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Building age in the canton of Geneva

Canton of Geneva, 45 municipalities

Building register (GWR) export of September 2026, parcel data of July 2025.

Key figures

Parcels with a building
41’913
41’001 of them with a known construction year
Median construction year
1983Switzerland: 1976
Median building age
43 yearsSwitzerland: 50 years
Built 1960 or earlier
24.9%Switzerland: 32.5%
Built after 2000
28.0%Switzerland: 23.3%

About the building stock in the canton of Geneva

The parcel data lists 41’913 parcels with a building in the canton of Geneva. For 41’001 of them (97.8%) the federal building register (GWR) gives a construction year, taken from the newest building on the parcel. The median construction year is 1983, so the median parcel with a building is 43 years old. 24.9% of the parcels with a known year were built in 1960 or earlier and 28.0% after 2000. The largest period is 1981-2000 with 26.7%. For comparison, the median construction year is 1976 in Switzerland. 912 parcels with a building have no usable construction year and are left out of the shares.

Construction-year histogram

Parcels with a building by construction period, as a share of the 41’001 parcels with a known year. The periods are not equally long, so read the bars as shares of the stock, not as building activity per year.

  1. 11.3%before 1920: 11.3%, 4’634 parcels
  2. 6.5%1920-1945: 6.5%, 2’663 parcels
  3. 7.1%1946-1960: 7.1%, 2’900 parcels
  4. 20.4%1961-1980: 20.4%, 8’350 parcels
  5. 26.7%1981-2000: 26.7%, 10’966 parcels
  6. 12.3%2001-2010: 12.3%, 5’054 parcels
  7. 11.2%2011-2020: 11.2%, 4’578 parcels
  8. 4.5%2021 and later: 4.5%, 1’856 parcels

Building age distribution

The same parcels grouped by the age of their newest building in 2026.

  • 66 years or older (built 1960 or earlier)24.9%10’197 parcels
  • 46 to 65 years (built 1961-1980)20.4%8’350 parcels
  • 26 to 45 years (built 1981-2000)26.7%10’966 parcels
  • Up to 25 years (built 2001 or later)28.0%11’488 parcels

How to read these figures

The parcel data links every parcel to the federal building register (GWR). A parcel counts once, with the construction year of its newest building. Where the register gives only a construction period, the middle of the period is used.

The figures count parcels with a building, not individual buildings. A parcel with several buildings counts once, and a parcel without a building is not counted.

Building age is 2026 minus the construction year. Every share divides by the parcels with a known construction year.

Municipalities in the canton of Geneva

MunicipalityParcels with a yearMedian year1960 or earlierAfter 2000
Genève6’015195356.6%10.8%
Veyrier2’62719938.6%38.5%
Vernier2’246198823.2%32.2%
Collonge-Bellerive2’144199313.2%34.5%
Lancy1’747198328.8%31.0%
Plan-les-Ouates1’747198814.8%33.7%
Thônex1’744198810.3%35.4%
Chêne-Bougeries1’710198827.8%35.8%
Bernex1’419198315.2%26.0%
Meyrin1’394198315.4%29.2%
Versoix1’296198820.8%26.8%
Onex1’149198315.1%27.5%
Le Grand-Saconnex1’032199317.9%35.8%
Pregny-Chambésy953198819.9%34.5%
Cologny947199118.5%33.7%
Carouge (GE)893197536.2%17.6%
Vandoeuvres816199315.3%37.6%
Genthod805198815.5%33.3%
Chêne-Bourg768198330.2%25.9%
Confignon739198815.6%28.7%
Satigny699198727.8%28.6%
Anières675198813.9%32.7%
Bellevue66319889.2%33.8%
Troinex651198915.8%37.2%
Corsier (GE)546199011.2%34.6%
Avusy445198819.8%20.0%
Bardonnex440198333.2%18.2%
Collex-Bossy366198819.4%30.9%
Perly-Certoux335197519.7%20.3%
Puplinge335198813.4%16.4%
Hermance332198434.0%26.2%
Aire-la-Ville328199314.9%35.1%
Meinier327197529.4%25.4%
Choulex298198431.5%21.5%
Jussy297198332.0%19.5%
Cartigny285198828.4%21.1%
Chancy275199321.8%34.5%
Avully247197520.6%8.5%
Dardagny245197542.4%29.8%
Laconnex211198326.5%26.1%
Céligny194197543.3%29.4%
Soral193198330.6%31.1%
Presinge146198330.8%17.1%
Russin141197534.0%21.3%
Gy136198825.0%28.7%

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