What is the postal code of Thônex?

The postal code of Thônex is 1226.

What is the tax rate in Thônex?

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

How much tax do you pay in Thônex?

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

How many residents does Thônex have?

Thônex has 16'940 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Thônex?

Thônex has 6'405 foreign residents, a share of 37.81% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GE

Thônex

1226

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

8'746 51.6%

Men

8'194 48.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

3'689 21.8%

Swiss citizens

10'535 62.2%

Foreign residents

6'405 37.8%

Population density

4'435 pop./km²

0–19 · 3'689 · 21.8%20–64 · 10'183 · 60.1%65+ · 3'068 · 18.1%

Foreign residents 37.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +131 (+0.8%) · 155 births · 92 deaths · net migration +224

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Thônex

BFS

37.0% YesNo 63.0%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes

36.8% YesNo 63.2%

27.09.2026Loi 13579 indemnité à la Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale – GenèveCantonal GE● Rejected · 41.5% Yes

45.1% YesNo 54.9%

27.09.2026Loi 13025 LDTR pour que les locataires puissent devenir, s’ils le souhaitent, propriétaires de leur propre logementCantonal GE● Rejected · 36.5% Yes

41.0% YesNo 59.0%

27.09.2026Loi 13725 crédit de 39 500 000 francs pour la réalisation de projets transfrontaliersCantonal GE● Accepted · 56.8% Yes

49.3% YesNo 50.7%

27.09.2026IN 198 « Pour une contraception gratuite »Cantonal GE● Accepted · 58.5% Yes

54.6% YesNo 45.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

48.9% YesNo 51.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

38.2% YesNo 61.8%

14.06.2026Loi sur les heures d'ouverture des magasins (LHOM) (Ouverture du dimanche)Cantonal GE● Accepted · 52.8% Yes

57.1% YesNo 42.9%

14.06.2026Loi pour une expression non ostentatoire des convictions religieusesCantonal GE● Accepted · 51.4% Yes

56.8% YesNo 43.3%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP18.4% · strongest party

SVP18.4%

FDP17.2%

SP15.7%

MCR12.9%

GRÜNE12.5%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier44%

Cantonal tax multiplier147.5%

44%GE range 25%51%

Tax rank 28 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%)

ThônexCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Thônex	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 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020898 mm

10.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

434 m

Mean elevation

418 m

Relief

45 m

Mean slope

1.4°

Flat share

96.6%

South-facing

1.6%

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

62.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

13'900

Per inhabitant

3'682 kWh/yr

62 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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

24.43 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.33 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.78 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.54 Rp./kWh

24.43 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 24.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Standard model, deductible 300752 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Geneva539 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Thônex →Canton Geneva →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Geneva (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.28 %

Second homes

12 %

Avg. rooms

3.1

Dwellings

7'597

Built before 19465.1%

Built since 200126.0%

0.28 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

7'174

Workplaces

854

Services share

77.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 12 (0.2%) · Secondary 1'603 (22.3%) · Tertiary 5'559 (77.5%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

50 %

Farmland

7 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 34 min · Car 21 min

AgglomerationPT 34 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 23/45 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number6640

Head of governmentFlorian Wünsche · FDP.Die Liberalen

Websitethonex.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Thônex ranks

Largest municipalities16'940 #7 GE · #77 CH Growing municipalities0.8% #25 GE · #925 CH Shrinking municipalities0.8% #21 GE · #1195 CH Jobs per resident0.42 #15 GE · #786 CH Families & children21.8% #33 GE · #597 CH Age structure18.1% #27 GE · #1635 CH Women share51.6% #21 GE · #225 CH Foreign residents37.8% #9 GE · #103 CH Population density4'435/km² #7 GE · #15 CH Tax burden15'368 #29 GE · #1070 CH Taxes44% #28 GE Warmest municipalities10.9 °C #34 GE · #122 CH Sunniest municipalities46.9% #43 GE · #469 CH Rainiest municipalities898 mm #25 GE · #1955 CH Voter turnout52% #33 GE · #1594 CH Against Switzerland21.6% #18 GE · #443 CH Aligned with Switzerland78.4% #22 GE · #1064 CH SVP strongholds18.4% #16 GE · #1868 CH SP strongholds15.7% #14 GE · #876 CH Centre strongholds9.8% #18 GE · #1225 CH FDP strongholds17.2% #26 GE · #646 CH GLP strongholds7.4% #19 GE · #694 CH Green strongholds12.5% #36 GE · #302 CH Largest by area3.8 km² #35 GE · #1759 CH Highest municipalities405 m #40 GE · #1874 CH Second homes12% #30 GE · #909 CH Organic farming50% #7 GE · #148 CH Best-connected municipalities34 min #21 GE · #151 CH Remotest municipalities34 min #23 GE · #1979 CH Highest peaks434 m #34 GE · #2047 CH Highest-lying municipalities418 m #24 GE · #1919 CH Greatest vertical range45 m #42 GE · #2052 CH Steepest municipalities1.4° #39 GE · #2054 CH Solar potential62 GWh #11 GE · #222 CH Solar potential per capita3'682 kWh #38 GE · #2069 CH Cheapest electricity24.43 Rp./kWh #39 GE · #317 CH Most expensive electricity24.43 Rp./kWh #40 GE · #1823 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1226

Thônex

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Thônex1226

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Thônex?: The postal code of Thônex is 1226.
What is the tax rate in Thônex?: The municipal tax multiplier of Thônex is 44% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Thônex?: A single person without children pays about 15'368 CHF income tax in Thônex on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Thônex have?: Thônex has 16'940 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Thônex?: Thônex has 6'405 foreign residents, a share of 37.81% (2025).

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