Carouge (French pronunciation: [kaʁuʒ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.

Carouge is first mentioned in the Early Middle Ages as Quadruvium and Quatruvio.

During the Napoleonic wars, in 1814 Carouge was reincorporated into the Kingdom of Sardinia following a brief occupation by Austria.

The Treaty of Turin (1816) transferred Carouge to the Canton of Geneva and it therefore became part of the Swiss Confederation.

[3] Carouge has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.7 square kilometers (1.0 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 2.25 km2 (0.87 sq mi) or 83.3% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 1.5% is either rivers or lakes.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (13,700 or 77.9%), with Portuguese being second most common (921 or 5.2%) and Italian being third (846 or 4.8%).

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][12] The Archives of Carouge is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The entire village of Carouge is listed in the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[14][15] For the 2009 Conseil d'Etat election, there were a total of 9,805 registered voters of which 4,612 (47.0%) voted.

[8] There were 9,073 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 46.5% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 2,536 or 16.5% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 594 or 3.9% were in the movement and storage of goods, 590 or 3.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 903 or 5.9% were in the information industry, 3,319 or 21.6% were the insurance or financial industry, 2,859 or 18.6% were technical professionals or scientists, 723 or 4.7% were in education and 1,219 or 7.9% were in health care.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 7,816 or 44.4% were Roman Catholic, while 2,381 or 13.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

[9] Étoile Carouge is the football club and they currently play in the Promotion League.

Arve river, which borders Carouge from the north-east, has a walking and cycling path running along it.

Carouge also has a free bicycle rental station (Genève roule), at Place de l'Octroi.

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.