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

GE CANTON1290

Residents

14'060

Area

15.2 km²

Population density

928 pop./km²

Elevation

434 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

45.5%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Versoix

BFS

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

46.5% YesNo 53.5%

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

37.3% YesNo 62.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

64.8% YesNo 35.2%

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

37.1% YesNo 62.9%

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

38.7% YesNo 61.3%

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

40.6% YesNo 59.4%

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

69.7% YesNo 30.3%

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

58.2% YesNo 41.8%

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

28.3% YesNo 71.7%

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

15.5% YesNo 84.5%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 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

0.52 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentJulien Marquis · FDP.Die Liberalen

Websiteversoix.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities14'060 #9 GE · #104 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 turnout48% #40 GE · #1865 CH Against Switzerland24% #11 GE · #318 CH Aligned with Switzerland76% #31 GE · #1172 CH SVP strongholds15.1% #34 GE · #1989 CH SP strongholds16.9% #11 GE · #753 CH Centre strongholds8.7% #28 GE · #1348 CH FDP strongholds15.1% #32 GE · #817 CH GLP strongholds6.5% #27 GE · #870 CH Green strongholds17.1% #7 GE · #61 CH Largest by area15.2 km² #3 GE · #637 CH Highest municipalities434 m #17 GE · #1674 CH Remotest municipalities34 min #25 GE · #1981 CH Best-connected municipalities34 min #23 GE · #153 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 Cheapest electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #43 GE · #283 CH Most expensive electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #44 GE · #1865 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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