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Vernier
Genevatown
Total population
34,477
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Vernier is a town located in Geneva, Switzerland. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 46.213°, 6.082°. Public datasets list a population of roughly 34,477. The location receives about 1,309 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian CootFulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves6,318
- Yellow-legged hornetVespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta5,952
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,338
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,332
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,208
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,189
- red foxVulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia4,883
- European hareLepus europaeus Pallas, 1778 · Mammalia4,756
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2026-01-124 km SSW of Les Houches, France
- M 3.3 — 2025-05-068 km W of Chapareillan, France
- M 3.3 — 2022-09-257 km ESE of Ar?ches-la-Frasse, France
- M 4.5 — 2022-03-123 km S of Faverges, France
- M 3.4 — 2020-06-2311 km ESE of Samoëns, France
- M 3.2 — 2017-11-1710 km NNE of Saint-Rémy-de-Maurienne, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Geneva
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Vernier
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 6643
- Population (Wikidata)
- 34,774
- Wikidata
- Q63922
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771