What is the postal code of Vernier?

Vernier has 5 postal codes: 1209, 1214, 1216, 1219, 1220.

What is the tax rate in Vernier?

The municipal tax multiplier of Vernier is 50% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Vernier?

A single person without children pays about 15'836 CHF income tax in Vernier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 41 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Vernier have?

Vernier has 38'769 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Vernier?

Vernier has 17'742 foreign residents, a share of 45.76% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GE

Vernier

1209–1220

GE CANTON1209 1214 1216 1219+1 PLZ

Residents

38'769

Area

7.7 km²

Population density

5'041 pop./km²

Elevation

440 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

50%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

19'443 50.2%

Men

19'326 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

8'860 22.9%

Swiss citizens

21'027 54.2%

Foreign residents

17'742 45.8%

Population density

5'041 pop./km²

0–19 · 8'860 · 22.9%20–64 · 23'943 · 61.8%65+ · 5'966 · 15.4%

Foreign residents 45.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Vernier

BFS

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

42.6% YesNo 57.4%

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

41.8% YesNo 58.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

63.1% YesNo 36.9%

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

41.0% YesNo 59.1%

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

44.6% YesNo 55.4%

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

44.0% YesNo 56.0%

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

67.2% YesNo 32.8%

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

62.5% YesNo 37.5%

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

34.3% YesNo 65.7%

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

18.8% YesNo 81.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP21.3% · strongest party

SP21.3%

MCR21.3%

SVP16.2%

GRÜNE12.7%

Mitte7.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier50%

Cantonal tax multiplier147.5%

50%GE range 25%51%

Tax rank 42 of 45 in canton Geneva

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'836 CHF(15.8%)

Rank 41 of 45 in the canton · 1204 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:15'836 CHF(~15.8%)

VernierCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Vernier	Geneva	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	4.6–5.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.8%	6.8–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	10.1%	8.8–10.1%	10.5%
70'000	11.9%	10.4–12%	11.9%
80'000	13.4%	11.7–13.4%	13.1%
90'000	14.5%	12.7–14.6%	14.1%
100'000	15.8%	13.9–15.9%	15.3%
110'000	17%	14.9–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	18%	15.8–18.1%	17.2%
130'000	18.9%	16.6–18.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.7%	17.4–19.8%	19%
150'000	20.5%	18.1–20.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.3%	19.8–22.4%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	21.3–24%	23.2%
225'000	25.3%	22.6–25.5%	24.6%
250'000	26.6%	23.8–26.7%	25.8%
275'000	27.7%	24.8–27.8%	26.8%
300'000	28.5%	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 1991–2020921 mm

10.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

450 m

Mean elevation

415 m

Relief

81 m

Mean slope

3.9°

Flat share

77.1%

South-facing

9.7%

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

145.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

186 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

32'300

146 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

0.18 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

16'359

Built before 19468.3%

Built since 200122.1%

0.18 %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 18 min · Car 14 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 44/45 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentMartin Staub · Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz

Websitevernier.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities38'769 #2 GE · #18 CH Families & children22.9% #23 GE · #341 CH Age structure15.4% #41 GE · #1956 CH Women share50.2% #38 GE · #834 CH Foreign residents45.8% #4 GE · #30 CH Population density5'041/km² #6 GE · #12 CH Tax burden15'836 #42 GE · #1205 CH Taxes50% #42 GE Warmest municipalities10.9 °C #35 GE · #123 CH Sunniest municipalities47.5% #26 GE · #379 CH Rainiest municipalities921 mm #13 GE · #1891 CH Voter turnout42.7% #45 GE · #2069 CH Against Switzerland25% #6 GE · #274 CH Aligned with Switzerland75% #33 GE · #1221 CH SVP strongholds16.2% #27 GE · #1940 CH SP strongholds21.3% #2 GE · #371 CH Centre strongholds7.5% #39 GE · #1509 CH FDP strongholds6.8% #45 GE · #1725 CH GLP strongholds4.2% #43 GE · #1379 CH Green strongholds12.7% #34 GE · #279 CH Largest by area7.7 km² #11 GE · #1181 CH Highest municipalities440 m #15 GE · #1622 CH Remotest municipalities18 min #44 GE · #2096 CH Best-connected municipalities18 min #2 GE · #16 CH Highest peaks450 m #28 GE · #2022 CH Highest-lying municipalities415 m #26 GE · #1930 CH Greatest vertical range81 m #20 GE · #1931 CH Steepest municipalities3.9° #6 GE · #1766 CH Solar potential146 GWh #3 GE · #35 CH Cheapest electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #42 GE · #282 CH Most expensive electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #43 GE · #1864 CH

Postal codes (5)

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Localities

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Aïre1219 Châtelaine1219 Cointrin1216 Genève1201 1202 1203 1204 1205 1206 1207 1208 1209 1215 Le Lignon1219 Les Avanchets1220 Vernier1214

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Vernier?: Vernier has 5 postal codes: 1209, 1214, 1216, 1219, 1220.
What is the tax rate in Vernier?: The municipal tax multiplier of Vernier is 50% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Vernier?: A single person without children pays about 15'836 CHF income tax in Vernier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 41 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Vernier have?: Vernier has 38'769 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Vernier?: Vernier has 17'742 foreign residents, a share of 45.76% (2025).

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