Population
38'769↑2.5%
About Le Lignon
City · Genève
Le Lignon is an urban development in the town of Vernier, canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was designed by architect Georges Addor between 1964 and 1966 and consists of three large buildings and is one of the largest apartment complexes in the world, containing 2,780 units. It is located on former farmland and was built to address a housing shortage in the 1960s and early 1970s. It houses over 6,000 residents and 930,000 m2 (10,000,000 sq ft) of floor space, including a school and a medical center.
Population
38'769
Tax multiplier
50%
Le Lignon in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.50%
Top 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 40'000↑1.0%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 45'750↑1.9%
62%
Cantonal tax multiplier
148%
0.18%↓76.9%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Settlement77%
- Forest10%
- Agriculture8%
- Other5%
Foreign residents
45.8%↑0.4%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 35/ m²
+92% vs CH
Dwellings
16'667↑1.6%
Jobs (FTE)
22'067↑9.4%
87%
24%
Fibre
Housing market in Le Lignon
The rental vacancy rate is 0.18%, 48% below the cantonal average (0.34 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 50%, 14% above the cantonal average (44 %). Median taxable income is CHF 57'500, 7% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Le Lignon has 38'769 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
