Ville Onex

What Ville Onex does

Ville d'Onex is the municipal government (commune) of the City of Onex, located in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was established as an independent commune in 1851 when it separated from Lancy, and is currently celebrating its 175th anniversary. The organization functions as a local public administrative body under Swiss cantonal authority, governed by a Conseil administratif (currently comprising Anne Kleiner, Jean-Pierre Pasquier, and Maryam Yunus Ebener) and a Conseil municipal, and operates with 51–100 employees organized across specialized service departments including administration, citizen action, urban planning, culture, operations, security, social services/health/childhood, sports, green spaces, communications, finance, human resources/IT, economic promotion, and sustainable development.

The entity delivers municipal services to residents through both physical infrastructure (Mairie/Town Hall, schools, community spaces including Maison Onésienne, the Recyclerie) and digital channels (official website at onex.ch and an official mobile application). Its core product surface spans voting administration (in partnership with the Canton of Geneva), neighborhood development programs (Contrat de Quartier Onex-Cité), waste management and circular-economy initiatives (Ge-répare, Ge-réutilise, Repair Café), social and solidarity services, cultural and sporting programs, school meal services (via Association CuSO), and support for local associations through communication channels including bulletin boards, banners, and an online association directory.

Its business model is non-commercial: Ville d'Onex is funded through public taxation and communal revenues rather than transactional pricing. It does not sell products or services in a market sense and has no disclosed revenue, no funding rounds, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. Strategic alliances are inter-governmental, including partnerships with the Canton of Geneva for voting services, with Ville de Genève and the Fédération romande des consommateurs (FRC) for sustainability programs, and with local associations such as AHOC and CuSO for community service delivery.

Name

Ville Onex

Legal name

Ville d'Onex

Website

https://onex.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1851

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ville d'Onex is the municipal government of the Commune of Onex in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It delivers statutory local public services — including administration, social services, education, culture, urban planning, and voting — to residents via a town hall, community facilities, an official website, and a mobile application.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Public Administration

NAICS

Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (92114), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB), Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local) (BPAIACAD)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Local public administration
• Civic services
• Community governance
• Resident services

Headquarters

HQ city

Onex, Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ville Onex is the municipal government of the commune of Onex in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It provides local public administration and civic services to residents, including administrative formalities, local governance, community information, and access to municipal resources. It also operates an official mobile application to deliver news and services to residents digitally.

Product overview

Ville d'Onex is a municipal government website and digital platform offering a unified portfolio of civic services. The primary digital product is the official mobile application, which provides citizens with on-the-go access to municipal information and services. The website serves as the central hub for all municipal offerings, organized into thematic sections covering city administration, daily life services, leisure activities, citizen participation, and administrative procedures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Onex Officiel mobile application Official mobile application of the Ville Onex municipal government, designed for residents of the Onex commune to access municipal news, events, and administrative information. Distributed via the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Service des votations et élections du canton de GenèvecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCantonal partner providing voting and election services. The municipal voting location at Onex-Parc school (7 rue des Bossons) operates under the cantonal framework for federal, cantonal, and communal votes held four times per year.
• Ge-répare consortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative project with Service Agenda 21 – Ville durable of the Ville de Genève, Fédération romande des consommateurs (FRC), and 9 other communes (Bernex, Carouge, Grand-Saconnex, Lancy, Meyrin, Plan-les-Ouates, Vernier, Versoix). Promotes repairing objects instead of throwing them away by providing a platform with 200+ repair business addresses.
• Ge-réutilise projectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative launched in 2021 by Ville de Genève and Fédération romande des consommateurs (FRC). Onex is one of 10 Geneva communes participating. Encourages consumers to buy second-hand or rent from local businesses instead of new items.
• Fédération romande des consommateurs (FRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRomand consumer federation partnering with Onex on Ge-répare, Ge-réutilise, and Repair Café initiatives to promote circular economy and waste reduction.
• Association Keep in UsesupportingOthersAssociation working with Onex on sustainable consumption and circular economy initiatives.
• Association des Habitants d'Onex-Cité (AHOC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey stakeholder in the Contrat de Quartier Onex-Cité program, represented in the Comité de Pilotage (COPIL) that evaluates and funds neighborhood projects.
• Association des cuisines scolaires d'Onex (CuSO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation managing school meal services for all Onex students enrolled in parascolaire at Bosson, Onex-Parc des Tattes, and Belle-Cour school cafeterias.
• Comité de Pilotage (COPIL) - Contrat de QuartiercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteering committee comprising 12 stakeholder groups: Association des Habitants d'Onex-Cité, sports association, culture association, parents' association, integration group, merchants, landlords, concierges group, seniors, youth 18-25, youth 12-17, and elected political parties. Evaluates and funds neighborhood improvement projects.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ville de Bernex: Smaller Geneva commune co-participating with Onex in the Ge-répare consortium. Comparable in operating model, citizen-engagement mechanisms, and cantonal oversight context.
• Ville de Plan-les-Ouates: Geneva commune also partnered in the 10-commune Ge-répare network. Similar mid-sized commune profile with a comparable municipal service offering and sustainability agenda.
• Ville de Meyrin: Geneva commune participating in the same multi-communal sustainability initiatives as Onex and offering the standard Geneva municipal service catalogue to a similar-sized population.
• Ville de Carouge: Geneva commune of similar size and demographic profile, delivering the same suite of municipal services. Carouge shares the same cantonal oversight framework as Onex and operates comparable citizen-engagement mechanisms.
• Ville de Vernier: Canton of Geneva commune and fellow partner in the Ge-répare/Ge-réutilise circular-economy consortia, indicating directly overlapping service scope and inter-communal collaboration footprint.
• Ville de Lancy: Neighbouring commune in the Canton of Geneva with similar population scale and full municipal service mandate. Highly comparable as both serve Geneva's urban periphery with comparable administrative portfolios.
• Ville de Versoix: Geneva commune also part of the Ge-répare multi-commune initiative. Highly comparable in scope of municipal services, citizen-participation mechanisms, and demographic profile.
• Ville du Grand-Saconnex: Geneva commune co-participant in the Ge-répare circular-economy consortium. Comparable in municipal mandate, population scale, and inter-communal cooperation model.

Broad incumbents

• Ville de Genève: Canton-capital municipality leading the Ge-répare and Ge-réutilise initiatives in which Onex participates. Operates the same municipal service categories at much larger scale and sets the inter-communal agenda.
• Canton de Genève: Cantonal authority overseeing Onex's voting services, certain administrative procedures, and broader regulatory framework. While not a municipal peer, it is the principal governance counterparty shaping Onex's operating constraints.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ville-onex

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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