Population of towns (2022) Below is a list oftowns andcities inSwitzerland . Until 2014municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants were considered to be towns (German :Stadt/Städte ,French :ville(s) ,Italian :città ). Since 2014, theFederal Statistical Office (FSO) uses a new algorithm (calledGerman :Statistische Städte 2012 , orFrench :Villes statistiques 2012 ) to define whether a municipality can be called a town or not; it now also depends on its character.[ 1] German :Statistische Städte ,French :Villes statistiques ) in Switzerland. Further, some municipalities which would fulfill such a definition nevertheless prefer to understand themselves still as a village, or consequently refer to themselves just as municipalities (German :Gemeinde ,French :commune ,Italian :comune ). The Swiss definition of a town differs from the definition of amunicipality .[ 2] : 14–19
List of towns and cities [ edit ] This is an alphabetical list of towns or cities (these English terms can be used interchangeably, as there is no official differentiation), which follows the FSO's definition (German :Statistische Städte 2012 ,French :Villes statistiques 2012 ), as well as places with historictown rights (h) and/ormarket towns (m).[ 2] : 14–19
Places inbold print are towns because of the FSO's definitionand historic town/market rights. Places initalics are towns excluded by the FSO's definition, but places which have either historic town rights (h) or historic market rights (m). Places in normal print are towns according to the FSO's definition. Places that had lost historic town rights previously are identified with "-h". Cantonal capitals (German :Hauptort ,French :chef-lieu ,Italian :capoluogo ) areunderlined . Town Town (h) or market (m) right, founding date & reference District Canton Population Agglomeration [ 3] Town proper (2020)[ 4] Agglomeration (2015)[ 5] Aarau h 1240–1250[ 6] Aarau AG 21,726 76,636 Aarau Aarberg h 1220–1225[ 7] Aarberg BE 4,626 – Aarburg h ~1330[ 8] Zofingen AG 8,577 98,535 Olten–Zofingen Adliswil – Horgen ZH 19,049 1,334,269 Zurich Aesch (BL) [ note 1] – Arlesheim BL 10,368 541,011 Basel (CH) Affoltern am Albis [ note 2] – Affoltern ZH 12,289 1,334,269 Zurich Agno [ note 2] m Roman & Middle Age[ 9] Lugano TI 4,376 151,037 Lugano (CH) Aigle m 1231[ 10] Aigle VD 10,462 – Allschwil [ note 2] – Arlesheim BL 21,563 541,011 Basel (CH) Altdorf (UR) [ note 2] m n.d., c. Late Middle Age[ 11] – UR 9,565 31,734 Altdorf (UR) Altstätten m[ 12] Rheintal SG 11,938 56,777 Rheintal (CH) Amriswil – Arbon TG 14,211 25,271 Amriswil–Romanshorn Appenzell [ note 1] m[citation needed Appenzell AI 5,793 – Arbon h[ 13] Arbon TG 14,950 53,689 Arbon–Rorschach Arlesheim [ note 2] – Arlesheim BL 9,240 541,011 Basel (CH) Arosa [ note 2] – Plessur GR 3,162 – Arth [ note 1] – Schwyz SZ 12,184 – Ascona h[citation needed Locarno TI 5,554 55,528 Locarno (CH) Aubonne h[citation needed Aubonne VD 3,235 409,295 Lausanne Avenches h[citation needed Avenches VD 4,477 – Baar – – ZG 24,686 127,095 Zug Baden h[citation needed Baden AG 19,621 109,255 Baden–Brugg Basel h[citation needed – BS 178,120 541,011 Basel (CH) Bassersdorf – Bülach ZH 11,924 1,334,269 Zurich Bellinzona h[citation needed Bellinzona TI 43,360 52,061 Bellinzona Belp – Bern-Mittelland BE 11,603 410,894 Bern Bern h[citation needed Bern-Mittelland BE 134,794 410,894 Bern Beromünster m[citation needed Sursee LU 6,661 – Biasca m[citation needed Riviera TI 6,094 – Biel/Bienne h[citation needed Biel/Bienne BE 55,206 104,542 Biel/Bienne Binningen – Arlesheim BL 15,750 541,011 Basel (CH) Birsfelden – Arlesheim BL 10,447 541,011 Basel (CH) Bischofszell h[citation needed Bischofszell TG 5,907 – Boudry h[citation needed Boudry NE 6,193 89,441 Neuchâtel Bourg-Saint-Pierre h[citation needed Entremont VS 211 – Bremgarten (AG) h[citation needed Bremgarten AG 8,415 1,334,269 Zurich Brig-Glis m[citation needed Brig VS 13,221 47,041 Brig–Visp Brugg h[citation needed Brugg AG 12,738 109,255 Baden–Brugg Buchs (SG) – Werdenberg SG 13,053 27,467 Buchs (SG) (CH) Bülach h[citation needed Bülach ZH 21,998 1,334,269 Zurich Büren a.A. h[citation needed Seeland BE 3,622 – Bulle h[citation needed Gruyère FR 24,412 31,703 Bulle Burgdorf h[citation needed Burgdorf BE 16,583 – Bussigny – Ouest Lausannois VD 9,603 409,295 Lausanne Carouge (GE) – – GE 22,536 579,227 Genève (CH) Cham – – ZG 17,042 127,095 Zug Châtel-Saint-Denis h[citation needed Veveyse FR 7,449 84,869 Vevey–Montreux Chêne-Bougeries – – GE 12,621 579,227 Genève (CH) Chiasso h[citation needed – TI 7,581 51,668 Chiasso–Mendrisio (CH) Chur h[citation needed Plessur GR 36,336 58,266 Chur Conthey h[citation needed Conthey VS 8,857 84,138 Sion Coppet h[citation needed Nyon VD 3,280 579,227 Genève (CH) Cossonay h[citation needed Cossonay VD 4,223 409,295 Lausanne Croglio h[citation needed Lugano TI 861 151,037 Lugano (CH) Crissier – Ouest Lausannois VD 8,727 409,295 Lausanne Cudrefin h[citation needed Avenches VD 1,780 – Cully h[citation needed Lavaux VD 1,700? 409,295 Lausanne Davos *– Prättigau/Davos GR 10,832 – Delémont h[citation needed Delémont JU 12,618 29,527 Delémont (CH) Diessenhofen h[citation needed Diessenhofen TG 4,085 – Dietikon – Dietikon ZH 28,057 1,334,269 Zurich Dübendorf – Uster ZH 29,907 1,334,269 Zurich Ebikon – Lucerne LU 14,066 226,091 Lucerne Échallens h[citation needed Échallens VD 5,729 409,295 Lausanne Ecublens (VD) – Ouest Lausannois VD 13,157 409,295 Lausanne Eglisau h[citation needed Bülach ZH 5,491 1,334,269 Zurich Einsiedeln – Einsiedeln SZ 16,247 – Elgg h[citation needed Winterthur ZH 4,960 – Emmen – Hochdorf LU 31,039 226,091 Lucerne Erlach h[citation needed Erlach BE 1,386 – Estavayer-le-Lac h[citation needed Broye FR 6,208 – Flawil – Wil SG 10,510 – Frauenfeld h[citation needed Frauenfeld TG 25,974 24,864 Frauenfeld Freienbach – Höfe SZ 16,520 1,334,269 Zurich Fribourg h[citation needed Sarine FR 38,039 105,406 Fribourg Geneva h[citation needed – GE 203,856 579,227 Genève (CH) Gland – Nyon VD 13,258 579,227 Genève (CH) Glarus m[citation needed – GL 12,539 30,367 Glarus Glarus Nord *– – GL 18,832 30,367 Glarus Gordola h[citation needed Locarno TI 4,650 55,528 Locarno (CH) Gossau (SG) – St. Gallen SG 17,990 165,860 St. Gallen Grandcour h[citation needed Payerne VD 967 – Grandson h[citation needed Grandson VD 3,358 41,079 Yverdon-les-Bains Greifensee h[citation needed Uster ZH 5,307 1,334,269 Zurich Grenchen – Lebern SO 17,577 26,570 Grenchen Grüningen – Hinwil ZH 3,716 1,334,269 Zurich Gruyères – Gruyère FR 2,205 – Herisau – – AR 15,649 165,860 St. Gallen Hermance h[citation needed – GE 1,073 579,227 Genève (CH) Hinwil – Hinwil ZH 11,354 1,334,269 Zurich Horgen – Horgen ZH 23,090 1,334,269 Zurich Horw – Lucerne LU 14,211 226,091 Lucerne Huttwil h[citation needed Trachselwald BE 5,009 – Ilanz h[citation needed Surselva GR 4,797 – Illnau-Effretikon – Pfäffikon ZH 16,298 1,334,269 Zurich Interlaken – Interlaken-Oberhasli BE 5,719 23,943 Interlaken Ittigen – Bern-Mittelland BE 11,430 410,894 Bern Kaiserstuhl (AG) h[citation needed Zurzach AG 426 1,334,269 Zurich Klingnau h[citation needed Zurzach AG 3,540 – Kloten h[citation needed Bülach ZH 20,429 1,334,269 Zurich Köniz [ note 2] – Bern-Mittelland BE 42,388 410,894 Bern Kreuzlingen – Kreuzlingen TG 22,390 23,713 Kreuzlingen (CH) Kriens – Lucerne LU 28,245 226,091 Lucerne Küsnacht (ZH) – Meilen ZH 14,811 1,334,269 Zurich La Chaux-de-Fonds h[citation needed La Chaux-de-Fonds NE 36,915 53,002 La Chaux-de-Fonds–Le Locle (CH) La Neuveville h[citation needed La Neuveville BE 3,780 – La Sarraz h[citation needed Cossonay VD 2,595 – La Tour-de-Peilz h[citation needed Vevey VD 12,068 84,869 Vevey–Montreux La Tour-de-Trême h[citation needed Gruyère FR 24,412 31,703 Bulle Lachen (SZ) m[citation needed March SZ 9,137 29,124 Lachen Lancy – – GE 33,989 579,227 Genève (CH) Langenthal m[citation needed Oberaargau BE 15,544 – Laufen (BL) h[citation needed Laufen BL 5,814 541,011 Basel (CH) Laufenburg h[citation needed Laufenburg AG 3,659 – Laupen h[citation needed Bern-Mittelland BE 3,230 410,894 Bern Lausanne h[citation needed Lausanne VD 140,202 409,295 Lausanne Le Grand-Saconnex – – GE 12,378 579,227 Genève (CH) Le Landeron h[citation needed Neuchâtel NE 4,642 – Le Locle – Le Locle NE 9,864 53,002 La Chaux-de-Fonds–Le Locle (CH) Lenzburg h[citation needed Lenzburg AG 11,024 22,188 Lenzburg Les Clées – Orbe VD 187 – Leuk m[citation needed Leuk VS 3,991 – Lichtensteig h[citation needed Toggenburg SG 1,879 – Liestal h[citation needed Liestal BL 14,963 541,011 Basel (CH) Locarno h[citation needed Locarno TI 15,728 55,528 Locarno (CH) Losone h[citation needed Locarno TI 6,647 55,528 Locarno (CH) Lugano h[citation needed Lugano TI 62,315 151,037 Lugano (CH) Lutry h[citation needed Lavaux VD 10,459 409,295 Lausanne Lucerne h[citation needed Lucerne LU 82,620 226,091 Lucerne Lyss – Seeland BE 15,763 – Männedorf – Meilen ZH 11,397 1,334,269 Zurich Maienfeld h[citation needed Landquart GR 3,029 – Martigny h[citation needed Martigny VS 18,291 20,818 Martigny Meilen – Meilen ZH 14,539 1,334,269 Zurich Mellingen h[citation needed Baden AG 5,865 109,255 Baden–Brugg Mendrisio – Mendrisio TI 14,902 51,668 Chiasso–Mendrisio (CH) Meyrin – – GE 26,129 579,227 Genève (CH) Möhlin – Rheinfelden AG 11,088 541,011 Basel (CH) Monthey – Monthey VS 17,820 32,442 Monthey Montreux – Vevey VD 26,090 84,869 Vevey–Montreux Morcote h[citation needed Lugano TI 734 – Morges h[citation needed Morges VD 16,101 409,295 Lausanne Moudon h[citation needed Moudon VD 6,101 – Moutier m[citation needed Jura bernois BE 7,348 – Münchenbuchsee – Bern-Mittelland BE 10,233 410,894 Bern Münchenstein –h[citation needed Arlesheim BL 12,128 541,011 Basel (CH) Münsingen – Bern-Mittelland BE 12,966 – Muri bei Bern – Bern BE 13,182 410,894 Bern Murten h[citation needed See FR 8,244 – Muttenz – Arlesheim BL 18,020 541,011 Basel (CH) Neuchâtel h[citation needed Neuchâtel NE 33,455 89,441 Neuchâtel Neuhausen am Rheinfall – – SH 10,467 69,517 Schaffhausen (CH) Neunkirch h[citation needed – SH 2,404 – Nidau h[citation needed Biel/Bienne BE 6,943 104,542 Biel/Bienne Nyon h[citation needed Nyon VD 21,718 579,227 Genève (CH) Oberwil (BL) – Arlesheim BL 11,167 541,011 Basel (CH) Oftringen – Zofingen AG 14,455 98,535 Olten–Zofingen Olten – Olten SO 18,496 98,535 Olten–Zofingen Onex – – GE 18,933 579,227 Genève (CH) Opfikon – Bülach ZH 20,954 1,334,269 Zurich Orbe h[citation needed Orbe VD 7,108 – Orsières m[citation needed Entremont VS 3,194 – Ostermundigen – Bern BE 17,758 410,894 Bern Payerne h[citation needed Payerne VD 10,069 – Peseux – Boudry NE 5,796 89,441 Neuchâtel Pfäffikon – Uster ZH 12,174 1,334,269 Zurich Plan-les-Ouates – – GE 10,601 579,227 Genève (CH) Porrentruy h[citation needed Porrentruy JU 6,434 – Pratteln – Liestal BL 16,621 541,011 Basel (CH) Prilly – Lausanne VD 12,360 409,295 Lausanne Pully – Lausanne VD 18,694 409,295 Lausanne Rapperswil-Jona h[citation needed See-Gaster SG 27,483 46,343 Rapperswil-Jona–Rüti Regensberg h[citation needed Dielsdorf ZH 459 1,334,269 Zurich Regensdorf – Dielsdorf ZH 18,568 1,334,269 Zurich Reinach (BL) – Arlesheim BL 19,260 541,011 Basel (CH) Renens (VD) – Lausanne VD 20,834 409,295 Lausanne Rheinau h[citation needed Andelfingen ZH 1,287 – Rheineck h[citation needed Rheintal SG 3,404 53,689 Arbon–Rorschach Rheinfelden h[citation needed Rheinfelden AG 13,551 541,011 Basel (CH) Richterswil – Horgen ZH 13,670 1,334,269 Zurich Riehen – – BS 21,788 541,011 Basel (CH) Risch – – ZG 11,212 127,095 Zug Riva San Vitale h[citation needed Mendrisio TI 2,626 51,668 Chiasso–Mendrisio (CH) Rolle h[citation needed Rolle VD 6,260 – Romainmôtier h[citation needed Orbe VD 526 – Romanshorn h[citation needed Arbon TG 11,327 25,271 Amriswil–Romanshorn Romont (FR) h[citation needed Glane FR 5,417 – Rorschach m[citation needed Rorschach SG 9,646 53,689 Arbon–Rorschach Rue h[citation needed Glane FR 1,537 – Rüti (ZH) [ note 2] – Hinwil ZH 12,494 46,343 Rapperswil-Jona–Rüti Saillon h[citation needed Martigny VS 2,818 – Saint-Maurice – Saint-Maurice VS 4,518 – Saint-Prex h[citation needed Morges VD 5,855 409,295 Lausanne Saint-Ursanne h[citation needed Porrentruy JU 700? – Sargans h[citation needed Sarganserland SG 6,213 – Sarnen m[citation needed – OW 10,514 – Schaffhausen h[citation needed – SH 36,952 69,517 Schaffhausen (CH) Schlieren – Dietikon ZH 19,881 1,334,269 Zurich Schwyz m[citation needed Schwyz SZ 15,435 – Sembrancher – Entremont VS 1,050 – Sempach h[citation needed Sursee LU 4,234 – Sierre – Sierre VS 16,819 26,132 Sierre Sion h[citation needed Sion VS 34,978 84,138 Sion Solothurn h[citation needed Solothurn SO 16,802 78,046 Solothurn Spiez –h[citation needed Niedersimmental BE 12,926 – Spreitenbach – Baden AG 12,126 1,334,269 Zurich Splügen m[citation needed Hinterrhein GR 377 – St. Gallen h[citation needed St. Gallen SG 76,213 165,860 St. Gallen St. Moritz – Maloja GR 4,945 – Stäfa – Meilen ZH 14,791 1,334,269 Zurich Stans m[citation needed - NW 8,171 – Steckborn h[citation needed Steckborn TG 3,840 – Steffisburg – Thun BE 15,991 – Steinhausen – – ZG 10,198 127,095 Zug Suhr – Aarau AG 10,724 76,636 Aarau Stein am Rhein h[citation needed – SH 3,561 – Sursee h[citation needed Sursee LU 10,361 – Thalwil – Horgen ZH 18,278 1,334,269 Zurich Thônex – – GE 14,573 579,227 Genève (CH) Thun h[citation needed Thun BE 43,476 80,264 Thun Thusis h[citation needed Hinterrhein GR 9,453 – Unterseen h 1280[ 14] Interlaken BE 5,760 23,943 Interlaken Urdorf – Dietikon ZH 10,019 1,334,269 Zurich Uster – Uster ZH 35,337 1,334,269 Zurich Uznach h[citation needed See-Gaster SG 6,519 – Uzwil – Wil SG 13,284 73,299 Wil (SG) Val-de-Travers – Val-de-Travers NE 10,579 – Valangin h[citation needed Val-de-Ruz NE 526 – Vernier – – GE 34,898 579,227 Genève (CH) Versoix – – GE 13,281 579,227 Genève (CH) Vevey h[citation needed Vevey VD 19,752 84,869 Vevey–Montreux Veyrier – – GE 11,861 579,227 Genève (CH) Villeneuve h[citation needed Roman (Penne Locos),[ 15] [ 16] Aigle VD 5,834 84,869 Vevey–Montreux Villars-sur-Glâne – Sarine FR 12,219 105,406 Fribourg Visp m[citation needed Visp VS 8,060 47,041 Brig–Visp Volketswil – Uster ZH 18,865 1,334,269 Zurich Wädenswil – Horgen ZH 21,792 1,334,269 Zurich Waldenburg h[citation needed Waldenburg BL 1,124 – Walenstadt h[citation needed Sarganserland SG 5,728 – Wallisellen – Bülach ZH 17,218 – Wangen an der Aare h[citation needed Wangen BE 2,377 – Werdenberg h[citation needed Werdenberg SG 60 27,467 Buchs (SG) (CH) Weinfelden – Weinfelden TG 11,629 – Wettingen – Baden AG 21,099 109,255 Baden–Brugg Wetzikon (ZH) – Hinwil ZH 25,056 1,334,269 Zurich Wiedlisbach h[citation needed Wangen BE 2,382 – Wil (SG) h[citation needed Wil SG 24,132 73,299 Wil (SG) Willisau h[citation needed Willisau LU 7,752 – Winterthur h[citation needed Winterthur ZH 114,220 138,252 Winterthur Wohlen (AG) – Bremgarten AG 16,881 22,621 Wohlen (AG) Yverdon-les-Bains h[citation needed Yverdon VD 29,955 41,079 Yverdon-les-Bains Zermatt – Visp VS 5,820 – Zofingen h[citation needed Zofingen AG 12,104 98,535 Olten–Zofingen Zollikofen – Bern-Mittelland BE 10,640 410,894 Bern Zollikon – Meilen ZH 13,311 1,334,269 Zurich Zug h[citation needed – ZG 30,934 127,095 Zug Zürich h[citation needed Zurich ZH 421,878 1,334,269 Zurich Bad Zurzach m[citation needed Zurzach AG 4,379 –
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