Vernier has an area, as of 2009, of 7.68 square kilometers (2.97 sq mi).
 Of this area, 1.01 km² (0.39 sq mi) or 13.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.74 km² (0.29 sq mi) or 9.6% is forested.
  Of the rest of the land, 5.57 km² (2.15 sq mi) or 72.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.33 km² (0.13 sq mi) or 4.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 10.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 32.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 15.9%.
 Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 7.6% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 6.3%.
 Out of the forested land, 8.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees.
 Of the agricultural land, 6.4% is used for growing crops and 5.9% is pastures.
 All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality of Vernier consists of the sub-sections or villages of Champs-Prévost, Bel-Ebat, Etang-des-Tritons, Blandonnet, Les Avanchets, Balexert - centre, Vernier - Cointrin, Balexert - Crozet, Châtelaine - SIMONET, Châtelaine - village, Etang - Philibert-de-SAUVAGE.
Vernier has an area, as of 2009, of 7.68 square kilometers (2.97 sq mi).  Of this area, 1.01 km² (0.39 sq mi) or 13.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.74 km² (0.29 sq mi) or 9.6% is forested.   Of the rest of the land, 5.57 km² (2.15 sq mi) or 72.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.33 km² (0.13 sq mi) or 4.3% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 10.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 32.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 15.9%.  Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 7.6% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 6.3%.  Out of the forested land, 8.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees.  Of the agricultural land, 6.4% is used for growing crops and 5.9% is pastures.  All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality of Vernier consists of the sub-sections or villages of Champs-Prévost, Bel-Ebat, Etang-des-Tritons, Blandonnet, Les Avanchets, Balexert - centre, Vernier - Cointrin, Balexert - Crozet, Châtelaine - SIMONET, Châtelaine - village, Etang - Philibert-de-SAUVAGE.
Vernier, Switzerland