What is the postal code of Meyrin?

Meyrin has 4 postal codes: 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217.

What is the tax rate in Meyrin?

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

How much tax do you pay in Meyrin?

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

How many residents does Meyrin have?

Meyrin has 27'380 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Meyrin?

Meyrin has 12'666 foreign residents, a share of 46.26% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GE

Meyrin

1214–1217

GE CANTON1214 1215 1216 1217

Residents

27'380

Area

9.9 km²

Population density

2'755 pop./km²

Elevation

443 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

42%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

13'761 50.3%

Men

13'619 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

6'455 23.6%

Swiss citizens

14'714 53.7%

Foreign residents

12'666 46.3%

Population density

2'755 pop./km²

0–19 · 6'455 · 23.6%20–64 · 16'640 · 60.8%65+ · 4'285 · 15.7%

Foreign residents 46.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Meyrin

BFS

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

43.8% YesNo 56.2%

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

41.4% YesNo 58.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

63.7% YesNo 36.3%

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

38.5% YesNo 61.5%

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

42.1% YesNo 57.9%

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

43.3% YesNo 56.7%

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

67.5% YesNo 32.5%

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

62.1% YesNo 37.9%

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

30.3% YesNo 69.7%

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

15.7% YesNo 84.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

MCR18.9% · strongest party

MCR18.9%

SP17.9%

SVP16.8%

GRÜNE15.0%

FDP9.4%

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 20 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%)

MeyrinCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Meyrin	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 1991–2020989 mm

10.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

458 m

Mean elevation

430 m

Relief

73 m

Mean slope

1.9°

Flat share

96.2%

South-facing

0.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 73 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

149.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

192.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

33'100

149 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

0.16 %

Avg. rooms

3.1

Dwellings

11'222

Built before 19466.2%

Built since 200123.0%

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 26 min · Car 18 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 37/45 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentXhevrie Osmani · Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz

Websitemeyrin.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities27'380 #4 GE · #30 CH Families & children23.6% #17 GE · #222 CH Age structure15.7% #39 GE · #1930 CH Women share50.3% #37 GE · #772 CH Foreign residents46.3% #3 GE · #25 CH Population density2'755/km² #10 GE · #34 CH Tax burden15'212 #23 GE · #1040 CH Taxes42% #20 GE Warmest municipalities10.9 °C #30 GE · #118 CH Sunniest municipalities47.6% #17 GE · #363 CH Rainiest municipalities989 mm #3 GE · #1673 CH Voter turnout43.9% #44 GE · #2037 CH Against Switzerland23% #15 GE · #385 CH Aligned with Switzerland77% #27 GE · #1127 CH SVP strongholds16.8% #23 GE · #1925 CH SP strongholds17.9% #7 GE · #641 CH Centre strongholds8.4% #30 GE · #1393 CH FDP strongholds9.4% #43 GE · #1465 CH GLP strongholds4.9% #40 GE · #1231 CH Green strongholds15% #23 GE · #132 CH Largest by area9.9 km² #7 GE · #972 CH Highest municipalities443 m #13 GE · #1596 CH Remotest municipalities26 min #37 GE · #2061 CH Best-connected municipalities26 min #9 GE · #59 CH Highest peaks458 m #25 GE · #2011 CH Highest-lying municipalities430 m #16 GE · #1868 CH Greatest vertical range73 m #24 GE · #1950 CH Steepest municipalities1.9° #30 GE · #2016 CH Solar potential149 GWh #2 GE · #31 CH Cheapest electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #29 GE · #269 CH Most expensive electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #30 GE · #1851 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Cointrin1216 Genève1201 1202 1203 1204 1205 1206 1207 1208 1209 1215 Meyrin1217 Vernier1214

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Meyrin?: Meyrin has 4 postal codes: 1214, 1215, 1216, 1217.
What is the tax rate in Meyrin?: The municipal tax multiplier of Meyrin is 42% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Meyrin?: A single person without children pays about 15'212 CHF income tax in Meyrin on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 20 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Meyrin have?: Meyrin has 27'380 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Meyrin?: Meyrin has 12'666 foreign residents, a share of 46.26% (2025).

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