Bernex
Municipality in the canton of Geneva · FSO no. 6607
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 3’178 parcels in Bernex, covering 13 km². 45.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’116 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 3’178
- 4.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 13 km²
4.6% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’116 m²
Canton: 895 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 45.5%
Canton: 57.6%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1983
Canton: 1983
Switzerland: 1976
About Bernex
Bernex ranks 5th of 45 municipalities in the canton of Geneva by number of parcels and holds 4.4% of the canton's parcels on 4.6% of its area. The median parcel in Bernex measures 1’116 m², larger than the canton median of 895 m². Bernex is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 45.5% of its parcels have a building, against 57.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Zone agricole (38.5%), Zone de développement 4B protégée (31.9%) and Zone de développement 5 (18.8%). In total, Bernex uses 9 zone designations.
According to the building register, Bernex has 2’609 buildings with 4’807 dwellings, 1.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (64.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 36.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (30.4% of them), and 25.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’445 (45.5%)Unbuilt: 1’733 (54.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone agricole | 1’224 | 8.49 km² | 10.9% |
| Zone de développement 4B protégée | 1’014 | 1.04 km² | 75.5% |
| Zone de développement 5 | 598 | 0.49 km² | 83.6% |
| Zone des bois et forêts | 237 | 1.84 km² | 3.8% |
| Zone de développement 3 | 51 | 0.35 km² | 51.0% |
| Zone de développement industriel et artisanal | 18 | 0.10 km² | 22.2% |
| Zone de verdure | 14 | 0.14 km² | 28.6% |
| Zone sportive | 14 | 0.04 km² | 14.3% |
| Zone des eaux et des rives | 8 | 0.46 km² | 0.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’609 buildings with 4’807 dwellings here; 1’045 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’609
- Dwellings
- 4’807
- Single-family houses
- 1’045
- Building volume
- 4.2 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Bernex
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