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Puplinge

Canton of Geneva · 2'701 inhabitants (31.12.2025)
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Origin of the name Puplinge

The name appears in 1573 as « Puplinge ». No explanation has yet been found for this name.[1]

Founding of Puplinge

Nobody knows who founded this street village, which also includes the hamlet of Cornière. Until 1851 its history merged with that of Presinge: having become French in 1792, Puplinge was attached together with Presinge to the newly created municipality of Ville-la-Grand. The two villages, ceded to the canton of Genève in 1816, then formed a single municipality, divided in two in 1851 following disagreements. Puplinge remained a rural municipality until the late 1960s, when the canton decided to allow HLM-type housing on its territory. The resulting population explosion required costly investments (school, sewers). After a popular petition in 1977, the municipality opted for less dense housing.[1][2]

History of Puplinge

1573. First mention of the name, as « Puplinge ».[1]

1792. Having become French, Puplinge is attached together with Presinge to the newly created municipality of Ville-la-Grand.[2]

1816. Puplinge and Presinge are ceded to the canton of Genève and form a single municipality.[2]

1851. Following disagreements, the municipality is divided in two: Puplinge and Presinge.[1][2]

1968. Eleven dwellings are approved for construction. The cantonal decision to allow HLM-type housing soon transforms the municipality.[1]

1973. The number of dwellings approved for construction reaches 246 (155 in 1974).[1]

1976. Consecration of the ecumenical church of the Bon Pasteur.[1]

1977. Following a popular petition, the municipality opts for less dense housing. Opening of the Champ-Dollon pre-trial prison of Genève, partly on municipal territory, and first biennial crafts festival.[1]

1983. Sixty dwellings are approved for construction.[1]

2008. Opening of the La Brenaz closed facility, extended by one hundred places in 2015.[3]

2014. Opening of the Curabilis closed facility.[4]

Population of Puplinge

Sources and references: [1][5]

Population of Puplinge
1860291
1900267
1950274
20002'258
20252'701

Historic sites in Puplinge

Cornière. Hamlet of the municipality.[1]

Champ-Dollon. Site of the pre-trial prison of Genève, opened in 1977 and partly located in the municipality. The La Brenaz (2008) and Curabilis (2014) facilities are also in the municipality.[1][3][4]

Ecumenical church of the Bon Pasteur. Church consecrated in 1976, during the municipality's rapid growth.[1]

Sources

  1. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Puplinge » (Fabia Christen), version du 23.02.2010
  2. Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse, « Presinge » (Fabia Christen)
  3. République et canton de Genève, « Établissement fermé La Brenaz »
  4. République et canton de Genève, « Établissement fermé Curabilis »
  5. Office cantonal de la statistique (OCSTAT), Mémento statistique du canton de Genève 2026, tableau Population résidante par commune, en 2025

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