Which municipality in canton Geneva lies highest?

Presinge is the highest municipality in canton Geneva, at 476 m above sea level (2025).

What elevation value does this figure refer to?

The settlement's point value from Wikidata (property P2044) — the elevation of the municipality's settlement point. It does not describe the lowest, mean or highest point of the municipal area.

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The highest municipalities in canton Geneva (2025)

Name: Highest municipalities in canton Geneva (GE): full ranking (2025)
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Presinge is the highest municipality in canton Geneva: 476 m above sea level (2025). Next come Bardonnex (470 m) and Jussy (470 m). Source: Wikidata.

Ranking

Wikidata · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Elevation	Residents
1	Presinge	476 m	714
2	Bardonnex	470 m	2'528
3	Jussy	470 m	1'253
4	Cologny	460 m	6'147
5	Gy	460 m	582
6	Soral	459 m	935
7	Vandœuvres	459 m	3'087
8	Le Grand-Saconnex	457 m	12'775
9	Choulex	456 m	1'232
10	Dardagny	451 m	1'846
11	Laconnex	446 m	710
12	Bernex	445 m	11'134
13	Meyrin	443 m	27'380
14	Meinier	440 m	2'108
15	Vernier	440 m	38'769
16	Perly-Certoux	437 m	3'296
17	Versoix	434 m	14'060
18	Puplinge	432 m	2'702
19	Cartigny	431 m	1'063
20	Satigny	431 m	4'811
21	Céligny	430 m	837
22	Collex-Bossy	430 m	1'673
23	Corsier	430 m	2'270
24	Onex	429 m	19'101
25	Troinex	425 m	3'358
26	Veyrier	425 m	12'225
27	Avully	423 m	1'758
28	Chêne-Bougeries	423 m	14'947
29	Chêne-Bourg	423 m	9'747
30	Confignon	420 m	4'565
31	Lancy	420 m	37'520
32	Russin	420 m	554
33	Bellevue	419 m	4'111
34	Pregny-Chambésy	416 m	4'249
35	Avusy	410 m	1'425
36	Hermance	408 m	1'221
37	Collonge-Bellerive	405 m	8'655
38	Genthod	405 m	2'814
39	Plan-les-Ouates	405 m	12'644
40	Thônex	405 m	16'940
41	Anières	400 m	2'589
42	Carouge	389 m	22'783
43	Aire-la-Ville	375 m	1'161
44	Chancy	360 m	1'653

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

How we measure this

Wikidata

Elevation in metres as a point value for the settlement (Wikidata property P2044), as of 2025. It is the elevation of the municipality's settlement point, not the minimum, mean or maximum terrain elevation across the whole municipal area.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Geneva lies highest?: Presinge is the highest municipality in canton Geneva, at 476 m above sea level (2025).
What elevation value does this figure refer to?: The settlement's point value from Wikidata (property P2044) — the elevation of the municipality's settlement point. It does not describe the lowest, mean or highest point of the municipal area.