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Switzerland · Canton GE

Le Grand-Saconnex

1209–1218
Residents
12'775
Area
4.4 km²
Population density
2'917 pop./km²
Elevation
457 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
44%
Postal codes
4

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
6'534 51.1%
Men
6'241 48.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
3'046 23.8%
Swiss citizens
7'087 55.5%
Foreign residents
5'688 44.5%
Population density
2'917 pop./km²
0–19 · 3'046 · 23.8%20–64 · 7'685 · 60.2%65+ · 2'044 · 16.0%
Foreign residents 44.5%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
GRÜNE17.7% · strongest party
GRÜNE17.7%
SVP16.5%
SP16.3%
MCR14.6%
FDP13.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Municipal tax multiplier44%
Cantonal tax multiplier147.5%
44%GE range 25%51%
Tax rank 27 of 45 in canton Geneva
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'368 CHF(15.4%)
Rank 26 of 45 in the canton · 1067 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:15'368 CHF(~15.4%)
Le Grand-SaconnexCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeLe Grand-SaconnexGenevaSwitzerland median
40'0005.1%4.65.3%5.4%
50'0007.6%6.87.8%7.8%
60'0009.8%8.810.1%10.5%
70'00011.5%10.412%11.9%
80'00013%11.713.4%13.1%
90'00014.1%12.714.6%14.1%
100'00015.4%13.915.9%15.3%
110'00016.5%14.917.1%16.3%
120'00017.5%15.818.1%17.2%
130'00018.3%16.618.9%18.1%
140'00019.2%17.419.8%19%
150'00019.9%18.120.6%19.7%
175'00021.7%19.822.4%21.6%
200'00023.3%21.324%23.2%
225'00024.7%22.625.5%24.6%
250'00025.9%23.826.7%25.8%
275'00027%24.827.8%26.8%
300'00027.8%25.628.6%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 1991–2020955 mm
11 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
468 m
Mean elevation
432 m
Relief
59 m
Mean slope
2.2°
Flat share
90.9%
South-facing
0.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 59 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
Roof potential
72.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
88.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
16'100
73 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
Vacancy rate
0.38 %
Avg. rooms
3.4
Dwellings
5'323
Built before 19467.6%
Built since 200129.7%
0.38 %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 25 min · Car 12 min
AgglomerationPT 25 min · Car 12 min
Remoteness 38/45 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
Head of governmentValérie Tissot-Buchoux · FDP.Die Liberalen
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 3
What is the postal code of Le Grand-Saconnex?
Le Grand-Saconnex has 4 postal codes: 1209, 1215, 1216, 1218.
What is the tax rate in Le Grand-Saconnex?
The municipal tax multiplier of Le Grand-Saconnex is 44% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Le Grand-Saconnex?
A single person without children pays about 15'368 CHF income tax in Le Grand-Saconnex on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Le Grand-Saconnex have?
Le Grand-Saconnex has 12'775 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Le Grand-Saconnex?
Le Grand-Saconnex has 5'688 foreign residents, a share of 44.52% (2025).

Map

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