List of cities in Switzerland explained

Below is a list of towns and cities in Switzerland. Until 2014 municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants were considered to be towns (German: Stadt/Städte, French: ville(s), Italian: città). Since 2014, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) uses a new algorithm (called German: Statistische Städte 2012, or French: Villes statistiques 2012) to define whether a municipality can be called a town or not; it now also depends on its character.^[1] Currently, FSO considers 162 municipalities as towns/cities (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 a municipality.^[2]

List of towns and cities

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 historic town rights (h) and/or market towns (m).^[2]

• Places in bold print are towns because of the FSO's definition and historic town/market rights.
• Places in italics 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) are underlined.

Town	Town (h) or market (m) right, founding date & reference	District	Canton			Agglomeration^[3]
				Town proper	Agglomeration (2015)^[4]
Aarau	h 1240–1250				76,636	Aarau
Aarberg	h 1220–1225					–
Aarburg	h ~1330				98,535	Olten–Zofingen
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
Aesch (BL)^[5]	–				541,011	Basel (CH)
Affoltern am Albis^[6]	–				1,334,269	Zurich
Agno	m Roman & Middle Age				151,037	Lugano (CH)
Aigle	m 1231					–
	–				541,011	Basel (CH)
Altdorf (UR)	m n.d., c. Late Middle Age	–			31,734	Altdorf (UR)
Altstätten	m				56,777	Rheintal (CH)
	–				25,271	Amriswil–Romanshorn
Appenzell	m					–
Arbon	h first half 13th c.				53,689	Arbon–Rorschach
	–				541,011	Basel (CH)
	–					–
	–					–
Ascona	h				55,528	Locarno (CH)
Aubonne	h				409,295	Lausanne
Avenches	h					–
	–	–			127,095	Zug
Baden	h				109,255	Baden–Brugg
Basel	h	–			541,011	Basel (CH)
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
Bellinzona	h				52,061	Bellinzona
	–				410,894	Bern
Bern	h				410,894	Bern
Beromünster	m					–
Biasca	m					–
Biel/Bienne	h				104,542	Biel/Bienne
	–				541,011	Basel (CH)
	–				541,011	Basel (CH)
Bischofszell	h					–
Boudry	h				89,441	Neuchâtel
Bourg-Saint-Pierre	h					–
Bremgarten (AG)	h				1,334,269	Zurich
Brig-Glis	m				47,041	Brig–Visp
Brugg	h				109,255	Baden–Brugg
	–				27,467	Buchs (SG) (CH)
Bülach	h				1,334,269	Zurich
Büren a.A.	h					–
Bulle	h				31,703	Bulle
Burgdorf	h					–
	–				409,295	Lausanne
	–	–			579,227	Genève (CH)
	–	–			127,095	Zug
Châtel-Saint-Denis	h				84,869	Vevey–Montreux
	–	–			579,227	Genève (CH)
	h	–			51,668	Chiasso–Mendrisio (CH)
Chur	h				58,266	Chur
Conthey	h				84,138	Sion
Coppet	h				579,227	Genève (CH)
Cossonay	h				409,295	Lausanne
Croglio	h				151,037	Lugano (CH)
	–				409,295	Lausanne
Cudrefin	h					–
Cully	h			1,700?	409,295	Lausanne
Davos	–					–
Delémont	h				29,527	Delémont (CH)
Diessenhofen	h					–
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
	–				226,091	Lucerne
Échallens	h				409,295	Lausanne
	–				409,295	Lausanne
Eglisau	h				1,334,269	Zurich
	–					–
Elgg	h					–
	–				226,091	Lucerne
Erlach	h					–
Estavayer-le-Lac	h					–
	–	Wil				–
Frauenfeld	h				24,864	Frauenfeld
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
Fribourg	h				105,406	Fribourg
Geneva	h	–			579,227	Genève (CH)
	–				579,227	Genève (CH)
Glarus	m	–			30,367	Glarus
Glarus Nord	–	–			30,367	Glarus
Gordola	h				55,528	Locarno (CH)
	–				165,860	St. Gallen
Grandcour	h					–
Grandson	h				41,079	Yverdon-les-Bains
Greifensee	h				1,334,269	Zurich
	–				26,570	Grenchen
Grüningen	–				1,334,269	Zurich
Gruyères	–					–
Herisau	–	–			165,860	St. Gallen
Hermance	h	–			579,227	Genève (CH)
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
	–				226,091	Lucerne
Huttwil	h					–
Ilanz	h					–
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
	–				23,943	Interlaken
	–				410,894	Bern
Kaiserstuhl (AG)	h				1,334,269	Zurich
Klingnau	h					–
	h				1,334,269	Zurich
	–				410,894	Bern
	–				23,713	Kreuzlingen (CH)
	–				226,091	Lucerne
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
	h					–-->
La Chaux-de-Fonds	h				53,002	La Chaux-de-Fonds–Le Locle (CH)
La Neuveville	h					–
La Sarraz	h					–
La Tour-de-Peilz	h				84,869	Vevey–Montreux
La Tour-de-Trême	h				31,703	Bulle
Lachen (SZ)	m				29,124	Lachen
	–	–			579,227	Genève (CH)
Langenthal	m					–
Laufen (BL)	h				541,011	Basel (CH)
Laufenburg	h					–
Laupen	h				410,894	Bern
Lausanne	h				409,295	Lausanne
	–	–			579,227	Genève (CH)
Le Landeron	h					–
	–				53,002	La Chaux-de-Fonds–Le Locle (CH)
Lenzburg	h				22,188	Lenzburg
Les Clées	–					–
Leuk	m					–
Lichtensteig	h					–
Liestal	h				541,011	Basel (CH)
Locarno	h				55,528	Locarno (CH)
Losone	h				55,528	Locarno (CH)
Lugano	h				151,037	Lugano (CH)
Lutry	h				409,295	Lausanne
Lucerne	h				226,091	Lucerne
	–					–
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
Maienfeld	h					–
Martigny	h				20,818	Martigny
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
Mellingen	h				109,255	Baden–Brugg
	–				51,668	Chiasso–Mendrisio (CH)
	–	–			579,227	Genève (CH)
	–				541,011	Basel (CH)
	–				32,442	Monthey
	–				84,869	Vevey–Montreux
Morcote		h					–
Morges	h				409,295	Lausanne
Moudon	h					–
Moutier	m					–
	–				410,894	Bern
	–h				541,011	Basel (CH)
	–					–
	–				410,894	Bern
Murten	h					–
	–				541,011	Basel (CH)
Neuchâtel	h				89,441	Neuchâtel
	–	–			69,517	Schaffhausen (CH)
Neunkirch	h	–				–
Nidau	h				104,542	Biel/Bienne
Nyon	h				579,227	Genève (CH)
	–				541,011	Basel (CH)
	–				98,535	Olten–Zofingen
Olten	–				98,535	Olten–Zofingen
	–	–			579,227	Genève (CH)
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
Orbe	h					–
Orsières	m					–
	–				410,894	Bern
Payerne	h					–
	–				89,441	Neuchâtel
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
	–	–			579,227	Genève (CH)
Porrentruy	h					–
	–				541,011	Basel (CH)
	–				409,295	Lausanne
	–				409,295	Lausanne
Rapperswil-Jona	h				46,343	Rapperswil-Jona–Rüti
Regensberg	h				1,334,269	Zurich
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
	–				541,011	Basel (CH)
	–				409,295	Lausanne
Rheinau	h					–
Rheineck	h				53,689	Arbon–Rorschach
Rheinfelden	h				541,011	Basel (CH)
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
	–	–			541,011	Basel (CH)
	–	–			127,095	Zug
Riva San Vitale	h				51,668	Chiasso–Mendrisio (CH)
Rolle	h					–
Romainmôtier	h					–
	h				25,271	Amriswil–Romanshorn
Romont (FR)	h					–
Rorschach	m				53,689	Arbon–Rorschach
Rue	h					–
	–				46,343	Rapperswil-Jona–Rüti
Saillon	h					–
Saint-Maurice	–					–
Saint-Prex	h				409,295	Lausanne
Saint-Ursanne	h			700?		–
Sargans	h					–
Sarnen	m	–				–
Schaffhausen	h	–			69,517	Schaffhausen (CH)
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
Schwyz	m					–
Sembrancher	–					–
Sempach	h					–
	–				26,132	Sierre
Sion	h				84,138	Sion
Solothurn	h				78,046	Solothurn
	–h					–
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
Splügen	m					–
St. Gallen	h				165,860	St. Gallen
	–					–
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
Stans	m	-				–
Steckborn	h					–
	–					–
	–	–			127,095	Zug
	–				76,636	Aarau
Stein am Rhein	h	–				–
Sursee	h					–
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
Thônex	–	–			579,227	Genève (CH)
Thun	h				80,264	Thun
Thusis	h					–
Unterseen	h 1280				23,943	Interlaken
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
Uznach	h					–
	–				73,299	Wil (SG)
Val-de-Travers	–					–
Valangin	h					–
	–	–			579,227	Genève (CH)
	–	–			579,227	Genève (CH)
Vevey	h				84,869	Vevey–Montreux
Veyrier	–	–			579,227	Genève (CH)
Villeneuve	h Roman (Penne Locos), 1214 (Villeneuve-de-Chillon)^[7]				84,869	Vevey–Montreux
	–				105,406	Fribourg
Visp	m				47,041	Brig–Visp
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
Waldenburg	h					–
Walenstadt	h					–
	–					–
Wangen an der Aare	h					–
Werdenberg	h			60	27,467	Buchs (SG) (CH)
	–					–
	–				109,255	Baden–Brugg
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
Wiedlisbach	h					–
Wil (SG)	h				73,299	Wil (SG)
Willisau	h					–
Winterthur	h				138,252	Winterthur
	–				22,621	Wohlen (AG)
	–				410,894	Bern-->
Yverdon-les-Bains	h				41,079	Yverdon-les-Bains
	–					–
Zofingen	h				98,535	Olten–Zofingen
	–				410,894	Bern
	–				1,334,269	Zurich
Zug	h	–			127,095	Zug
Zürich	h	Zurich			1,334,269	Zurich
Bad Zurzach	m					–

See also

• List of municipalities of Switzerland
• List of places in Switzerland
• List of postal codes of Switzerland

Notes and References

1. Web site: Statistische Städte . official site . de, fr . Swiss Federal Statistical Office . PDF . Neuchâtel, Switzerland . 12 October 2016 . 19 November 2016.
2. Web site: Statistik der Schweizer Städte 2016 . de, fr . Schweizerischer Städteverband / Swiss Federal Statistical Office . PDF . Official Statistical Yearbook . Neuchâtel, Switzerland . 12 April 2016 . 19 November 2016.
3. Web site: Die Raumgliederungen der Schweiz 2016 . Swiss Federal Statistical Office . Neuchâtel, Switzerland . de, fr, it, en . 17 February 2016 . 14 December 2016.
4. Web site: Städtische Bevölkerung: Agglomerationen und isolierte Städte . Swiss Federal Statistical Office . Neuchâtel, Switzerland . de, fr . 26 August 2016 . 14 December 2016.
5. It considers itself still as a village.
6. It does not call itself a town.
7. Web site: Histoire de Villeneuve. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191029085525/https://www.villeneuve.ch/net/Net_Villeneuve.asp?NoOFS=5414&Sty=&NumStr=05. 29 October 2019. Commune de Villeneuve. fr.