What is the postal code of Russin?

The postal code of Russin is 1281.

What is the tax rate in Russin?

The municipal tax multiplier of Russin is 39% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Russin?

A single person without children pays about 14'978 CHF income tax in Russin on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 12 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Russin have?

Russin has 554 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Russin?

Russin has 156 foreign residents, a share of 28.16% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GE

Russin

1281

GE CANTON1281

Residents

554

Area

4.9 km²

Population density

113 pop./km²

Elevation

420 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

39%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

280 50.5%

Men

274 49.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

110 19.9%

Swiss citizens

398 71.8%

Foreign residents

156 28.2%

Population density

113 pop./km²

0–19 · 110 · 19.9%20–64 · 340 · 61.4%65+ · 104 · 18.8%

Foreign residents 28.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Russin

BFS

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

55.3% YesNo 44.7%

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

41.6% YesNo 58.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

67.1% YesNo 32.9%

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

35.6% YesNo 64.4%

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

24.6% YesNo 75.5%

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

33.5% YesNo 66.5%

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

77.8% YesNo 22.2%

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

56.6% YesNo 43.4%

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

23.0% YesNo 77.0%

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

11.4% YesNo 88.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP20.6% · strongest party

SVP20.6%

FDP16.1%

GRÜNE15.9%

SP15.1%

GLP10.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier39%

Cantonal tax multiplier147.5%

39%GE range 25%51%

Tax rank 12 of 45 in canton Geneva

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'978 CHF(15%)

Rank 12 of 45 in the canton · 995 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:14'978 CHF(~15%)

RussinCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Russin	Geneva	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	4.6–5.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.4%	6.8–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.5%	8.8–10.1%	10.5%
70'000	11.2%	10.4–12%	11.9%
80'000	12.6%	11.7–13.4%	13.1%
90'000	13.7%	12.7–14.6%	14.1%
100'000	15%	13.9–15.9%	15.3%
110'000	16.1%	14.9–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	17%	15.8–18.1%	17.2%
130'000	17.9%	16.6–18.9%	18.1%
140'000	18.7%	17.4–19.8%	19%
150'000	19.4%	18.1–20.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.2%	19.8–22.4%	21.6%
200'000	22.7%	21.3–24%	23.2%
225'000	24.1%	22.6–25.5%	24.6%
250'000	25.4%	23.8–26.7%	25.8%
275'000	26.4%	24.8–27.8%	26.8%
300'000	27.2%	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 1991–202010.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020938 mm

10.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

463 m

Mean elevation

399 m

Relief

115 m

Mean slope

5.8°

Flat share

62.0%

South-facing

11.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 115 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

7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'600

7 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 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

227

Built before 194645.8%

Built since 200122.5%

0 %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 32 min · Car 29 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 29 min

Remoteness 30/45 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentDelphine Voellinger

Websiterussin.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities554 #45 GE · #1755 CH Families & children19.9% #43 GE · #1201 CH Age structure18.8% #22 GE · #1490 CH Women share50.5% #36 GE · #653 CH Foreign residents28.2% #25 GE · #397 CH Population density113/km² #43 GE · #1403 CH Tax burden14'978 #13 GE · #996 CH Taxes39% #12 GE Warmest municipalities10.7 °C #43 GE · #177 CH Sunniest municipalities47.9% #8 GE · #338 CH Rainiest municipalities938 mm #10 GE · #1850 CH Voter turnout66.4% #2 GE · #112 CH SVP strongholds20.6% #6 GE · #1761 CH SP strongholds15.1% #16 GE · #939 CH Centre strongholds8.1% #34 GE · #1431 CH FDP strongholds16.1% #28 GE · #730 CH GLP strongholds10.1% #5 GE · #310 CH Green strongholds15.9% #17 GE · #102 CH Largest by area4.9 km² #24 GE · #1568 CH Highest municipalities420 m #32 GE · #1785 CH Remotest municipalities32 min #30 GE · #2009 CH Best-connected municipalities32 min #19 GE · #118 CH Highest peaks463 m #22 GE · #1998 CH Highest-lying municipalities399 m #35 GE · #1981 CH Greatest vertical range115 m #5 GE · #1762 CH Steepest municipalities5.8° #2 GE · #1440 CH Solar potential7 GWh #39 GE · #1759 CH Cheapest electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #36 GE · #276 CH Most expensive electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #37 GE · #1858 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1281

Russin

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Russin1281

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Russin?: The postal code of Russin is 1281.
What is the tax rate in Russin?: The municipal tax multiplier of Russin is 39% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Russin?: A single person without children pays about 14'978 CHF income tax in Russin on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 12 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Russin have?: Russin has 554 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Russin?: Russin has 156 foreign residents, a share of 28.16% (2025).

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