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Canton of Geneva

Canton · 45 municipalities with parcel data

Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.

The parcel data lists 72’771 parcels in the canton of Geneva, covering 282.5 km². 57.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 895 m².

Key figures

Parcels
72’771
1.9% of Switzerland
Total area
282.5 km²
0.8% of Switzerland
Median area
895 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
57.6%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1983
Switzerland: 1975

About the canton of Geneva

The canton of Geneva ranks 14th of the 25 cantons with largely complete parcel data by number of parcels and 20th by total parcel area. Of its 45 municipalities with parcel data, Genève (10’296), Veyrier (3’377) and Vernier (3’327) have the most parcels, which together hold 23.4% of the canton's parcels.

The median parcel in the canton measures 895 m², about the same as the Swiss median of 881 m². The canton is more built-up than Switzerland as a whole: 57.6% of its parcels have a building, against 51% nationwide. Among its municipalities with at least 500 parcels, Veyrier has the highest share of built parcels (78.9%) and Chancy the lowest (23.3%). Jussy has the largest median parcel (2’853 m²) and Genève the smallest (470 m²).

According to the building register, a building in the canton holds 3.2 dwellings on average, against 1.5 across Switzerland. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (62%, against 63.6% across Switzerland). Non-residential buildings account for 44% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (26.2% of them), and 27.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is more recent than in Switzerland as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 41’920 (57.6%)

Unbuilt: 30’851 (42.4%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Zone de développement 524’71529.72 km²81.7%
Zone de développement 4B protégée16’92515.72 km²65.9%
Zone agricole16’216128.22 km²19.0%
Zone de développement 39’30819.85 km²63.0%
Zone des bois et forêts2’67427.60 km²7.7%
Zone de développement industriel et artisanal1’5217.19 km²54.4%
Zone de verdure6186.64 km²41.1%
Zone de protection de la nature et du paysage1970.69 km²48.7%
Zone ferroviaire1824.95 km²41.2%
Zone de hameaux1560.08 km²60.9%
Zone des eaux et des rives14340.42 km²11.9%
Zone sportive1111.35 km²46.8%
Other zones (2 labels)50.04 km²20.0%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 80’850 buildings with 256’645 dwellings here; 27’152 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
80’850
Dwellings
256’645
Single-family houses
27’152
Building volume
187 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential43’814
  • Mixed use1’443
  • Non-residential35’537
  • Other56

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 19204’634
  • 1920-19452’663
  • 1946-19602’900
  • 1961-19808’350
  • 1981-200010’966
  • 2001-20105’054
  • 2011-20204’578
  • 2021 and later1’856
  • Unknown year919

Maps and geodata for the canton of Geneva

geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for the canton of Geneva. Its parcel map shows the parcels of the official cadastral survey with their area, their zone from the municipal zoning plan and their buildings, on swisstopo maps. Building zones, the property map and the geodata of each parcel open on the geopool map. The ÖREB extract of a parcel (public-law restrictions on landownership) is in lookup.

Municipalities in the canton of Geneva

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