What is the postal code of Soral?

The postal code of Soral is 1286.

What is the tax rate in Soral?

The municipal tax multiplier of Soral is 44% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Soral?

A single person without children pays about 15'368 CHF income tax in Soral on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Soral have?

Soral has 935 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Soral?

Soral has 181 foreign residents, a share of 19.36% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GE

Soral

1286

GE CANTON1286

Residents

935

Area

2.9 km²

Population density

318 pop./km²

Elevation

459 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

44%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

500 53.5%

Men

435 46.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

213 22.8%

Swiss citizens

754 80.6%

Foreign residents

181 19.4%

Population density

318 pop./km²

0–19 · 213 · 22.8%20–64 · 513 · 54.9%65+ · 209 · 22.4%

Foreign residents 19.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Soral

BFS

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

44.0% YesNo 56.0%

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

42.8% YesNo 57.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

57.6% YesNo 42.4%

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

34.4% YesNo 65.6%

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

34.5% YesNo 65.5%

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

42.0% YesNo 58.0%

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

74.9% YesNo 25.1%

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

58.7% YesNo 41.3%

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

22.5% YesNo 77.5%

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

11.8% YesNo 88.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP21.7% · strongest party

FDP21.7%

Mitte17.7%

SVP14.2%

GRÜNE14.2%

MCR12.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier44%

Cantonal tax multiplier147.5%

44%GE range 25%51%

Tax rank 26 of 45 in canton Geneva

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'368 CHF(15.4%)

Rank 26 of 45 in the canton · 1067 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:15'368 CHF(~15.4%)

SoralCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Soral	Geneva	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	4.6–5.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	6.8–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.8%	8.8–10.1%	10.5%
70'000	11.5%	10.4–12%	11.9%
80'000	13%	11.7–13.4%	13.1%
90'000	14.1%	12.7–14.6%	14.1%
100'000	15.4%	13.9–15.9%	15.3%
110'000	16.5%	14.9–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	17.5%	15.8–18.1%	17.2%
130'000	18.3%	16.6–18.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.2%	17.4–19.8%	19%
150'000	19.9%	18.1–20.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.7%	19.8–22.4%	21.6%
200'000	23.3%	21.3–24%	23.2%
225'000	24.7%	22.6–25.5%	24.6%
250'000	25.9%	23.8–26.7%	25.8%
275'000	27%	24.8–27.8%	26.8%
300'000	27.8%	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 1991–202010.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020898 mm

10.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

466 m

Mean elevation

439 m

Relief

52 m

Mean slope

2.5°

Flat share

88.3%

South-facing

2.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 52 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

5.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

7.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'300

6 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

0.26 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

379

Built before 194626.1%

Built since 200139.3%

0.26 %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 49 min · Car 25 min

AgglomerationPT 49 min · Car 25 min

Remoteness 5/45 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentRaphaël Dunand

Websitesoral.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities935 #40 GE · #1494 CH Families & children22.8% #25 GE · #366 CH Age structure22.4% #3 GE · #798 CH Women share53.5% #3 GE · #25 CH Foreign residents19.4% #42 GE · #921 CH Population density318/km² #29 GE · #746 CH Tax burden15'368 #28 GE · #1069 CH Taxes44% #26 GE Warmest municipalities10.8 °C #41 GE · #151 CH Sunniest municipalities47.8% #10 GE · #342 CH Rainiest municipalities898 mm #24 GE · #1954 CH Voter turnout56.4% #24 GE · #892 CH SVP strongholds14.2% #37 GE · #2014 CH SP strongholds8.7% #39 GE · #1631 CH Centre strongholds17.7% #1 GE · #657 CH FDP strongholds21.7% #17 GE · #358 CH GLP strongholds5.6% #37 GE · #1073 CH Green strongholds14.2% #29 GE · #175 CH Largest by area2.9 km² #39 GE · #1895 CH Highest municipalities459 m #6 GE · #1465 CH Remotest municipalities49 min #5 GE · #1692 CH Best-connected municipalities49 min #42 GE · #454 CH Highest peaks466 m #21 GE · #1994 CH Highest-lying municipalities439 m #10 GE · #1804 CH Greatest vertical range52 m #36 GE · #2036 CH Steepest municipalities2.5° #20 GE · #1957 CH Solar potential6 GWh #43 GE · #1840 CH Cheapest electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #38 GE · #278 CH Most expensive electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #39 GE · #1860 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1286

Soral

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Soral1286

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Soral?: The postal code of Soral is 1286.
What is the tax rate in Soral?: The municipal tax multiplier of Soral is 44% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Soral?: A single person without children pays about 15'368 CHF income tax in Soral on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Soral have?: Soral has 935 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Soral?: Soral has 181 foreign residents, a share of 19.36% (2025).

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