What is the postal code of Versoix?

The postal code of Versoix is 1290.

What is the tax rate in Versoix?

The municipal tax multiplier of Versoix is 45.5% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Versoix?

A single person without children pays about 15'485 CHF income tax in Versoix on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 31 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Versoix have?

Versoix has 14'060 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Versoix?

Versoix has 6'179 foreign residents, a share of 43.95% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GE

Versoix

1290

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

7'270 51.7%

Men

6'790 48.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

3'605 25.6%

Swiss citizens

7'881 56.1%

Foreign residents

6'179 44.0%

Population density

928 pop./km²

0–19 · 3'605 · 25.6%20–64 · 8'076 · 57.4%65+ · 2'379 · 16.9%

Foreign residents 44.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +64 (+0.5%) · 90 births · 118 deaths · net migration +136

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 Versoix

BFS

35.9% YesNo 64.1%

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

35.9% YesNo 64.1%

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

41.9% YesNo 58.1%

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

38.7% YesNo 61.3%

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

52.7% YesNo 47.3%

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

57.1% YesNo 43.0%

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

46.5% YesNo 53.5%

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

37.3% YesNo 62.7%

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

53.3% YesNo 46.7%

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

52.2% YesNo 47.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

GRÜNE17.1% · strongest party

GRÜNE17.1%

SP16.9%

FDP15.1%

SVP15.1%

MCR14.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier45.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier147.5%

45.5%GE range 25%51%

Tax rank 31 of 45 in canton Geneva

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'485 CHF(15.5%)

Rank 31 of 45 in the canton · 1093 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:15'485 CHF(~15.5%)

VersoixCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Versoix	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	11.6%	10.4–12%	11.9%
80'000	13.1%	11.7–13.4%	13.1%
90'000	14.2%	12.7–14.6%	14.1%
100'000	15.5%	13.9–15.9%	15.3%
110'000	16.6%	14.9–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	17.6%	15.8–18.1%	17.2%
130'000	18.5%	16.6–18.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.3%	17.4–19.8%	19%
150'000	20%	18.1–20.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.9%	19.8–22.4%	21.6%
200'000	23.4%	21.3–24%	23.2%
225'000	24.9%	22.6–25.5%	24.6%
250'000	26.1%	23.8–26.7%	25.8%
275'000	27.1%	24.8–27.8%	26.8%
300'000	28%	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 1991–2020958 mm

10.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

471 m

Mean elevation

408 m

Relief

99 m

Mean slope

1.8°

Flat share

92.4%

South-facing

2.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 99 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

45.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

59.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

10'000

Per inhabitant

3'204 kWh/yr

45 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 Versoix →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

0.52 %

Second homes

11.5 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

5'539

Built before 194612.5%

Built since 200118.0%

0.52 %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

4'712

Workplaces

838

Services share

89 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 31 (0.7%) · Secondary 487 (10.3%) · Tertiary 4'194 (89.0%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

11.1 %

Farmland

281 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 34 min · Car 24 min

AgglomerationPT 34 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 25/45 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number6644

Head of governmentJulien Marquis · FDP.Die Liberalen

Websiteversoix.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Versoix ranks

Largest municipalities14'060 #9 GE · #104 CH Growing municipalities0.5% #28 GE · #1127 CH Shrinking municipalities0.5% #18 GE · #986 CH Jobs per resident0.34 #20 GE · #1113 CH Families & children25.6% #3 GE · #54 CH Age structure16.9% #32 GE · #1802 CH Women share51.7% #18 GE · #200 CH Foreign residents44% #6 GE · #47 CH Population density928/km² #17 GE · #255 CH Tax burden15'485 #31 GE · #1093 CH Taxes45.5% #31 GE Warmest municipalities10.9 °C #36 GE · #124 CH Sunniest municipalities47.4% #27 GE · #396 CH Rainiest municipalities958 mm #4 GE · #1796 CH Voter turnout49.1% #40 GE · #1854 CH Against Switzerland23.5% #11 GE · #323 CH Aligned with Switzerland76.5% #31 GE · #1168 CH SVP strongholds15.1% #34 GE · #1993 CH SP strongholds16.9% #11 GE · #758 CH Centre strongholds8.7% #28 GE · #1352 CH FDP strongholds15.1% #32 GE · #817 CH GLP strongholds6.5% #27 GE · #871 CH Green strongholds17.1% #7 GE · #62 CH Largest by area15.2 km² #3 GE · #637 CH Highest municipalities434 m #17 GE · #1675 CH Second homes11.5% #33 GE · #979 CH Organic farming11.1% #32 GE · #1165 CH Best-connected municipalities34 min #23 GE · #153 CH Remotest municipalities34 min #25 GE · #1981 CH Highest peaks471 m #17 GE · #1977 CH Highest-lying municipalities408 m #29 GE · #1951 CH Greatest vertical range99 m #10 GE · #1844 CH Steepest municipalities1.8° #34 GE · #2025 CH Solar potential45 GWh #14 GE · #390 CH Solar potential per capita3'204 kWh #40 GE · #2089 CH Cheapest electricity24.43 Rp./kWh #43 GE · #321 CH Most expensive electricity24.43 Rp./kWh #44 GE · #1827 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1290

Versoix

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Versoix1290

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Versoix?: The postal code of Versoix is 1290.
What is the tax rate in Versoix?: The municipal tax multiplier of Versoix is 45.5% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Versoix?: A single person without children pays about 15'485 CHF income tax in Versoix on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 31 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Versoix have?: Versoix has 14'060 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Versoix?: Versoix has 6'179 foreign residents, a share of 43.95% (2025).

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