Buying in Meyrin, the green 1960s garden city

Meyrin occupies the Right Bank of the canton, between the airport and the countryside stretching towards the Pays de Gex. The municipality has a dual identity: an original village with its old core, and a town built from scratch at the turn of the 1960s, one of the first satellite towns in Switzerland. The municipality is home to the Alpine Botanical Garden, municipal property since 1960, and neighbours CERN, established on its territory since 1954. This presence gives Meyrin an international population and an employment base that weighs on housing demand. Two properties in Meyrin can target very different buyers. It is a municipality where valuation work is best carried out street by street rather than for the locality as a whole.

Way of life

Walking between the buildings and planted areas of the satellite town, village scale in old Meyrin, the Alpine Botanical Garden open to the public: the municipality combines local life with an international presence.

Municipality benchmarks

Prices: we do not publish average prices per m²: they are misleading, especially where sales are rare. Your property is assessed against the municipality's actual comparables: your broker shows them to you.
Dominant type: Apartments in apartment blocks in the satellite town, villas in the village and in the residential areas
Distance to centre: Right Bank, linked to the centre by trams 14 and 18
Signature asset: Green 1960s garden city, neighbour to CERN and the Alpine Botanical Garden

Schools

Primary schools and childcare facilities spread between the satellite town and the village
Cycle d'orientation (lower secondary school) and post-compulsory education within the cantonal school system
Sports facilities and municipal leisure centres

Access & transport

TPG trams 14 and 18 to the centre of Geneva
Geneva-La Plaine RER and bus lines, including a service to ZIMEYSA station
Close to the airport, with noise to be checked depending on the address

Frequently asked questions: Meyrin

Is Meyrin a homogeneous municipality?

No. Meyrin has a dual identity, between an original village with its old core and a town built at the turn of the 1960s, one of the first satellite towns in Switzerland. Two properties can target very different buyers, and valuation is best carried out street by street rather than for the locality as a whole.

How do you get to the centre of Geneva from Meyrin?

From the Right Bank, TPG trams 14 and 18 link Meyrin to the centre of Geneva. The Geneva-La Plaine RER and bus lines complete the service, including a link to ZIMEYSA station. Proximity to the airport means checking noise levels depending on the address.