Highest Major Cities in Switzerland

Cities in Switzerland with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

La Chaux-de-Fonds37,942 people · Neuchâtel

995 m

Einsiedeln15,867 people · Schwyz

887 m

Herisau15,744 people · Appenzell Ausserrhoden

780 m

Bulle23,438 people · Fribourg

771 m

Sankt Gallen75,833 people · Saint Gallen

684 m

Zürich (Kreis 7)33,820 people · Zurich

656 m

Gossau17,043 people · Saint Gallen

637 m

Fribourg38,365 people · Fribourg

627 m

Chur35,373 people · Grisons

601 m

Steffisburg15,709 people · Bern

584 m

Köniz41,784 people · Bern

577 m

Wil23,955 people · Saint Gallen

569 m

Thun43,723 people · Bern

565 m

Bern121,631 people · Bern

549 m

Wetzikon24,764 people · Zurich

539 m

Burgdorf16,420 people · Bern

535 m

Sierre16,790 people · Valais

528 m

Schwyz15,181 people · Schwyz

521 m

Zürich (Kreis 10)36,216 people · Zurich

516 m

Littau16,121 people · Lucerne

509 m

Zürich (Kreis 3)46,018 people · Zurich

507 m

Sitten34,708 people · Valais

487 m

Zürich (Kreis 6)29,951 people · Zurich

487 m

Seen (Kreis 3)15,434 people · Zurich

478 m

Kriens25,010 people · Lucerne

476 m

Zürich (Kreis 6) / Unterstrass20,045 people · Zurich

476 m

Martigny-Ville18,301 people · Valais

475 m

Uster34,715 people · Zurich

469 m

Zürich (Kreis 10) / Höngg17,117 people · Zurich

468 m

Zürich (Kreis 11) / Affoltern17,241 people · Zurich

466 m

Emmen30,926 people · Lucerne

464 m

Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon17,922 people · Zurich

459 m

Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2)16,356 people · Zurich

455 m

Grenchen15,927 people · Solothurn

454 m

Lausanne139,111 people · Vaud

453 m

Adliswil15,230 people · Zurich

450 m

Baar20,546 people · Zug

447 m

Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen16,073 people · Zurich

447 m

Meyrin19,772 people · Geneva

445 m

Zürich (Kreis 11)54,260 people · Zurich

445 m

Neuchâtel33,475 people · Neuchâtel

441 m

Renens20,927 people · Vaud

441 m

Winterthur111,840 people · Zurich

441 m

Solothurn16,777 people · Solothurn

440 m

Vernier30,086 people · Geneva

440 m

Biel/Bienne55,120 people · Bern

439 m

Kloten16,289 people · Zurich

439 m

Stadt Winterthur (Kreis 1)16,182 people · Zurich

439 m

Zürich (Kreis 2)29,215 people · Zurich

439 m

Yverdon-les-Bains30,157 people · Vaud

438 m

Highlights

Within Switzerland, La Chaux-de-Fonds ranks first in 2026 with 995 m, followed by Einsiedeln (887 m) and Herisau (780 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 995 m (La Chaux-de-Fonds) to 438 m (Yverdon-les-Bains), with a median of 476 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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Highlights

Within Switzerland, La Chaux-de-Fonds ranks first in 2026 with 995 m, followed by Einsiedeln (887 m) and Herisau (780 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 995 m (La Chaux-de-Fonds) to 438 m (Yverdon-les-Bains), with a median of 476 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.