What is the postal code of Plan-les-Ouates?

Plan-les-Ouates has 3 postal codes: 1212, 1228, 1257.

What is the tax rate in Plan-les-Ouates?

The municipal tax multiplier of Plan-les-Ouates is 37% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Plan-les-Ouates?

A single person without children pays about 14'821 CHF income tax in Plan-les-Ouates on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Plan-les-Ouates have?

Plan-les-Ouates has 12'644 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Plan-les-Ouates?

Plan-les-Ouates has 3'114 foreign residents, a share of 24.63% (2025).

Plan-les-Ouates (GE): Postal Codes 1212–1257, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

6'466 51.1%

Men

6'178 48.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'959 23.4%

Swiss citizens

9'530 75.4%

Foreign residents

3'114 24.6%

Population density

2'161 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'959 · 23.4%20–64 · 7'748 · 61.3%65+ · 1'937 · 15.3%

Foreign residents 24.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Plan-les-Ouates

BFS

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

43.7% YesNo 56.4%

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

34.9% YesNo 65.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

67.0% YesNo 33.0%

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

40.5% YesNo 59.5%

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

31.2% YesNo 68.8%

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

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

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

75.2% YesNo 24.8%

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

53.7% YesNo 46.3%

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

27.1% YesNo 73.0%

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

13.1% YesNo 86.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

GRÜNE15.8% · strongest party

GRÜNE15.8%

SVP15.6%

Mitte15.2%

SP13.7%

FDP13.5%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier37%

Cantonal tax multiplier147.5%

37%GE range 25%51%

Tax rank 11 of 45 in canton Geneva

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'821 CHF(14.8%)

Rank 10 of 45 in the canton · 979 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:14'821 CHF(~14.8%)

Plan-les-OuatesCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Plan-les-Ouates	Geneva	Switzerland median
40'000	4.9%	4.6–5.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.3%	6.8–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.4%	8.8–10.1%	10.5%
70'000	11.1%	10.4–12%	11.9%
80'000	12.5%	11.7–13.4%	13.1%
90'000	13.6%	12.7–14.6%	14.1%
100'000	14.8%	13.9–15.9%	15.3%
110'000	15.9%	14.9–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	16.9%	15.8–18.1%	17.2%
130'000	17.7%	16.6–18.9%	18.1%
140'000	18.5%	17.4–19.8%	19%
150'000	19.2%	18.1–20.6%	19.7%
175'000	21%	19.8–22.4%	21.6%
200'000	22.5%	21.3–24%	23.2%
225'000	23.9%	22.6–25.5%	24.6%
250'000	25.2%	23.8–26.7%	25.8%
275'000	26.2%	24.8–27.8%	26.8%
300'000	27%	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 1991–202011.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020873 mm

11.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

475 m

Mean elevation

425 m

Relief

81 m

Mean slope

2.6°

Flat share

87.3%

South-facing

0.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 81 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

92.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

115 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

20'600

93 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

0.21 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

4'754

Built before 194610.5%

Built since 200141.8%

0.21 %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 31 min · Car 19 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 19 min

Remoteness 34/45 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentPhilippe Rochetin · Die Mitte

Websiteplan-les-ouates.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities12'644 #11 GE · #127 CH Families & children23.4% #20 GE · #256 CH Age structure15.3% #42 GE · #1971 CH Women share51.1% #26 GE · #371 CH Foreign residents24.6% #29 GE · #573 CH Population density2'161/km² #11 GE · #58 CH Tax burden14'821 #10 GE · #979 CH Taxes37% #11 GE Warmest municipalities11.1 °C #8 GE · #61 CH Sunniest municipalities47.8% #9 GE · #341 CH Rainiest municipalities873 mm #34 GE · #1989 CH Voter turnout54.6% #29 GE · #1135 CH Against Switzerland24% #10 GE · #317 CH Aligned with Switzerland76% #30 GE · #1171 CH SVP strongholds15.6% #30 GE · #1972 CH SP strongholds13.7% #25 GE · #1087 CH Centre strongholds15.2% #4 GE · #814 CH FDP strongholds13.5% #35 GE · #989 CH GLP strongholds7.3% #20 GE · #707 CH Green strongholds15.8% #18 GE · #108 CH Largest by area5.9 km² #18 GE · #1414 CH Highest municipalities405 m #39 GE · #1873 CH Remotest municipalities31 min #34 GE · #2026 CH Best-connected municipalities31 min #14 GE · #100 CH Highest peaks475 m #14 GE · #1966 CH Highest-lying municipalities425 m #17 GE · #1889 CH Greatest vertical range81 m #19 GE · #1930 CH Steepest municipalities2.6° #18 GE · #1951 CH Solar potential93 GWh #6 GE · #97 CH Cheapest electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #32 GE · #272 CH Most expensive electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #33 GE · #1854 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Grand-Lancy1212 La Croix-de-Rozon1257 Plan-les-Ouates1228

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Plan-les-Ouates?: Plan-les-Ouates has 3 postal codes: 1212, 1228, 1257.
What is the tax rate in Plan-les-Ouates?: The municipal tax multiplier of Plan-les-Ouates is 37% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Plan-les-Ouates?: A single person without children pays about 14'821 CHF income tax in Plan-les-Ouates on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Plan-les-Ouates have?: Plan-les-Ouates has 12'644 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Plan-les-Ouates?: Plan-les-Ouates has 3'114 foreign residents, a share of 24.63% (2025).

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