Living in France, working in Switzerland, town by town (cross-border guide)

Rent, distance to the border crossing and tax regime (Geneva vs eight cantons) for the French towns in the Geneva-Vaud-Neuchâtel-Jura-Valais corridor.

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Geneva or eight cantons (by canton of employment)

Annemasse Geneva Saint-Julien-en-Genevois Geneva Saint-Genis-Pouilly Geneva Gex Geneva Gaillard Geneva Divonne-les-Bains Vaud Ville-la-Grand Geneva Prevessin-Moens Geneva Reignier-Esery Geneva Cranves-Sales Geneva Thoiry Geneva Ambilly Geneva Cessy Geneva Cruseilles Geneva Ornex Geneva

Eight-canton regime

Pontarlier Vaud Morteau Neuchâtel Delle Jura Villers-le-Lac Neuchâtel Hauts de Bienne Vaud

How to read this guide

The applicable tax regime does not follow automatically from the town where you live: it depends on the Swiss canton where you work. Geneva uses the 1973 agreement with source tax and a French tax credit; Vaud, Neuchâtel, Jura and Valais fall under the 1983 agreement, with the income declared in France and a 4.5% compensation paid to Switzerland. The pages are therefore grouped by tax basis, while each town profile reports population, road distance to the nearest crossing and indicative rent. These figures are reference points, not a personalised tax calculation.

Estimates for guidance only. Actual taxation depends on family situation, deductions and the tax return. Always check with a tax adviser.