Veyrier, Switzerland

Veyrier
Coat of arms
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Location of Veyrier
Coordinates: 46°10′N 06°11′E / 46.167°N 6.183°E / 46.167; 6.183Coordinates: 46°10′N 06°11′E / 46.167°N 6.183°E / 46.167; 6.183
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Geneva
District	n.a.
Government
• Mayor	Maire Raymond Gavillet
Area
• Total	6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Elevation	428 m (1,404 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	11,273
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Postal code	1234,1255
SFOS number	6645
Surrounded by	Bossey (FR-74), Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Étrembières (FR-74), Gaillard (FR-74), Geneva (Genève), Plan-les-Ouates, Thônex, Troinex
Website	www.veyrier.ch SFSO statistics

Largest groups of foreign residents 2013

Nationality	Amount	% total (population)
France	598	5.5
Italy	407	3.7
Portugal	341	3.1
UK	268	2.4
Spain	148	1.4
Germany	120	1.1
USA	111	1.0
Netherlands	95	0.9
Belgium	75	0.7
Russia	53	0.5
Brazil	51	0.5
Romania	41	0.4
Turkey	41	0.4
Canada	34	0.3
Poland	31	0.3
Hungary	28	0.3
Kosovo	28	0.3
Greece	24	0.2
Israel	21	0.2
Lebanon	21	0.2

Veyrier is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.

Veyrier has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 6.5 square kilometers (2.5 sq mi). Of this area, 2.17 km² (0.84 sq mi) or 33.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.9 km² (0.35 sq mi) or 13.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.29 km² (1.27 sq mi) or 50.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.17 km² (0.066 sq mi) or 2.6% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 34.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 8.8%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 6.3%. Out of the forested land, 12.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 26.9% is used for growing crops and 3.4% is pastures, while 3.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality includes the localities of Pinchat, Vessy and Sierne. It is bordered by Chêne-Bougeries, Thônex, Troinex, Plan-les-Ouates, Carouge, Geneva, and the French municipality of Étrembières in Haute-Savoie.

The municipality of Veyrier consists of the sub-sections or villages of Pinchat - Sur-Rang, Pinchat - La Tour, Vessy - Grande-Fin, Sierne - Petit-Veyrier, Veyrier - village, Tournettes, Rasses, Veyrier - Marais, Grand-Donzel, Bois-de-Veyrier.

Veyrier has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 11,273. As of 2008^[update], 24.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 10.1%. It has changed at a rate of 12.8% due to migration and at a rate of -3.1% due to births and deaths.