Veyrier
Encyclopedia
Veyrier is a municipality
of the Canton of Geneva
, Switzerland
.
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 town of Haute-Savoie Étrembières.
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 of . , 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.
Most of the population speaks French
(7,271 or 81.8%), with German
being second most common (517 or 5.8%) and English
being third (404 or 4.5%). There are 158 people who speak Italian
and 1 person who speaks Romansh.
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.0% male and 51.0% female. The population was made up of 3,600 Swiss men (35.9% of the population) and 1,307 (13.0%) non-Swiss men. There were 3,878 Swiss women (38.7%) and 1,233 (12.3%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality 1,488 or about 16.7% were born in Veyrier and lived there in 2000. There were 2,931 or 33.0% who were born in the same canton, while 1,470 or 16.5% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 2,722 or 30.6% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 54 live births to Swiss citizens and 31 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 102 deaths of Swiss citizens and 19 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 48 while the foreign population increased by 12. There were 24 Swiss men and 32 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 41 non-Swiss men and 45 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 2 and the non-Swiss population increased by 121 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.3%.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.4%.
, there were 3,605 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 4,326 married individuals, 475 widows or widowers and 486 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.59 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.64 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m² (43.1 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 54% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage
or a rent-to-own agreement).
, there were 3,255 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. There were 887 households that consist of only one person and 282 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 3,338 households that answered this question, 26.6% were households made up of just one person and there were 12 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 790 married couples without children, 1,319 married couples with children There were 209 single parents with a child or children. There were 38 households that were made up of unrelated people and 83 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 1,662 single family homes (or 81.2% of the total) out of a total of 2,048 inhabited buildings. There were 239 multi-family buildings (11.7%), along with 94 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (4.6%) and 53 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (2.6%). Of the single family homes 122 were built before 1919, while 294 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (403) were built between 1971 and 1980. The most multi-family homes (43) were built between 1996 and 2000 and the next most (38) were built before 1919.
there were 3,477 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 752. There were 261 single room apartments and 1,446 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 3,123 apartments (89.8% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 286 apartments (8.2%) were seasonally occupied and 68 apartments (2.0%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 4.7 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.32%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
. The entire village of Veyrier and the hamlet of Sierne are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
.
the most popular party was the LPS Party
which received 22.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP
(20.37%), the SP
(14.24%) and the Green Party
(14.17%). In the federal election, a total of 2,976 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 53.2%.
In the 2009 Grand Conseil
election, there were a total of 5,665 registered voters of which 2,680 (47.3%) voted. The most popular party in the municipality for this election was the Libéral
with 24.7% of the ballots. In the canton-wide election they received the highest proportion of votes. The second most popular party was the PDC
(with 12.5%), they were fifth in the canton-wide election, while the third most popular party was the Les Verts
(with 12.1%), they were second in the canton-wide election.
For the 2009 Conseil d'Etat election, there were a total of 5,683 registered voters of which 3,109 (54.7%) voted.
In 2011, all the municipalities held local elections, and in Veyrier there were 25 spots open on the municipal council. There were a total of 6,837 registered voters of which 3,205 (46.9%) voted. Out of the 3,205 votes, there were 8 blank votes, 19 null or unreadable votes and 267 votes with a name that was not on the list.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 1,271. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 33, of which 32 were in agriculture and 1 was in fishing or fisheries. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 178 of which 46 or (25.8%) were in manufacturing and 132 (74.2%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 1,060. In the tertiary sector; 103 or 9.7% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 16 or 1.5% were in the movement and storage of goods, 77 or 7.3% were in a hotel or restaurant, 20 or 1.9% were in the information industry, 17 or 1.6% were the insurance or financial industry, 69 or 6.5% were technical professionals or scientists, 135 or 12.7% were in education and 520 or 49.1% were in health care.
, there were 1,215 workers who commuted into the municipality and 3,534 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.9 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 19.1% of the workforce coming into Veyrier are coming from outside Switzerland, while 0.1% of the locals commute out of Switzerland for work. Of the working population, 17.5% used public transportation to get to work, and 63.3% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 78 members of an Orthodox church
(or about 0.88% of the population), there were 9 individuals (or about 0.10% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
, and there were 149 individuals (or about 1.68% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 118 individuals (or about 1.33% of the population) who were Jewish
, and 112 (or about 1.26% of the population) who were Islam
ic. There were 20 individuals who were Buddhist
, 5 individuals who were Hindu
and 9 individuals who belonged to another church. 1,999 (or about 22.48% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 639 individuals (or about 7.19% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 2,325 who completed tertiary schooling, 41.4% were Swiss men, 33.2% were Swiss women, 14.8% were non-Swiss men and 10.6% were non-Swiss women.
During the 2009-2010 school year there were a total of 2,341 students in the Veyrier school system. The education system
in the Canton of Geneva allows young children to attend two years of non-obligatory Kindergarten
. During that school year, there were 172 children who were in a pre-kindergarten class. The canton's school system provides two years of non-mandatory kindergarten and requires students to attend six years of primary school, with some of the children attending smaller, specialized classes. In Veyrier there were 351 students in kindergarten or primary school and 14 students were in the special, smaller classes. The secondary school
program consists of three lower, obligatory years of schooling, followed by three to five years of optional, advanced schools. There were 351 lower secondary students who attended school in Veyrier. There were 554 upper secondary students from the municipality along with 68 students who were in a professional, non-university track program. An additional 439 students attended a private school.
, there were 198 students in Veyrier who came from another municipality, while 1,011 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
of the Canton of Geneva
Canton of Geneva
The Republic and Canton of Geneva is the French speaking westernmost canton or state of Switzerland, surrounded on almost all sides by France. As is the case in several other Swiss cantons The Republic and Canton of Geneva is the French speaking westernmost canton or state of Switzerland,...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
Geography
Veyrier has an area, , of 6.5 square kilometres (2.5 sq mi). Of this area, 2.17 km² (0.837841684145801 sq mi) or 33.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.9 km² (0.347491942733282 sq mi) or 13.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.29 km² (1.3 sq mi) or 50.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.17 km² (0.065637366960731 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
Chêne-Bougeries
Chêne-Bougeries is a municipality in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It recently crossed the symbolic barrier of 10,000 inhabitants and thus became officially a city.-History:Chêne-Bougeries is first mentioned in 1270 as Quercus...
, Thônex
Thônex
Thônex is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It is situated in the east of the canton and shares a border with the French town of Ambilly.-History:...
, Troinex
Troinex
Troinex is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.-Geography:Troinex has an area, , of . Of this area, or 67.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 7.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 26.3% is settled .Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 19.0%...
, Plan-les-Ouates
Plan-les-Ouates
Plan-les-Ouates is a municipality of the canton of Geneva in Switzerland.-History:Plan-les-Ouates is first mentioned in 1537 as Plan-des-Vuattes. In 1851 it became an independent municipality when the municipality of Compesières dissolved itself and the municipalities of Bardonnex and...
, Carouge
Carouge
Carouge is a municipality in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, with a population of 19,114 .-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...
, Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, and the French town of Haute-Savoie Étrembières.
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.
Demographics
Most of the population speaks French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
(7,271 or 81.8%), with German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
being second most common (517 or 5.8%) and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
being third (404 or 4.5%). There are 158 people who speak Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
and 1 person who speaks Romansh.
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.0% male and 51.0% female. The population was made up of 3,600 Swiss men (35.9% of the population) and 1,307 (13.0%) non-Swiss men. There were 3,878 Swiss women (38.7%) and 1,233 (12.3%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality 1,488 or about 16.7% were born in Veyrier and lived there in 2000. There were 2,931 or 33.0% who were born in the same canton, while 1,470 or 16.5% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 2,722 or 30.6% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 54 live births to Swiss citizens and 31 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 102 deaths of Swiss citizens and 19 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 48 while the foreign population increased by 12. There were 24 Swiss men and 32 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 41 non-Swiss men and 45 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 2 and the non-Swiss population increased by 121 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.3%.
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 27% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.4%.
, there were 3,605 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 4,326 married individuals, 475 widows or widowers and 486 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.59 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.64 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m² (43.1 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 54% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage
Mortgage loan
A mortgage loan is a loan secured by real property through the use of a mortgage note which evidences the existence of the loan and the encumbrance of that realty through the granting of a mortgage which secures the loan...
or a rent-to-own agreement).
, there were 3,255 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. There were 887 households that consist of only one person and 282 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 3,338 households that answered this question, 26.6% were households made up of just one person and there were 12 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 790 married couples without children, 1,319 married couples with children There were 209 single parents with a child or children. There were 38 households that were made up of unrelated people and 83 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 1,662 single family homes (or 81.2% of the total) out of a total of 2,048 inhabited buildings. There were 239 multi-family buildings (11.7%), along with 94 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (4.6%) and 53 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (2.6%). Of the single family homes 122 were built before 1919, while 294 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (403) were built between 1971 and 1980. The most multi-family homes (43) were built between 1996 and 2000 and the next most (38) were built before 1919.
there were 3,477 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 752. There were 261 single room apartments and 1,446 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 3,123 apartments (89.8% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 286 apartments (8.2%) were seasonally occupied and 68 apartments (2.0%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 4.7 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.32%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Heritage sites of national significance
The Pont Sur L’Arve (Shared with Genève) is are listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significanceSwiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance
The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance is a register of some 8,300 items of cultural property in Switzerland...
. The entire village of Veyrier and the hamlet of Sierne are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
The Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage.-Sites of national importance:-Types:...
.
Politics
In the 2007 federal electionSwiss federal election, 2007
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007...
the most popular party was the LPS Party
Liberal Party of Switzerland
The Liberal Party of Switzerland was a party with economically liberal policies. It was known as a party of the upper class. On 1 January 2009 it merged with the larger Free Democratic Party to establish FDP.The Liberals....
which received 22.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
(20.37%), the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(14.24%) and the Green Party
Green Party of Switzerland
The Green Party of Switzerland is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland, and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council.-History:...
(14.17%). In the federal election, a total of 2,976 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
Voter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...
was 53.2%.
In the 2009 Grand Conseil
Grand Council of Geneva
The Grand Council of Geneva is the legislature of the canton of Geneva, in Switzerland. Geneva, styled as a 'Republic and Canton', has a unicameral legislature. The Grand Council has 100 seats, with members elected every four years...
election, there were a total of 5,665 registered voters of which 2,680 (47.3%) voted. The most popular party in the municipality for this election was the Libéral
FDP.The Liberals
FDP.The Liberals is a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It is the joint-largest party in the Federal Council, third-largest party in the National Council, and second-largest in the Council of States....
with 24.7% of the ballots. In the canton-wide election they received the highest proportion of votes. The second most popular party was the PDC
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss...
(with 12.5%), they were fifth in the canton-wide election, while the third most popular party was the Les Verts
Green Party of Switzerland
The Green Party of Switzerland is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland, and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council.-History:...
(with 12.1%), they were second in the canton-wide election.
For the 2009 Conseil d'Etat election, there were a total of 5,683 registered voters of which 3,109 (54.7%) voted.
In 2011, all the municipalities held local elections, and in Veyrier there were 25 spots open on the municipal council. There were a total of 6,837 registered voters of which 3,205 (46.9%) voted. Out of the 3,205 votes, there were 8 blank votes, 19 null or unreadable votes and 267 votes with a name that was not on the list.
Economy
, Veyrier had an unemployment rate of 4.1%. , there were 38 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 189 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 30 businesses in this sector. 1,300 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 188 businesses in this sector. There were 4,141 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.3% of the workforce.the total number of full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
jobs was 1,271. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 33, of which 32 were in agriculture and 1 was in fishing or fisheries. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 178 of which 46 or (25.8%) were in manufacturing and 132 (74.2%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 1,060. In the tertiary sector; 103 or 9.7% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 16 or 1.5% were in the movement and storage of goods, 77 or 7.3% were in a hotel or restaurant, 20 or 1.9% were in the information industry, 17 or 1.6% were the insurance or financial industry, 69 or 6.5% were technical professionals or scientists, 135 or 12.7% were in education and 520 or 49.1% were in health care.
, there were 1,215 workers who commuted into the municipality and 3,534 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.9 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 19.1% of the workforce coming into Veyrier are coming from outside Switzerland, while 0.1% of the locals commute out of Switzerland for work. Of the working population, 17.5% used public transportation to get to work, and 63.3% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 3,770 or 42.4% were Roman Catholic, while 1,984 or 22.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed ChurchSwiss Reformed Church
The Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland was started in Zürich by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel , Bern , St...
. Of the rest of the population, there were 78 members of an Orthodox church
Orthodox Christianity
The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to:* the Eastern Orthodox Church and its various geographical subdivisions...
(or about 0.88% of the population), there were 9 individuals (or about 0.10% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
The Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland is the Swiss member church of the Union of Utrecht, also known as Old Catholic Church, originally founded by the jansenists, with a later influx of discontented Catholics following their disappointment with the First Vatican Council. It has 14,000...
, and there were 149 individuals (or about 1.68% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 118 individuals (or about 1.33% of the population) who were Jewish
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
, and 112 (or about 1.26% of the population) who were Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic. There were 20 individuals who were Buddhist
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
, 5 individuals who were Hindu
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
and 9 individuals who belonged to another church. 1,999 (or about 22.48% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
Agnosticism
Agnosticism is the view that the truth value of certain claims—especially claims about the existence or non-existence of any deity, but also other religious and metaphysical claims—is unknown or unknowable....
or atheist
Atheism
Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities. In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities...
, and 639 individuals (or about 7.19% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Veyrier about 2,597 or (29.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 2,325 or (26.1%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a FachhochschuleFachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
). Of the 2,325 who completed tertiary schooling, 41.4% were Swiss men, 33.2% were Swiss women, 14.8% were non-Swiss men and 10.6% were non-Swiss women.
During the 2009-2010 school year there were a total of 2,341 students in the Veyrier school system. The education system
Education in Switzerland
The education system in Switzerland is very diverse, because the constitution of Switzerland delegates the authority for the school system mainly to the cantons...
in the Canton of Geneva allows young children to attend two years of non-obligatory Kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
. During that school year, there were 172 children who were in a pre-kindergarten class. The canton's school system provides two years of non-mandatory kindergarten and requires students to attend six years of primary school, with some of the children attending smaller, specialized classes. In Veyrier there were 351 students in kindergarten or primary school and 14 students were in the special, smaller classes. The secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
program consists of three lower, obligatory years of schooling, followed by three to five years of optional, advanced schools. There were 351 lower secondary students who attended school in Veyrier. There were 554 upper secondary students from the municipality along with 68 students who were in a professional, non-university track program. An additional 439 students attended a private school.
, there were 198 students in Veyrier who came from another municipality, while 1,011 residents attended schools outside the municipality.