According to Pierre Bertrand, the village of Puplinge was part of ancient Burgundy and settled in 443 by 'le peuple germanique des Burgondes' [3] The name of the village is derived from Old German and has since been modified to fit with French spelling conventions by adding an 'e' at the end.

Bertrand further states that the names of the villages of Presinge, Puplinge, Corsinge, Merlinge, etc.

It was part of the County of Geneva originated in the 10th century, in the Kingdom of Burgundy; in the domain of Aymar of Geneva, who married Bertha of Flanders, daughter of Baudouin III, count of Flanders, and died in 1016.

It was subsequently conceded to several Savoyard princes before being joined to the Duchy of Savoy in 1659.

As a result of the Treaty of Turin, signed on 16 March 1816, Savoy was annexed to France as agreed back in 1858 at Plombières-les-Bains dividing the commune between Switzerland and France and Puplinge was awarded to Switzerland along with Presinge.

[clarification needed] The duty-free zone north of a line defined by Saint-Genix-sur-Guiers, Le Châtelard, Faverges and Les Contamines-Montjoie created as result of the treaty ensured that the official French frontier was located a significant distance away from the actual frontier with Switzerland.

Presinge, Puplinge and the hamlets of Cara, La Louviere, and Pesay Angle were combined to form a single municipality.

Approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) from the village, across the Route de Jussy lies the Maximum Security prison of Champ-Dollon, which is officially part of the municipality.

[6] Puplinge has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.66 square kilometers (1.03 sq mi).

This municipality borders Ville la Grand commune in Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.

It consists of the linear village of Puplinge and the hamlets of Mon-Idée and Cornier.

Apart from France, it is surrounded by other Swiss municipalities of Choulex, Presinge and Thônex.

[12] The historical population is given in the following chart:[4][16] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 21.27% of the vote.

The most popular party in the municipality for this election was the Les Verts with 19.0% of the ballots.

Swiss citizens and foreigners residing in the Canton of Geneva for eight years or more are eligible to vote.

However until the mid-17th century, Franco-Provençal (called Romand in Switzerland) was a common patois in the region.

Vestiges of the Franco-Provençal language only survive in street names in and around the villages of Suisse Romande today.

After the ratification of the treaty by the Duchy of Savoy on 4 March 1540 making French the only official language, use of all patois declined and survived only in agricultural terms and in isolated towns.

Modern-day Switzerland does not recognize Franco-Provençal (Romand) as one of its official languages.

It is speculated that the Ligurian language was spoken in pre-Roman times in this region.

The local vineyards produce grapes for winemaking at the Chateau Du Crest.

[12] There were 1,120 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 45.7% of the workforce.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 26, of which 14 were in agriculture and 12 were in forestry or lumber production.

In the tertiary sector; 27 or 6.9% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 0.5% were in the movement and storage of goods, 13 or 3.3% were in a hotel or restaurant, 2 or 0.5% were the insurance or financial industry, 28 or 7.2% were technical professionals or scientists, 10 or 2.6% were in education and 3 or 0.8% were in health care.

[12] From the 2000 census[update], 884 or 39.1% were Roman Catholic, while 433 or 19.2% 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.