Bernex: building age and utilization
Canton of Geneva · 3'178 parcels in municipal zones · Parcel data of September 2026
- Parcels in zones
- 3'178
- Municipal zones
- 9
- Median utilization (ratioV)
- 9%
- Newest building from 2006 or later
- 9%
- Median building height
- 8.7 m
- Median floors
- 0.9
Overview
Bernex: the parcel data lists 3'178 parcels in 9 municipal zones.
The median volume utilization (ratioV, as built today) is 9%, the average 73%. For comparison: canton of Geneva, median 49%.
9% of the parcels have a newest building from 2006 or later. Their average utilization is 138%, against 86% for all parcels.
The median building height is 8.7 m and the median number of floors is 0.9.
Building age
Each parcel is counted by the construction year of its newest building. The oldest band also holds parcels without a building year, such as unbuilt land.
| Newest building | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 or later | 49 | 2% |
| 2016-2020 | 111 | 3% |
| 2011-2015 | 52 | 2% |
| 2006-2010 | 72 | 2% |
| 1986-2005 | 350 | 11% |
| 1966-1985 | 430 | 14% |
| 1965 or earlier, or no year | 2'114 | 67% |
Utilization by construction window
| Newest building | Parcels | Average utilization |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2021 or later | 49 | 128% |
| Built 2016 or later | 160 | 170% |
| Built 2011 or later | 212 | 151% |
| Built 2006 or later | 284 | 138% |
| Built 1986 or later | 634 | 160% |
| Built 1966 or later | 1'064 | 161% |
| All parcels | 3'178 | 86% |
Utilization (ratioV)
ratioV is the volume utilization of a parcel in percent, as built today; values above 100% occur on densely built parcels. The lowest bucket is mostly land with little or no building volume.
| Utilization (ratioV) | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 10% | 1'687 | 53% |
| 10-50% | 242 | 8% |
| 50-100% | 511 | 16% |
| 100-150% | 311 | 10% |
| 150-200% | 101 | 3% |
| 200% or more | 304 | 10% |
Median: 9% · Average: 73% · Based on 3'156 parcels with a value.
Building height
Building height in meters, for parcels with a height value.
| Building height | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 6 m | 135 | 9% |
| 6-10 m | 917 | 62% |
| 10-16 m | 381 | 26% |
| 16-30 m | 45 | 3% |
| 30 m or more | 0 | 0% |
Median: 8.7 m · Average: 9.1 m · Based on 1'478 parcels with a value.
Floors
Number of floors, for parcels with a floor count.
| Floors | Parcels | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1'956 | 66% |
| 2 | 507 | 17% |
| 3 | 411 | 14% |
| 4 | 81 | 3% |
| 5-6 | 23 | 0.8% |
| 7 or more | 3 | 0.1% |
Median: 0.9 · Average: 1 · Based on 2'981 parcels with a value.
Other municipalities in the canton
| Place | Parcels | Median utilization | Median floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genève | 10'296 | 99% | 2.8 |
| Veyrier | 3'377 | 72% | 2.2 |
| Vernier | 3'327 | 56% | 2 |
| Collonge-Bellerive | 3'258 | 61% | 1.8 |
| Lancy | 2'632 | 50% | 2.2 |
| Plan-les-Ouates | 2'585 | 65% | 2.1 |
| Thônex | 2'512 | 61% | 2.1 |
| Meyrin | 2'339 | 44% | 1.5 |
| Satigny | 2'280 | 7% | 0.7 |
| Chêne-Bougeries | 2'267 | 69% | 2.2 |
| Versoix | 2'062 | 62% | 1.7 |
| Onex | 1'596 | 79% | 2.2 |
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Method and data
The figures come from the Swiss parcel data (zone statistics of the RES service, pulled in September 2026). Each municipal zone is summarized on its own; a municipality is the sum of its zones, a canton the sum of its municipalities and Switzerland the sum of the cantons. Parcels outside a municipal zone are not counted.
Age uses the construction year of the newest building on a parcel. The distributions leave out the most extreme values, so the parcels with a value can be fewer than all parcels. Percentages are shares of the counts shown; medians are read from the buckets and are exact to within one bucket.
The pages describe what has been built and measured. They are not a forecast, a valuation or a statement of what may be built.