Vernier
Municipality in the canton of Geneva · FSO no. 6643
Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.
Open map at the Vernier centerThe parcel data lists 3’327 parcels in Vernier, covering 7.7 km². 69.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 822 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 3’327
- 4.6% of the canton
- Total area
- 7.7 km²
- 2.7% of the canton
- Median area
- 822 m²
- Canton: 895 m²
- Switzerland: 881 m²
- Built share
- 69.4%
- Canton: 57.6%
- Switzerland: 51%
- Median year built
- 1988
- Canton: 1983
- Switzerland: 1975
About Vernier
Vernier ranks 3rd of 45 municipalities in the canton of Geneva by number of parcels and holds 4.6% of the canton's parcels on 2.7% of its area. The median parcel in Vernier measures 822 m², about the same as the canton median of 895 m². Vernier is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 69.4% of its parcels have a building, against 57.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone de développement 5 (49.8%), Zone de développement 3 (22.6%) and Zone de développement industriel et artisanal (12.9%). In total, Vernier uses 11 zone designations.
According to the building register, Vernier has 4’699 buildings with 17’039 dwellings, 3.6 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (65.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 47% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (21.8% of them), and 31.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1988, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1983).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 2’308 (69.4%)
Unbuilt: 1’019 (30.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone de développement 5 | 1’658 | 1.89 km² | 83.5% |
| Zone de développement 3 | 751 | 1.65 km² | 59.4% |
| Zone de développement industriel et artisanal | 430 | 1.63 km² | 51.9% |
| Zone de développement 4B protégée | 233 | 0.29 km² | 65.2% |
| Zone agricole | 80 | 0.57 km² | 32.5% |
| Zone de protection de la nature et du paysage | 62 | 0.19 km² | 67.7% |
| Zone de verdure | 52 | 0.26 km² | 36.5% |
| Zone des bois et forêts | 27 | 0.63 km² | 33.3% |
| Zone des eaux et des rives | 13 | 0.37 km² | 0.0% |
| Zone ferroviaire | 11 | 0.09 km² | 27.3% |
| Zone sportive | 10 | 0.12 km² | 40.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 4’699 buildings with 17’039 dwellings here; 1’572 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 4’699
- Dwellings
- 17’039
- Single-family houses
- 1’572
- Building volume
- 13.4 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
Maps and geodata for Vernier
geopool works as a GIS and geoportal for Vernier. 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.
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