Switzerland Geographic Reference

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down to every street.

An open-data atlas of Swiss cantons, municipalities, postcodes, and public transport, built from OpenStreetMap and official BFS sources.

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Largest Cities

by population

Population figures from OSM city nodes and official BFS data. Bern is the federal capital (). Each city page includes a boundary map, postcode coverage, transit stops, and neighbouring municipalities.

Cantons by Area and Buildings

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By area (km²)

Bern/Berne
5 938 km²
Valais/Wallis
5 224 km²
Vaud
3 212 km²
Ticino
2 812 km²
St. Gallen
2 028 km²
Zürich
1 729 km²
Fribourg/Freiburg
1 672 km²
Luzern
1 494 km²
Aargau
1 404 km²

By buildings

Bern/Berne
468 312
Zürich
384 764
Aargau
302 625
Valais/Wallis
274 952
Vaud
234 346
Ticino
214 192
St. Gallen
207 521
Basel-Landschaft
160 496
Fribourg/Freiburg
132 939

Switzerland's Borders

5 neighbouring countries, 26 cantons

Switzerland shares 1,935 km of national border across four language regions. Several cantons appear in more than one list because they touch multiple countries. Graubünden borders three countries (Italy, Austria, and Liechtenstein), while Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft border both Germany and France.

Public Transport Network

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Switzerland runs one of the world's most comprehensive integrated public transport networks. 2 343 lines and 29 596 stops are indexed from OpenStreetMap transit relations, covering buses, trams, regional trains, and urban rail.

Lines by mode

Metro 1 Light Rail 3 Tram 42 Trolleybus 53 Bus 2138 Ferry 67 Aerial 39

Switzerland's Elevation

193 m to 4,634 m
500m 1000m 1500m 2000m 2500m 3000m 3500m 4000m Geneva 375m Sarnen 1445m St. Gallen 430m Walensee 1400m Sils Maria 1820m Lago Maggiore 193m West (GE) East (TI/GR)

Key figures

Lowest point 193 m Lago Maggiore
Highest peak 4,634 m Dufourspitze
Mean elevation approx. 1,350 m
Alps coverage approx. 60%
Glacier area approx. 1,000 km²

The profile follows a west-to-east transect from Geneva through Bern, Zürich, St. Gallen, and into Graubünden. The Alps form a dramatic central spine that divides the northern drainage basin (Rhine and Rhône) from the southern Ticino watershed.

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