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How multicultural is Plainpalais, Geneva?

Neighbourhood · Geneva, Switzerland

Plainpalais ranks 9 of 10 areas by non-European category share in Geneva. 16% of classified records are assigned to non-European categories. The largest non-European categories are Middle Eastern (9%) and Indian subcontinent (2%). The share from published city counts is 21%. Based on IndoEuroMap data, not census data.

Content updated · By Bernat Sampera

Data as of 2025
Non-European categories
≈16
#9 by non-European name share in Geneva
Share

Location

Category mix

Local roots51.6 %
Other European roots32 %
Middle Eastern9.2 %
Indian subcontinent2 %
East Asian1.6 %
Latin1.5 %
African1.3 %
Southeast Asian0.8 %

By country

Local roots
51.6 %
Other European roots
32 %
Middle Eastern
9.2 %
Indian subcontinent
2 %
East Asian
1.6 %
Latin
1.5 %
African
1.3 %
Southeast Asian
0.8 %

Nearby

Pâquis 31% Grottes et Saint-Gervais 24% Petit-Saconnex et Servette 24% Cité 21% Jonction 19% Champel 18% Eaux-Vives 18% Saint-Jean et Charmilles 18% Les Acacias 16%
How we measure this

Non-European categories are algorithm categories outside Europe. North American and Oceanian records count as European. Every number is IndoEuroMap data, our source of truth.