List of cities in Switzerland

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These are lists of cities in Switzerland. Municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants are considered to be "cities" (in German: Städte, in French: villes, in Italian: città). See Municipalities of Switzerland for a table of the largest and smallest.

Contents
Population of cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants
Population of cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants

[edit] Major agglomerations by population

  1. Zürich
  2. Geneva
  3. Basel
  4. Berne
  5. Lausanne
  6. Lucerne
  7. St. Gallen
  8. Winterthur
  9. Lugano
  10. Baden-Brugg
  11. Olten-Zofingen
  12. Biel/Bienne

[edit] List of cities

This is an alphabetical list of cities with a population of more than 10,000 inhabitants and places with historic city rights or market towns.

  • Places in bold print are cities because of population and historic city rights.
  • Places in italics are cities with a population below 10,000, either places with historic city rights or market towns. Market towns are identified with 1.
  • Places in normal print are cities with a population of more than 10,000 only. Places that had lost historic city rights previously are identified with ².
City District Canton Population Population (with surroundings)
Aarau Aarau Aargau 15,200
Aarberg Aarberg Berne 3,200
Aarburg Zofingen Aargau 6,300
Adliswil Horgen Zurich 15,600
Affoltern am Albis Affoltern Zurich 10,100
Agno Lugano Ticino 3,600
Aigle Aigle Vaud 7,600
Allschwil Arlesheim Basel-Country 18,200
Altdorf 1 - Uri 8,600
Altstätten Rheintal St. Gallen 10,400
Amriswil Bischofszell Thurgau 11,200
Appenzell 1 Appenzell Appenzell Innerrhoden 5,500
Arbon Arbon Thurgau 13,100
Ascona Locarno Ticino 5,000
Aubonne Aubonne Vaud 2,600
Avenches Avenches Vaud 2,500
Baar - Zug 19,700
Baden Baden Aargau 16,300
Basel - Basel-City 165,000 486,000
Bellinzona Bellinzona Ticino 16,800
Berne Berne Berne 122,700 344,000
Beromünster 1 Sursee Lucerne 2,300
Biasca 1 Riviera Ticino 5,800
Biel/Bienne Biel Berne 49,300
Binningen Arlesheim Basel-Country 14,200
Birsfelden Arlesheim Basel-Country 10,300
Bischofszell Bischofszell Thurgau 5,500
Boudry Boudry Neuchâtel 5,000
Bourg-Saint-Pierre Entremont Valais 200
Bremgarten Bremgarten Aargau 5,700
Brig 1 Brig Valais 5,000
Brugg Brugg Aargau 9,200
Buchs Werdenberg St. Gallen 10,200
Bulle Gruyère Fribourg 11,600
Bülach Bülach Zurich 14,231
Burgdorf Burgdorf Berne 14,600
Carouge - Geneva 18,100
Cham - Zug 13,300
Châtel-Saint-Denis Veveyse Fribourg 4,400
Chur Plessur Graubünden 31,900
Conthey Conthey Valais 6,500
Coppet Nyon Vaud 2,400
Cossonay Cossonay Vaud 2,600
Croglio Lugano Ticino 800
Cudrefin Avenches Vaud 800
Cully Lavaux Vaud 1,700
Davos Prättigau/Davos Graubünden 10,900
Delémont Delémont Jura 11,400
Diessenhofen Diessenhofen Thurgau 3,100
Dietikon Dietikon Zurich 21,700
Dübendorf Uster Zurich 22,500
Ebikon Lucerne Lucerne 11,300
Echallens Echallens Vaud 4,500
Eglisau Bülach Zurich 3,100
Einsiedeln Einsiedeln Schwyz 12,800
Elgg Winterthur Zurich 3,600
Emmen Hochdorf Lucerne 26,900
Erlach Erlach Berne 1,100
Estavayer-le-Lac Broye Fribourg 4,600
Frauenfeld Frauenfeld Thurgau 22,000
Freienbach Höfe Schwyz 13,800
Fribourg Sarine/Saane (district) Fribourg 32,000 96,000
Geneva - Geneva 177,500 493,000
Gland Nyon Vaud 10,100
Glarus 1 - Glarus 5,700
Gordola Locarno Ticino 3,900
Gossau St. Gallen St. Gallen 17,000
Grandcour Payerne Vaud 700
Grandson Grandson Vaud 2,700
Greifensee Uster Zurich 5,200
Grenchen Lebern Solothurn 16,000
Grüningen Hinwil Zurich 2,800
Gruyères Gruyère Fribourg 1,400
Herisau - Appenzell Ausserrhoden 15,500
Hermance - Geneva 800
Horgen Horgen Zurich 17,600
Horw Lucerne Lucerne 12,300
Huttwil Trachselwald Berne 4,600
Ilanz Surselva Graubünden 2,300
Illnau-Effretikon Pfäffikon Zurich 14,900
Ittigen Berne Berne 10,800
Kaiserstuhl Zurzach Aargau 400
Klingnau Zurzach Aargau 2,800
Kloten Bülach Zurich 17,000
Köniz Berne Berne 37,900
Kreuzlingen Kreuzlingen Thurgau 16,900
Kriens Lucerne Lucerne 25,100
Küsnacht Meilen Zurich 12,600
Küssnacht Küssnacht Schwyz 11,300
La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds Neuchâtel 36,900
La Neuveville La Neuveville Berne 3,400
La Sarraz Cossnoay Vaud 1,700
La Tour-de-Peilz Vevey Vaud 10,400
La Tour-de-Trême Gruyère Fribourg 3,300
Le Landeron Neuchâtel Neuchâtel 4,300
Le Locle Le Locle Neuchâtel 10,200
Les Clées Orbe Vaud 150
Lachen 1 March Schwyz 6,600
Lancy - Geneva 26,100
Langenthal 1 Aarwangen Berne 14,400
Laufen Laufen Basel-Country 5,000
Laufenburg Laufenburg Aargau 1,900
Laupen Laupen Berne 2,700
Lausanne Lausanne Vaud 116,300
Lenzburg Lenzburg Aargau 7,500
Leuk 1 Leuk Valais 3,300
Lichtensteig Toggenburg St. Gallen 1,800
Liestal Liestal Basel-Country 12,600
Littau Lucerne Lucerne 16,100
Locarno Locarno Ticino 14,200
Losone Locarno Ticino 6,000
Lugano Lugano Ticino 26,000
Lutry Lavaux Vaud 8,400
Lucerne Lucerne Lucerne 57,300
Lyss Aarberg Berne 10,800
Maienfeld Landquart Graubünden 2,300
Martigny Martigny Valais 14,000
Meilen Meilen Zurich 11,500
Mellingen Baden Aargau 4,300
Mendrisio Mendrisio Ticino 6,100
Meyrin - Geneva 19,300
Monthey Monthey Valais 14,900
Montreux Vevey Vaud 22,500
Morcote Lugano Ticino 700
Morges Morges Vaud 13,800
Moudon Moudon Vaud 4,200
Moutier 1 Moutier Berne 7,700
Münchenstein ² Arlesheim Basel-Country 11,600
Münsingen Konolfingen Berne 10,700
Muri Berne Berne 12,300
Murten See Fribourg 5,500
Muttenz Arlesheim Basel-Country 16,700
Neuchâtel Neuchâtel Neuchâtel 31,600
Neuhausen - Schaffhausen 10,000
Neunkirch - Schaffhausen 1,700
Nidau Nidau Berne 6,700
Nyon Nyon Vaud 16,300
Oftringen Zofingen Aargau 10,200
Olten Olten Solothurn 16,200
Onex - Geneva 16,500
Opfikon Bülach Zurich 12,400
Orbe Orbe Vaud 5,000
Orsières 1 Entremont Valais 2,700
Ostermundigen Berne Berne 15,200
Payerne Payerne Vaud 7,400
Porrentruy Porrentruy Jura 6,600
Pratteln Liestal Basel-Country 14,900
Prilly Lausanne Vaud 10,700
Pully Lausanne Vaud 16,100
Rapperswil-Jona See-Gaster St. Gallen 25,200
Regensberg Dielsdorf Zurich 400
Regensdorf Dielsdorf Zurich 15,200
Reinach Arlesheim Basel-Country 18,500
Renens Lausanne Vaud 17,500
Rheinau Andelfingen Zurich 1,300
Rheineck Rheintal St. Gallen 3,200
Rheinfelden Rheinfelden Aargau 10,700
Richterswil Horgen Zurich 10,800
Riehen - Basel-City 11,000
Riva San Vitale Mendrisio Ticino 2,300
Rolle Rolle Vaud 4,200
Romainmôtier Orbe Vaud 400
Romont Glane Fribourg 3,800
Rorschach 1 Rorschach St. Gallen 8,600
Rue Glane Fribourg 900
Rüti Hinwil Zurich 11,000
Saillon Martigny Valais 1,500
Saint-Maurice Saint-Maurice Valais 3,600
Saint-Prex Morges Vaud 4,200
Saint-Ursanne Porrentruy Jura 700
Sala Lugano Ticino 2,300
St. Gallen St. Gallen St. Gallen 70,000
Sargans Sarganserland St. Gallen 4,800
Sarnen 1 - Obwalden 9,300
Schaffhausen - Schaffhausen 33,700
Schlieren Dietikon Zurich 13,200
Schwyz 1 Schwyz Schwyz 14,000
Sembrancher Entremont Valais 700
Sempach Sursee Lucerne 3,600
Sierre Sierre Valais 14,300
Sion Sion Valais 27,600
Solothurn Solothurn Solothurn 15,100
Spiez ² Niedersimmental Berne 12,000
Spreitenbach Baden Aargau 10,000
Splügen 1 Hinterrhein Graubünden 400
Stäfa Meilen Zurich 12,000
Stans 1 - Nidwalden 7,300
Steckborn Steckborn Thurgau 3,200
Steffisburg Thun Berne 14,600
Stein am Rhein - Schaffhausen 3,000
Sursee Sursee Lucerne 8,000
Thalwil Horgen Zurich 15,900
Thônex - Geneva 12,800
Thun Thun Berne 40,000
Thusis 1 Hinterrhein Graubünden 2,500
Unterseen Interlaken Berne 5,100
Uznach See-Gaster St. Gallen 5,400
Uster Uster Zurich 28,700
Uzwil Wil St. Gallen 12,000
Valangin Val-de-Ruz Neuchâtel 400
Vernier - Geneva 29,400
Versoix - Geneva 11,100
Vevey Vevey Vaud 15,700
Villeneuve Aigle Vaud 4,100
Visp 1 Visp Valais 6,500
Volketswil Uster Zurich 14,300
Wädenswil Horgen Zurich 19,300
Waldenburg Waldenburg Basel-Country 1,200
Walenstadt Sarganserland St. Gallen 4,600
Wallisellen Bülach Zurich 12,000
Wangen an der Aare Wangen Berne 1,900
Werdenberg Werdenberg St. Gallen 90
Wettingen Baden Aargau 18,100
Wetzikon Hinwil Zurich 18,700
Wiedlisbach Wangen Berne 2,200
Wil Wil St. Gallen 16,600
Willisau Willisau Lucerne 7,100
Winterthur Winterthur Zurich 97,300
Wohlen Bremgarten Aargau 13,700
Worb Konolfingen Berne 11,000
Yverdon-les-Bains Yverdon Vaud 23,400
Zofingen Zofingen Aargau 10,349
Zollikon Meilen Zurich 11,900
Zug - Zug 23,200
Zurich Zurich Zurich 366,445 1,102,000
Zurzach 1 Zurzach Aargau 3,900


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