List of cities in Switzerland

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.

Population of cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants

Largest cities in Switzerland:

1. Zurich
2. Geneva
3. Basel
4. Lausanne
5. Bern
6. Winterthur
7. Lucerne
8. St. Gallen
9. Lugano
10. Biel/Bienne
11. Thun
12. Köniz
13. La Chaux-de-Fonds
14. Schaffhausen
15. Fribourg
16. Vernier
17. Chur
18. Neuchâtel
19. Uster
20. Sion

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.

Zurich

Geneva

Lugano

City	District	Canton	Population	Population (with surroundings)	Agglomeration
Aarau	Aarau	Aargau	15,200		-
Aarberg	Aarberg	Bern	3,200		-
Aarburg	Zofingen	Aargau	6,300		-
Adliswil	Horgen	Zurich	15,600		-
Affoltern am Albis	Affoltern	Zurich	10,100		-
Agno	Lugano	Ticino	4,200		-
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	5,500		-
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	Basel agglomeration
Bellinzona	Bellinzona	Ticino	18,300	50,200	Bellinzona agglomeration
Bern	Bern	Bern	140,228	406,900	Bern agglomeration
Beromünster 1	Sursee	Lucerne	2,300		-
Biasca 1	Riviera	Ticino	6,100		-
Biel/Bienne	Biel	Bern	53,000	90,000	Biel/Bienne agglomeration
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	21,500		-
Bülach	Bülach	Zurich	14,231		-
Burgdorf	Burgdorf	Bern	14,600		-
Carouge	-	Geneva	18,100		-
Cham	-	Zug	14,400		-
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		-
Échallens	Échallens	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	Bern	1,100		-
Estavayer-le-Lac	Broye	Fribourg	4,600		-
Frauenfeld	Frauenfeld	Thurgau	22,000		-
Freienbach	Höfe	Schwyz	13,800		-
Fribourg	Sarine (district)	Fribourg	32,000	96,000	Fribourg agglomeration
Geneva	-	Geneva	177,500	493,000	Geneva agglomeration
Gland	Nyon	Vaud	10,100		-
Glarus 1	-	Glarus	5,700		-
Gordola	Locarno	Ticino	4,400		-
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	Bern	4,600		-
Ilanz	Surselva	Graubünden	2,300		-
Illnau-Effretikon	Pfäffikon	Zurich	14,900		-
Ittigen	Bern	Bern	10,800		-
Kaiserstuhl	Zurzach	Aargau	400		-
Klingnau	Zurzach	Aargau	2,800		-
Kloten	Bülach	Zurich	17,000		-
Köniz	Bern	Bern	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	Bern	3,400		-
La Sarraz	Cossonay	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	Bern	14,400		-
Laufen	Laufen	Basel-Country	5,000		-
Laufenburg	Laufenburg	Aargau	1,900		-
Laupen	Laupen	Bern	2,700		-
Lausanne	Lausanne	Vaud	129,273	317,020	Lausanne agglomeration
Lenzburg	Lenzburg	Aargau	7,500		-
Leuk 1	Leuk	Valais	3,300		-
Lichtensteig	Toggenburg	St. Gallen	1,800		-
Liestal	Liestal	Basel-Country	12,600		-
Locarno	Locarno	Ticino	16,200	63,200	Locarno agglomeration
Losone	Locarno	Ticino	6,500		-
Lugano	Lugano	Ticino	68,500	149,000	Lugano agglomeration
Lutry	Lavaux	Vaud	8,400		-
Lucerne	Lucerne	Lucerne	77,491	209,000	Lucerne agglomeration
Lyss	Aarberg	Bern	13,900		-
Maienfeld	Landquart	Graubünden	2,300		-
Martigny	Martigny	Valais	14,000		-
Meilen	Meilen	Zurich	11,500		-
Mellingen	Baden	Aargau	4,300		-
Mendrisio	Mendrisio	Ticino	15,500	50,400	Mendrisio-Chiasso agglomeration
Meyrin	-	Geneva	19,300		-
Monthey	Monthey	Valais	14,900		-
Montreux	Vevey	Vaud	22,500	85,000	Montreux-Vevey agglomeration
Morcote	Lugano	Ticino	700		-
Morges	Morges	Vaud	13,800		-
Moudon	Moudon	Vaud	4,200		-
Moutier 1	Moutier	Bern	7,700		-
Münchenstein ²	Arlesheim	Basel-Country	11,600		-
Münsingen	Konolfingen	Bern	10,700		-
Muri	Bern	Bern	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	Bern	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	Bern	Bern	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	20,000		-
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	160,000	St Gallen agglomeration
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	Bern	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	Bern	14,600		-
Stein am Rhein	-	Schaffhausen	3,000		-
Sursee	Sursee	Lucerne	8,000		-
Thalwil	Horgen	Zurich	15,900		-
Thônex	-	Geneva	12,800		-
Thun	Thun	Bern	40,000	95,000	Thun agglomeration
Thusis 1	Hinterrhein	Graubünden	2,500		-
Unterseen	Interlaken	Bern	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	85,000	Montreux-Vevey agglomeration
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	Bern	1,900		-
Werdenberg	Werdenberg	St. Gallen	90		-
Wettingen	Baden	Aargau	18,100		-
Wetzikon	Hinwil	Zurich	18,700		-
Wiedlisbach	Wangen	Bern	2,200		-
Wil	Wil	St. Gallen	16,600		-
Willisau	Willisau	Lucerne	7,100		-
Winterthur	Winterthur	Zurich	105,461		-
Wohlen	Bremgarten	Aargau	13,700		-
Worb	Konolfingen	Bern	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	Zurich agglomeration
Zurzach 1	Zurzach	Aargau	3,900		-

See also

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