What is the postal code of Meinier?

The postal code of Meinier is 1252.

What is the tax rate in Meinier?

The municipal tax multiplier of Meinier is 42% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Meinier?

A single person without children pays about 15'212 CHF income tax in Meinier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 20 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Meinier have?

Meinier has 2'108 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Meinier?

Meinier has 422 foreign residents, a share of 20.02% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GE

Meinier

1252

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'089 51.7%

Men

1'019 48.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

470 22.3%

Swiss citizens

1'686 80.0%

Foreign residents

422 20.0%

Population density

303 pop./km²

0–19 · 470 · 22.3%20–64 · 1'182 · 56.1%65+ · 456 · 21.6%

Foreign residents 20.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +39 (+1.9%) · 16 births · 12 deaths · net migration +41

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 Meinier

BFS

30.8% YesNo 69.2%

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

31.7% YesNo 68.3%

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

49.8% YesNo 50.2%

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

40.9% YesNo 59.1%

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

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

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

54.2% YesNo 45.8%

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

47.0% YesNo 53.0%

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

37.1% YesNo 62.9%

14.06.2026Loi sur les heures d'ouverture des magasins (LHOM) (Ouverture du dimanche)Cantonal GE● Accepted · 52.8% Yes

57.8% YesNo 42.3%

14.06.2026Loi pour une expression non ostentatoire des convictions religieusesCantonal GE● Accepted · 51.4% Yes

56.3% YesNo 43.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP22.7% · strongest party

SVP22.7%

FDP16.8%

GRÜNE14.8%

SP12.0%

Mitte10.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier42%

Cantonal tax multiplier147.5%

42%GE range 25%51%

Tax rank 22 of 45 in canton Geneva

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'212 CHF(15.2%)

Rank 20 of 45 in the canton · 1037 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:15'212 CHF(~15.2%)

MeinierCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Meinier	Geneva	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	4.6–5.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.5%	6.8–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.7%	8.8–10.1%	10.5%
70'000	11.4%	10.4–12%	11.9%
80'000	12.8%	11.7–13.4%	13.1%
90'000	13.9%	12.7–14.6%	14.1%
100'000	15.2%	13.9–15.9%	15.3%
110'000	16.4%	14.9–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	17.3%	15.8–18.1%	17.2%
130'000	18.1%	16.6–18.9%	18.1%
140'000	19%	17.4–19.8%	19%
150'000	19.7%	18.1–20.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.5%	19.8–22.4%	21.6%
200'000	23.1%	21.3–24%	23.2%
225'000	24.5%	22.6–25.5%	24.6%
250'000	25.7%	23.8–26.7%	25.8%
275'000	26.7%	24.8–27.8%	26.8%
300'000	27.6%	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 1991–202010.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020878 mm

10.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

471 m

Mean elevation

440 m

Relief

45 m

Mean slope

1.8°

Flat share

95.6%

South-facing

0.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 45 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

17.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

22.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'000

Per inhabitant

8'444 kWh/yr

18 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 Meinier →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

0.32 %

Second homes

13.9 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

932

Built before 194618.5%

Built since 200120.1%

0.32 %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

962

Workplaces

187

Services share

54.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 76 (7.9%) · Secondary 358 (37.2%) · Tertiary 528 (54.9%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

47.6 %

Farmland

540 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 44 min · Car 25 min

AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 25 min

Remoteness 9/45 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number6629

Head of governmentEnrico Castelli

Websitemeinier.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Meinier ranks

Largest municipalities2'108 #29 GE · #937 CH Growing municipalities1.9% #11 GE · #388 CH Shrinking municipalities1.9% #34 GE · #1725 CH Jobs per resident0.46 #12 GE · #649 CH Families & children22.3% #29 GE · #484 CH Age structure21.6% #5 GE · #938 CH Women share51.7% #17 GE · #199 CH Foreign residents20% #38 GE · #863 CH Population density303/km² #32 GE · #778 CH Tax burden15'212 #22 GE · #1039 CH Taxes42% #22 GE Warmest municipalities10.9 °C #29 GE · #117 CH Sunniest municipalities47.3% #29 GE · #411 CH Rainiest municipalities878 mm #31 GE · #1983 CH Voter turnout59.4% #18 GE · #663 CH Against Switzerland20.6% #22 GE · #512 CH Aligned with Switzerland79.4% #18 GE · #1002 CH SVP strongholds22.7% #3 GE · #1675 CH SP strongholds12% #36 GE · #1297 CH Centre strongholds10.9% #10 GE · #1124 CH FDP strongholds16.8% #27 GE · #675 CH GLP strongholds6.7% #24 GE · #831 CH Green strongholds14.8% #24 GE · #145 CH Largest by area7 km² #13 GE · #1270 CH Highest municipalities440 m #14 GE · #1620 CH Second homes13.9% #21 GE · #681 CH Organic farming47.6% #8 GE · #152 CH Best-connected municipalities44 min #37 GE · #327 CH Remotest municipalities44 min #9 GE · #1806 CH Highest peaks471 m #16 GE · #1976 CH Highest-lying municipalities440 m #9 GE · #1798 CH Greatest vertical range45 m #41 GE · #2051 CH Steepest municipalities1.8° #33 GE · #2024 CH Solar potential18 GWh #28 GE · #1110 CH Solar potential per capita8'444 kWh #11 GE · #1376 CH Cheapest electricity24.43 Rp./kWh #28 GE · #306 CH Most expensive electricity24.43 Rp./kWh #29 GE · #1812 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1252

Meinier

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Meinier1252

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Meinier?: The postal code of Meinier is 1252.
What is the tax rate in Meinier?: The municipal tax multiplier of Meinier is 42% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Meinier?: A single person without children pays about 15'212 CHF income tax in Meinier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 20 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Meinier have?: Meinier has 2'108 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Meinier?: Meinier has 422 foreign residents, a share of 20.02% (2025).

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