All 2'110 municipalities of Switzerland
For every municipality: postal codes, tax multiplier, vote results, electricity price and health-insurance premiums — from official sources, with a source for every figure.
Switzerland
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Which municipality are you looking for?
Find Swiss municipalities, zip codes, and demographic information from official Swiss government data sources.
How your municipality voted
How many municipalities does Switzerland have?
2'110 political municipalities in 26 cantons, as of the official register of municipalities.
Switzerland's largest municipality is Zurich
440'935 residents — 2.1 times as many as Geneva.
- #1ZurichZH440'935
- #2GenevaGE211'152
- #3BaselBS180'097
- #4LausanneVD145'596
- #5BernBE138'562
- #6WinterthurZH120'741
Compare municipalities
Taxes, premiums, electricity, population, commuting time — in one table, for any pair.
Energy & electricity
ElCom · BFE · 2027Medians are ElCom's published household electricity prices for consumption profile H4 (4'500 kWh a year, standard product, excl. VAT) for the tariff year shown. The solar figure sums the BFE modelled roof potential of the 2'107 municipalities with a model — what roofs could generate, not what is installed.
Taxes
ESTV · 2026income tax, single, CHF 100,000 · Most expensive municipality: 3.7 times the cheapest
Total income tax (federal, cantonal, municipal and personal tax) for a single person without children, no church affiliation, on CHF 100'000 gross employment income, tax year 2026. Because the same household is computed everywhere, the franc amounts are comparable across Switzerland — the tax multiplier is not.
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2026Estimated national mean adult premium for Switzerland for 2026 (BAG/FOPH). Premiums are set per canton and premium region; the cantonal figures (cheapest/priciest canton) are averages from 2024.
Swiss rankings
Each theme on its own, every list with ranks 1 to 3 — and 4 to 6 as soon as there is room.
Tax multipliers only compare within a canton — 26 cantonal rankings.
Cantons
Name, abbreviation and capital — the capital links to its municipality page.
Popular Postal Codes
Questions about Switzerland's municipalities
How many municipalities does Switzerland have?
2'110 political municipalities, as of the official register. The postal-code register additionally lists the 11 municipalities of Liechtenstein and 2 Kommunanzen — 2'123 is the page count, not the municipality count.
Which is Switzerland's largest municipality?
Zurich with 440'935 residents, followed by Geneva (211'152) and Basel (180'097).
Where is a directory of all Swiss municipalities?
In the A–Z directory: all 2'110 municipalities by first letter, with BFS number, canton and postal code.
How many postal codes does Switzerland have?
3'190 distinct postal codes. One code can span several municipalities — 8044 belongs to both Zurich and Dübendorf.