Veyrier has an area, as of 2009[update], of 6.5 square kilometers (2.5 sq mi).

[3] The municipality includes the localities of Pinchat, Vessy and Sierne.

It is bordered by Chêne-Bougeries, Thônex, Troinex, Plan-les-Ouates, Carouge, Geneva, and the French municipalities of Collonges-sous-Salève, Bossey and Étrembières in Haute-Savoie.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (7,271 or 81.8%), with German being second most common (517 or 5.8%) and English being third (404 or 4.5%).

[9] As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

[8] The historical population is given in the following chart:[12] The Pont Sur L’Arve (Shared with Genève) is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The entire village of Veyrier and the hamlet of Sierne are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

In the federal election, a total of 2,976 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 53.2%.

[14] In the 2009 Grand Conseil election, there were a total of 5,665 registered voters of which 2,680 (47.3%) voted.

[15] For the 2009 Conseil d'Etat election, there were a total of 5,683 registered voters of which 3,109 (54.7%) voted.

[8] There were 4,141 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.3% of the workforce.

In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 1,271.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 33, of which 32 were in agriculture and 1 was in fishing or fisheries.

The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 178 of which 46 or (25.8%) were in manufacturing and 132 (74.2%) were in construction.

In the tertiary sector; 103 or 9.7% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 16 or 1.5% were in the movement and storage of goods, 77 or 7.3% were in a hotel or restaurant, 20 or 1.9% were in the information industry, 17 or 1.6% were the insurance or financial industry, 69 or 6.5% were technical professionals or scientists, 135 or 12.7% were in education and 520 or 49.1% were in health care.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 3,770 or 42.4% were Roman Catholic, while 1,984 or 22.3% 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.