[3] Céligny has an area, as of 2009[update], of 4.65 square kilometers (1.80 sq mi).
[4] The municipality consists of two disconnected territories of the Canton of Geneva.
However, together with this adjacent part of the lake, it does constitute an exclave of the Canton (but still not an enclave).
[11] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (487 or 81.3%), with German being second most common (38 or 6.3%) and English being third (36 or 6.0%).
[11] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][15] The Domaine De Garengo and the Domaine de l’Élysée are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.
The entire village of Céligny is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.
In the federal election, a total of 167 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 48.4%.
[17] In the 2009 Grand Conseil election, there were a total of 335 registered voters of which 138 (41.2%) voted.
The second most popular party was the Les Verts (with 18.5%), they were also second in the canton-wide election, while the third most popular party was the Les Socialistes (with 8.9%), they were fourth in the canton-wide election.
[18] For the 2009 Conseil d'État election, there were a total of 341 registered voters of which 156 (45.7%) voted.
[11] There were 274 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.1% of the workforce.
In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 51.
The number of jobs in the primary sector was 16, of which 14 were in agriculture and 1 was in fishing or fisheries.
The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 3 of which 2 or (66.7%) were in manufacturing and 1 was in construction.
In the tertiary sector; 5 or 15.6% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 1 was in the movement and storage of goods, 17 or 53.1% were in a hotel or restaurant, 4 or 12.5% were in education and 1 was in health care.
[11] From the 2000 census[update], 177 or 29.5% were Roman Catholic, while 213 or 35.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.
The education system in the Canton of Geneva allows young children to attend two years of non-obligatory kindergarten.
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.