Carouge

Sister cities

• Budapest District I

History

Carouge is first mentioned in the Early Middle Ages as Quadruvium and Quatruvio. In 1248, it was mentioned as Carrogium while in the 14th century, it was known as Quarrouiz or Quarroggi. In 1445, it was mentioned as Quaroggio. The current city was built by Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia, King of Sardinia and Duke of Savoy, starting in 1760–70. It obtained the status of city in 1786. Carouge was taken by revolutionary France in 1792, apparently with considerable local support. During the Napoleonic wars, in 1814, Carouge was reincorporated into the Kingdom of Sardinia following a brief occupation by Austria. The Treaty of Turin (1816) transferred Carouge to the Canton of Geneva and it therefore became part of the Swiss Confederation.

Geography

Carouge has an area, , of . Of this area, or 4.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 8.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 83.3% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.5% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 18.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 31.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 20.7%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 4.1% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 8.1%. Out of the forested land, 6.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 3.3% is used for growing crops and 1.5% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. The municipality is located south of the Rhone and Arve rivers.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Coot

  Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  6,173
• Yellow-legged hornet

  Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta
  5,630
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  5,276
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  5,190
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  5,132
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  5,067
• red fox

  Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  4,707
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,694

Most recent

• M 3.6 — 2026-01-12
  4 km SSW of Les Houches, France
• M 3.3 — 2025-05-06
  8 km W of Chapareillan, France
• M 3.2 — 2024-05-09
  9 km SW of Evolène, Switzerland
• M 3.3 — 2022-09-25
  7 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
• M 4.5 — 2022-03-12
  3 km S of Faverges, France
• M 3.4 — 2020-06-23
  11 km ESE of Samoëns, France