Electricity (H4) 24.43 cents/kWh, 9.9% cheaper than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
Services industriels de Genève
| 2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh | large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh |
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| 28.22 cents/kWh▼ 1.6% | 26.12 cents/kWh▼ 1.7% | 22.31 cents/kWh▼ 1.7% | 24.43 cents/kWh▼ 1.8% | 21.74 cents/kWh▼ 1.8% | 18.80 cents/kWh▼ 1.8% | 21.62 cents/kWh▼ 1.9% | 23.72 cents/kWh▼ 1.9% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage9.78 cents/kWh
- Energy9.32 cents/kWh
- Levies1.24 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing chargeno standing charge
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 611.70 CHF/month▲ 1.2%
- Adults, on average778.35 CHF/month▲ 1.9%
- Young adultsfrom 452.95 CHF/month▲ 1.8%
- Young adults, on average591.68 CHF/month▲ 1.8%
- Childrenfrom 134.60 CHF/month▲ 1.2%
- Children, on average192.25 CHF/month▲ 2.1%
Premium region in Geneva: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents22,783
- Foreign share37.0%
- Ages 0–194,621 · 20.3%
- Ages 20–6414,520 · 63.7%
- Ages 65 and over3,642 · 16.0%
- Residents per km²8,438.1
Geography
- Altitude368–424 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
The rule: a settlement altitude of at least 1,000 m. That altitude is not shown as a figure.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature11.1 °C
- Annual precipitation864 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours47.7%
- Frost days72.9
- Days of 30 °C or more17.6
- Reference stationGenève / Cointrin, 7.6 km
Context
Carouge (GE) sits in the figures as follows.
For the period 1991-2020, Carouge (GE) reads 47.7% relative sunshine, plus 11.1 °C and 864 mm of precipitation. A climate normal.
Carouge (GE) has 22,783 residents, 8,438.1 per square kilometre.
Carouge (GE): 20.3% are young, 63.7% are of working age and 16.0% are older.
Carouge (GE) is not a mountain municipality.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D
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Questions
What do population, geography and climate say about Carouge (GE)?
For the period 1991-2020, Carouge (GE) reads 47.7% relative sunshine, plus 11.1 °C and 864 mm of precipitation. A climate normal. Carouge (GE) has 22,783 residents, 8,438.1 per square kilometre. Carouge (GE): 20.3% are young, 63.7% are of working age and 16.0% are older. Carouge (GE) is not a mountain municipality.
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Lancy1.7 km
- Living in Geneva2.3 km
- Living in Plan-les-Ouates2.4 km
- Living in Troinex2.7 km
- Living in Onex3.2 km
- Living in Chêne-Bougeries3.9 km
- Living in Veyrier4.0 km
- Living in Confignon4.3 km
Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.
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- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Commune names with common translations, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (SR 101), Art. 1, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D