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Cities

These 15 cities (13 of them are cantonal capitals) have been the most populous and politically important settlements since the Middle Ages.

Name Canton independent since 1850 1870 1900 1910 1930 1950 1970 2000
Zürich Zürich 1218 (free imperial city) 41585 65668 168021 215488 290937 390020 422640 363273
Genève Genève 1536 (republic) 37724 60004 97359 115243 124121 145473 173618 177964
Bern Bern 1218 (free imperial city) 29670 90937 111783 146499 162405
Basel Basel-Stadt 1392 (merged with Kleinbasel) 27170 44122 109161 132276 148063 183543 212857 166558
St. Gallen St. Gallen 1180 (free imperial city) 17858 26398 53796 75482 63947 68011 80852 72626
Lausanne Vaud 1798 (capital of Canton du Léman) 17108 25845 46732 64446 75915 106807 137383 124914
Winterthur Zürich 1415 (free imperial city) 13651 19496 40961 46384 53925 66925 92722 90483
Luzern Luzern 1415 (free imperial city) 10068 14400 29255 39339 47066 60526 69879 59496
Fribourg Fribourg 1478 (free imperial city) 9065 10581 15794 20293 21557 29005 39695 35547
Schaffhausen Schaffhausen 1190 (free imperial city) 8477 11049 16320 19267 23141 27261 37035 34225
Neuchâtel Neuchâtel 1214 (free city) 7901 12934 21195 24171 22668 27998 38784 32914
Chur Grisons 0451 (Diocese of Chur) 6183 11532 14639 15574 19382 31193 32989
Lugano Ticino 1798 (capital of Cantone di Lugano) 5939 6836 10847 14988 17672 21448 27121 26560
Biel/Bienne Bern 1478 (Swiss Associated City) 5609 32136 37726 48342 64333
Solothurn Solothurn 1218 (free imperial city) 5370 7008 10025 11688 13734 16743 17708 15489

Big Towns and Small Cities

These settlements include one big industrial town (La Chaux-de-Fonds) and two small cities serving as cantonal capitals.

Name Canton independent since 1750 1800 1850 1870 1900 1910 1930 1950 1970 2000
La Chaux-de-Fonds Neuchâtel never (industrial city, mairie (=town) since 1656) 2363 4927 12638 35968 37751 35252 33300 42347 37016
Sion Valais 0580 (Diocese of Sion), 0999 2201 3307 5456 6751 7254 8657 11770 21925 27171
Zug Zug 1415 (free imperial city) 3302 4243 6508 8096 11113 14488 22972 22973

Towns serving as cantonal capitals

These towns are the most populous and politically important settlements within their canton. Despite their size, Herisau and Schwyz have never claimed to be a city. Sion claimed to be a free imperial city between 1339 and 1352.

Name Canton capital since 1850 1870 1900 1910 1930 1950 1970 2000
Herisau Appenzell Ausserrhoden 1877 8147 9013 11457 12488 11263 10801 9674 7666
Schwyz Schwyz 5432 6137 7398 8000 8256 10259 12194 13802
Aarau Aargau 1798 4657 9593 11666 14280 16881
Frauenfeld Thurgau 1499 (canton since 1798) 3444 5122 7761 8459 8795 11114 17576 21954
Sion Valais 0580 (Diocese of Sion), 0999 3307 5456 6751 7254 8657 11770 21925 27171
Liestal Basel-Land 1832 3032 3863 5403 6072 6698 8449 12500 12930
Delémont Jura 1979 (capital of Jura) 1650 5053 6161 6393 7504 11797 11353