Coat of arms of Geneva canton, Switzerland

Geneva

(Genève · Chinebra · جنيف)

Canton · Administrative region

Capital: Geneva

402 308
Population
282 km²
Area
Official language: French

Cities & Towns

Top 178 places

Geneva covers 282 km², with Geneva as its capital city. Around 402 308 people live here, giving a population density of 1 424 per km² Click a district on the map to open its page.

Postcodes

59 postcode areas

Geneva has 59 postcode areas, covering roughly 639 km² and 66 187 mapped buildings. Postcode in Geneva start with 1 (covering 1xxx), placing the canton in this Swiss postal zone. The most built-up postcode is 1201, with around 1 355 buildings. The map shades each postcode area by code number, so you can see at a glance how the Geneva postal zones are laid out geographically.

59
Total postcodes
66 187
Buildings
639 km²
Total area
376
Avg. buildings
3.6 km²
Avg. area
463
Cities covered
1
Prefix zones
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Postcodes by building count

# Code Name Buildings Population Area km²
1 n/a 1 355 12 656 2.17
2 n/a 1 161 5 341 0.92
3 n/a 975 45 152 6.37
4 n/a 754 15 472 1.84
5 n/a 726 33 765 3.85
6 n/a 649 27 869 4.0
7 n/a 586 13 330 3.84
8 n/a 518 8 131 2.07
9 n/a 440 11 063 1.9
10 n/a 404 978 2.89
11 n/a 398 30 051 5.16
12 n/a 394 8 129 4.14
13 n/a 384 8 915 8.44
14 n/a 313 12 802 2.2
15 n/a 312 1 382 4.42
16 n/a 287 n/a 6.49
17 n/a 263 7 896 5.87
18 n/a 248 2 553 7.43
19 n/a 239 2 892 3.36
20 n/a 216 10 855 1.86

Postal services in Geneva

Geneva has 1162 mapped postal facilities: 207 post offices, 940 post boxes, 15 parcel lockers. Swiss Post runs a wide network of branches and automated MyPost 24 parcel lockers across the canton.

1218 - Gd-Saconnex · 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex
1285 Athenaz
1292 Pregny-Chambésy · 1292 Chambésy
Bernex 1233 · 1233 Bernex
Bureau de Poste
Genève 1 Mont-Blanc
La Poste
La Poste
La Poste · Satigny
La Poste
La Poste
La Poste · Vésenaz

Transport

60 lines, 162 routes

Click a route on the map to see its details.

By mode

bus 60 lines

Network overview

Lines 60
Routes 162
Total network length 1875.1 km
Operators 13
Longest line 122: 390.6 km
Most stops 20: 63 stops

Geneva has 1875.1 km of public transport routes across 60 lines and 162 services, run by 13 operators.

Full transport breakdown

Population and Building Density

by municipality (Gemeinde borders)

Summary

Hover over a municipality to see its figures.

Public Holidays

18 holidays in 2026 & 2027

Geneva observes 9 public holidays in 2026. Alongside the Swiss national holidays, Geneva has 5 canton-specific holidays.

Date Holiday Day Scope
01.01.2026 New Year's Day Thursday National
03.04.2026 Good Friday Friday Canton
06.04.2026 Easter Monday Monday Canton
14.05.2026 Ascension Day Thursday National
25.05.2026 Whit Monday Monday Canton
01.08.2026 National Day Saturday National
10.09.2026 Genevan Fast Thursday Canton
25.12.2026 Christmas Day Friday National
31.12.2026 Restoration Day Thursday Canton

Heraldry

Official heraldry, free to download

These are the official heraldic symbols of Geneva. The images come from Wikimedia Commons and can be downloaded below in SVG (scales to any size) or PNG (600 x 600 px).

Questions about Geneva

Quick answers
What is the capital city of Geneva?

The capital of Geneva is Geneva, with around 191 557 residents.

How many people live in Geneva?

Around 402 308 people call Geneva home, spread across 282 km².

How big is Geneva?

Geneva takes up 282 km², which is roughly 109 square miles.

Is Geneva a canton or a city?

Geneva is a canton, one of 26 member states of the Swiss Confederation. Each one has its own constitution, parliament, government, and courts. Its administrative capital is Geneva.

What language is spoken in Geneva?

The official language of Geneva is French.

What postal codes does Geneva use?

Geneva uses 59 postal code areas. Swiss codes are always 4 digits long. Codes here start with 1.