE · #1402 CH Best-connected municipalities22 min #5 GE · #35 CH Remotest municipalities22 min #41 GE · #2079 CH Highest peaks425 m #43 GE · #2072 CH Highest-lying municipalities403 m #32 GE · #1967 CH Greatest vertical range56 m #32 GE · #2023 CH Steepest municipalities3.2° #12 GE · #1887 CH Solar potential106 GWh #4 GE · #73 CH Solar potential per capita2'818 kWh #42 GE · #2098 CH Cheapest electricity24.43 Rp./kWh #27 GE · #305 CH Most expensive electricity24.43 Rp./kWh #28 GE · #1811 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Grand-Lancy1212 Les Acacias1227 Onex1213 Petit-Lancy1213 Plan-les-Ouates1228

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Lancy?: Lancy has 4 postal codes: 1212, 1213, 1227, 1228.
What is the tax rate in Lancy?: The municipal tax multiplier of Lancy is 47% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Lancy?: A single person without children pays about 15'602 CHF income tax in Lancy on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lancy have?: Lancy has 37'520 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lancy?: Lancy has 13'781 foreign residents, a share of 36.73% (2025).

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