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

GE CANTON1252

Residents

2'108

Area

7 km²

Population density

303 pop./km²

Elevation

440 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

42%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Meinier

BFS

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

47.0% YesNo 53.0%

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

37.1% YesNo 62.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

69.0% YesNo 31.0%

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

36.9% YesNo 63.1%

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

36.6% YesNo 63.4%

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

38.6% YesNo 61.4%

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

76.4% YesNo 23.6%

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

59.2% YesNo 40.9%

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

26.5% YesNo 73.5%

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

11.5% YesNo 88.5%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 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

0.32 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentEnrico Castelli

Websitemeinier.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'108 #29 GE · #937 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 turnout58% #19 GE · #698 CH Against Switzerland21% #22 GE · #511 CH Aligned with Switzerland79% #18 GE · #1002 CH SVP strongholds22.7% #3 GE · #1672 CH SP strongholds12% #36 GE · #1292 CH Centre strongholds10.9% #10 GE · #1120 CH FDP strongholds16.8% #27 GE · #674 CH GLP strongholds6.7% #24 GE · #829 CH Green strongholds14.8% #24 GE · #143 CH Largest by area7 km² #13 GE · #1270 CH Highest municipalities440 m #14 GE · #1621 CH Remotest municipalities44 min #9 GE · #1806 CH Best-connected municipalities44 min #37 GE · #327 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 Cheapest electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #28 GE · #268 CH Most expensive electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #29 GE · #1850 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1252

Meinier

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Meinier1252

Nearby municipalities

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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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