What is the postal code of Veyrier?

Veyrier has 2 postal codes: 1234, 1255.

What is the tax rate in Veyrier?

The municipal tax multiplier of Veyrier is 37% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Veyrier?

A single person without children pays about 14'821 CHF income tax in Veyrier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Veyrier have?

Veyrier has 12'225 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Veyrier?

Veyrier has 3'368 foreign residents, a share of 27.55% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GE

Veyrier

1234–1255

GE CANTON1234 1255

Residents

12'225

Area

6.5 km²

Population density

1'881 pop./km²

Elevation

425 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

37%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

6'265 51.2%

Men

5'960 48.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

3'008 24.6%

Swiss citizens

8'857 72.5%

Foreign residents

3'368 27.6%

Population density

1'881 pop./km²

0–19 · 3'008 · 24.6%20–64 · 6'843 · 56.0%65+ · 2'374 · 19.4%

Foreign residents 27.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Veyrier

BFS

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

49.7% YesNo 50.3%

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

31.8% YesNo 68.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

66.9% YesNo 33.1%

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

32.9% YesNo 67.1%

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

30.8% YesNo 69.2%

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

32.2% YesNo 67.8%

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

77.7% YesNo 22.3%

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

51.8% YesNo 48.2%

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

19.3% YesNo 80.7%

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

12.6% YesNo 87.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP23.4% · strongest party

FDP23.4%

SVP16.4%

GRÜNE13.2%

SP13.2%

Mitte10.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier37%

Cantonal tax multiplier147.5%

37%GE range 25%51%

Tax rank 10 of 45 in canton Geneva

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'821 CHF(14.8%)

Rank 10 of 45 in the canton · 979 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:14'821 CHF(~14.8%)

VeyrierCanton range GenevaSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Veyrier	Geneva	Switzerland median
40'000	4.9%	4.6–5.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.3%	6.8–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.4%	8.8–10.1%	10.5%
70'000	11.1%	10.4–12%	11.9%
80'000	12.5%	11.7–13.4%	13.1%
90'000	13.6%	12.7–14.6%	14.1%
100'000	14.8%	13.9–15.9%	15.3%
110'000	15.9%	14.9–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	16.9%	15.8–18.1%	17.2%
130'000	17.7%	16.6–18.9%	18.1%
140'000	18.5%	17.4–19.8%	19%
150'000	19.2%	18.1–20.6%	19.7%
175'000	21%	19.8–22.4%	21.6%
200'000	22.5%	21.3–24%	23.2%
225'000	23.9%	22.6–25.5%	24.6%
250'000	25.2%	23.8–26.7%	25.8%
275'000	26.2%	24.8–27.8%	26.8%
300'000	27%	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 1991–202011.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020837 mm

11.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

433 m

Mean elevation

417 m

Relief

55 m

Mean slope

2.3°

Flat share

89.2%

South-facing

0.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 55 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

66.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

80.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

14'700

66 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

0.31 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

4'546

Built before 19469.4%

Built since 200127.7%

0.31 %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 32 min · Car 21 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 31/45 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentAline Tagliabue

Websiteveyrier.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities12'225 #12 GE · #131 CH Families & children24.6% #9 GE · #114 CH Age structure19.4% #18 GE · #1366 CH Women share51.2% #24 GE · #331 CH Foreign residents27.6% #26 GE · #425 CH Population density1'881/km² #12 GE · #87 CH Tax burden14'821 #11 GE · #980 CH Taxes37% #10 GE Warmest municipalities11.1 °C #10 GE · #63 CH Sunniest municipalities47.3% #30 GE · #412 CH Rainiest municipalities837 mm #45 GE · #2030 CH Voter turnout57.4% #21 GE · #766 CH Against Switzerland25% #7 GE · #275 CH Aligned with Switzerland75% #34 GE · #1222 CH SVP strongholds16.4% #26 GE · #1934 CH SP strongholds13.2% #28 GE · #1147 CH Centre strongholds10.5% #13 GE · #1154 CH FDP strongholds23.4% #12 GE · #301 CH GLP strongholds9.7% #9 GE · #363 CH Green strongholds13.2% #32 GE · #236 CH Largest by area6.5 km² #15 GE · #1340 CH Highest municipalities425 m #26 GE · #1746 CH Remotest municipalities32 min #31 GE · #2010 CH Best-connected municipalities32 min #20 GE · #119 CH Highest peaks433 m #36 GE · #2052 CH Highest-lying municipalities417 m #25 GE · #1924 CH Greatest vertical range55 m #33 GE · #2025 CH Steepest municipalities2.3° #23 GE · #1984 CH Solar potential66 GWh #10 GE · #193 CH Cheapest electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #44 GE · #284 CH Most expensive electricity24.88 Rp./kWh #45 GE · #1866 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Vessy1234 Veyrier1255

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Veyrier?: Veyrier has 2 postal codes: 1234, 1255.
What is the tax rate in Veyrier?: The municipal tax multiplier of Veyrier is 37% (2026); canton GE levies 147.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Veyrier?: A single person without children pays about 14'821 CHF income tax in Veyrier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 45 in canton GE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Veyrier have?: Veyrier has 12'225 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Veyrier?: Veyrier has 3'368 foreign residents, a share of 27.55% (2025).

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