Knowing the ground · Geneva municipalities

The canton, area by area.

Where we have been working since 2006: the market, schools, access and the properties we sell there. What you need to know before buying or selling.

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Left bank

35 areas
Anières

A village on the water, between vineyards and shore: harbours, municipal beaches and waterfront properties, in the north of the Left Bank.

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Avully

A municipality in the Geneva countryside, between fields, vineyards and the Rhône, for an unhurried pace without leaving the canton.

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Avusy

A rural municipality in the south-west of the canton, made up of the villages of Avusy, Sézegnin and Athenaz, on the French border and in the countryside of the Champagne genevoise.

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Bardonnex

A rural commune in the south of the canton, on the border, where the farmland plateau gives way to vines on the slope: several hamlets around Compesières.

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Bernex

West of the Geneva urban area, on the Left Bank, a municipality that brings together several villages and hamlets with a largely agricultural character.

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Carouge

A town laid out in the eighteenth century under the Kingdom of Sardinia, dense and lively, just south of Geneva and separated from it by the Arve.

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Cartigny

A country village on the left bank of the Rhône, next to the Moulin-de-Vert nature reserve, some twenty minutes from the centre.

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Chancy

The westernmost municipality in Switzerland, on the Rhône and the French border: a wine-growing village surrounded by vineyards and fields.

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Chêne-Bougeries

A commune best read sector by sector, from Conches to the historic centre, with villas, recent buildings and tram links to the city centre.

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Chêne-Bourg

One of the smallest municipalities in the canton, dense and urban, transformed by the Léman Express station that puts central Geneva a few minutes away.

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Choulex

A small rural municipality on the Left Bank, in the east of the canton, between cultivated fields and vineyards, a quarter of an hour from the centre.

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Collonge-Bellerive

A residential lakeside municipality on the Left Bank, around Vésenaz and its harbours, between villas, countryside and access to the water.

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Cologny

The most coveted heights in the canton: sweeping views over the harbour, century-old parks and mansions ten minutes from the centre.

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Confignon

An old village set on a hill south-west of Geneva, combining old streets around the church with more recent developments.

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Corsier

A lakeside village between Anières and Hermance, with its countryside, its harbour and a calm pace a quarter of an hour from the city.

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Grand-Lancy

The area where our agency is based: quiet residential streets, Parc Marignac and the Pont-Rouge urban hub around the station.

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Gy

A rural commune on the Left Bank, in the north-east Geneva countryside, on the French border.

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Hermance

A former fortified town on Lake Geneva, at the north-eastern tip of the canton, facing the lake and next to Anières.

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Jussy

A rural municipality in the east of the canton, backing onto the Bois de Jussy, the largest forest in the canton, among hamlets, fields and Geneva's highest point.

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Laconnex

One of the smallest municipalities in the canton, in the countryside of the Champagne genevoise, south-west of Geneva, between fields and neighbouring villages.

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Lancy

One of the most populous communes in the canton, on the Left Bank, bringing together Grand-Lancy and Petit-Lancy, from the Pont-Rouge urban hub to quiet residential streets.

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Meinier

A rural municipality in the east of the canton, between fields and vineyards, crossed by the restored Seymaz, a quarter of an hour from the centre.

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Onex

On the plateau overlooking the Rhône, south-west of Geneva, a municipality in two parts, between Cité-Nouvelle and the village area.

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Perly-Certoux

Two villages, Perly on the heights and Certoux in the Aire plain, in the south of the canton on the French border.

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Petit-Lancy

The part of the municipality of Lancy closest to Geneva: bourgeois villas, large housing estates and a residential identity of its own.

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Plan-les-Ouates

A village core and its hamlets on one side, one of the largest industrial and watchmaking zones in the canton on the other.

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Presinge

A rural municipality on the Left Bank, in the south-east of the canton, on the French border, that has resisted urban sprawl.

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Puplinge

A small Left Bank commune in the east of the canton, on the French border, combining village life, countryside and proximity to Thônex and the Trois-Chêne.

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Soral

A small rural and wine-growing municipality in south-west Geneva, at the French border, in the countryside of the Champagne genevoise.

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Thônex

A family municipality in the east of the canton, backing onto the countryside and the Foron, connected to the centre and Annemasse by tram.

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Troinex

One of the smallest municipalities in the canton, in the Geneva countryside at the foot of the Salève: village, villas and calm, within easy reach of the centre.

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Vandœuvres

One of the greenest municipalities in the canton: large gardens, protected villa zones and silence, a few minutes from Cologny and the centre.

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Vésenaz

The meeting point of the municipality of Collonge-Bellerive, on the left shore of the lake, on the eastern edge of Geneva.

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Vessy

A locality of the municipality of Veyrier, on the Left Bank, on the Arve, south-east of the city of Geneva.

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Veyrier

Where the canton meets the Salève and the border: village, the Vessy and Pinchat plateaus, villas and a density of greenery that is rare so close to the city.

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Right bank

13 areas
Aire-la-Ville

One of the smallest municipalities in western Geneva, in a bend of the Rhône: fields, forests and a village, some twenty minutes from the centre.

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Bellevue

Between Genthod and Pregny-Chambésy, a waterside municipality: Port-Gitana, villas and a direct Léman Express connection.

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Céligny

A Geneva commune detached from the rest of the canton, surrounded by the canton of Vaud, on the lakeshore north of Geneva.

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Collex-Bossy

A rural commune on the Right Bank, made up of the villages of Collex and Bossy, on the edge of the Versoix woods, close to the airport and the international quarter.

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Dardagny

A wine-growing municipality in the Mandement, on the right bank of the Rhône at the border, between vineyards, a château and the Allondon valley.

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Genthod

A lakeside village on the Right Bank, between Bellevue and Versoix: calm, vineyards, properties with views over the harbour and Mont Blanc.

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Le Grand-Saconnex

A municipality with a dual nature: the village core on one side, the international organisations district and the airport on the other.

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Meyrin

On the Right Bank of the canton, between the airport and the countryside stretching towards the Pays de Gex, a municipality with a dual identity.

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Pregny-Chambésy

A Right Bank hillside overlooking the harbour, between the lake and the international quarter, a few kilometres from the centre.

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Russin

A wine village in the Mandement, on a hillside overlooking the Rhône, known for its Fête des Vendanges and served by the Léman Express.

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Satigny

The largest municipality in the canton by area and the largest wine-growing municipality in Switzerland: villages, Mandement vineyards, a Léman Express station and an industrial hub.

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Vernier

One of the most populous and most varied municipalities in the canton, on the Right Bank between the Rhône and the airport.

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Versoix

A lakeside municipality between Geneva and the Vaud border: lakefront, a centre crossed by the river and residential hamlets.

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Geneva centre

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