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The resident counts list 8,497 Swiss permanent residents and 37 non-permanent residents at the end of 2024. The population of Bernex, in Switzerland, was 11,112 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2430 sources

Population11,112people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)7,346EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent22.15EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)
Recorded crime5,373incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 53% belowOfficial source · Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — canton de Genève

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Bernex?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SwitzerlandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Bernex.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Bernex recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71
Mobile plan, 10 GB€56
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited70.68 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Swisscom blue Internet S14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB8Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)22.15 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)3Official · regional context

Is Bernex a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker71%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 61–81%
Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on education · range 60–80%
Student47%strong on cost, weak on education · range 36–58%
Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 39–59%
Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About €1,329 a month in cold rent, from the published average of 22.15 EUR/m²/month. Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

How international is the population?

23.5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,615 of 11,112 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)7,346 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch21Official

What does a salary buy in Bernex?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €7,346 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€4,688of €6,144 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€6,144
Rent, 60 m²€22.15/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31− €1,329
Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30− €71
Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30− €56
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€4,688
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Bernex Salary needed to live in Bernex

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bernex. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Bernex. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBernex highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Bernex highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779
Bern20,196
Interlaken18,896
Olten15,369
Kloten13,097
St. Gallen9,783
Winterthur7,988
Muri bei Bern5,389
Wetzikon (ZH)4,048
Küsnacht (ZH)3,718
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,373 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — canton de Genève11Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport101 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights5Official
Nearest airportGVA3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Distance to nearest airport7 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bernex. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person
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fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Bernex.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.1 · Feb 7 · Mar 11.8 · Apr 15.9 · May 20.1 · Jun 24.2 · Jul 26.7 · Aug 26.2 · Sep 21.1 · Oct 15.5 · Nov 9.3 · Dec 5.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.1 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 1.7 · Apr 5 · May 9.1 · Jun 12.7 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 14.2 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 2.6 · Dec -0.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official
Average temperature by monthJan 2.1 · Feb 2.9 · Mar 6.7 · Apr 10.5 · May 14.5 · Jun 18.4 · Jul 20.6 · Aug 20 · Sep 15.7 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 6 · Dec 2.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 72.8 · Feb 55.9 · Mar 62.1 · Apr 67.1 · May 78.5 · Jun 83.2 · Jul 79.2 · Aug 81.2 · Sep 90.7 · Oct 96.5 · Nov 88.6 · Dec 89.9 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official
Average sunshine by monthJan 60.9 · Feb 95.9 · Mar 161.2 · Apr 186.6 · May 212 · Jun 245.8 · Jul 269.2 · Aug 241.6 · Sep 184 · Oct 116.3 · Nov 65.4 · Dec 48 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Basel ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Reims (France) ±1.0 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 13 km² in 2020.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents476.1 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS13Official
City area12.97 km²2020Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A5 (2020-2025), FJ=2020, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².2Official
Foreign non-permanent residents37 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official
Foreign residents2,615 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.9Official
Non-permanent residents37 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official
Population density856.7 people/km²31 Dec 2024Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2020-2025; FJ=2020; area observed_at=2020).2Official
Population11,112 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source15Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official
Swiss permanent residents8,497 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20247Official

International community in Bernex

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total11,134100.0%
In Switzerland7,45366.9%
Abroad3,68133.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total30100.0%
Abroad30100.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Citizenship

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total30100.0%
France723.3%
Ethiopia310.0%
No indication26.7%
Germany26.7%
Italy26.7%
Ukraine26.7%
Somalia26.7%
Afghanistan26.7%
Syria26.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Greece13.3%
Poland13.3%
Türkiye13.3%
Angola13.3%
Congo (Kinshasa)13.3%
Canada13.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Alternatives for people set on Bernex

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Onex as a Bernex alternative in the same region

2 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

  • Rent: €21.27/m² (2025) Onex vs €22.15/m² (2024) Bernexno percentage
  • Residents: 18,915 Onex vs 11,112 Bernex+70%
  • Nearest airport: 6.0 km Onex vs 7.0 km Bernex−14%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,456 Onex vs 5,373 Bernexsame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,346 Onex vs €7,346 Bernexsame level
Full comparisonMore about Onex

Luzern as a Bernex alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 197 km, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 86,234 Luzern vs 11,112 Bernex+676%
  • Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €22.15/m² (2024) Bernexno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 5,373 Bernexno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 5.0 km Luzern vs 7.0 km Bernex−29%
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €7,346 Bernexsame level
Full comparisonMore about Luzern

Cities near Bernex

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Geneva Commuting Zone · 6.7 km away
Rent
26.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-05-31
Onex 2.5 km away
Rent
21.27 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-05-31
Vernier 3.4 km away
Rent
21.11 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-05-31
Lancy 3.9 km away
Rent
22.55 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-05-31
Carouge (GE) 5.6 km away
Rent
23.94 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-05-31

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Bernex, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities
Aesch (BL)11,137 residentsSursee11,029 residentsLenzburg11,314 residentsLe Locle10,907 residentsVal de Bagnes10,907 residentsMaur10,884 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bernex under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).

A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Bernex's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Bernex part of Geneva?

Bernex is in the published commuting zone of Geneva; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Geneva city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source4

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How much does it cost to rent in Bernex?

Average net cold rent is 22.15 EUR/m²/month, excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about €1,550 a month before utilities. Source: Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton).

What is the typical salary around Bernex?

The median gross salary is 7,346 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

How safe is Bernex?

Police recorded 5,373 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistique policière de la criminalité 2025 — canton de Genève.

How many people live in Bernex?

The published population is 11,112 people. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How many foreign residents live in Bernex?

2,615 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Bernex a good place to live?

Bernex may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Bernex part of Geneva?

Bernex is in the published commuting zone of Geneva; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Bernex?

Geneva, Onex, Vernier, Lancy, Plan-les-Ouates are near Bernex. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Bernex?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,134 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Bernex, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d8242db73a45641b3a91f63fe25afe8d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/bernex/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Bernex, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  2. Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-30
  3. Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-08
  4. Swisscom blue Internet S swisscom.ch · checked 2026-09-15
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