Cities in Switzerland Ranked by Land area
Area of the city proper as recorded in Wikidata. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).
Summary
Bellinzona ranks #1 with 164.2 km². That is 1.9 times Zurich in second place (87.9 km²). The top five are Bellinzona, Zurich, Lugano, Winterthur and Bern. The median across all 15 is 39.4 km²; Geneva is last at 15.9 km².
- #1
- Bellinzona · 164.2 km²
- Median
- 39.4 km²
- Coverage
- 15 cities in Switzerland
- Data year
- As recorded in Wikidata
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | City | Country | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bellinzona | Switzerland | 164.2 |
| 2 | Zurich | Switzerland | 87.9 |
| 3 | Lugano | Switzerland | 75.9 |
| 4 | Winterthur | Switzerland | 68.1 |
| 5 | Bern | Switzerland | 51.6 |
| 6 | Köniz | Switzerland | 51 |
| 7 | Lausanne | Switzerland | 41.4 |
| 8 | St. Gallen | Switzerland | 39.4 |
| 9 | Canton of Basel-Stadt | Switzerland | 37 |
| 10 | Lucerne | Switzerland | 29.1 |
| 11 | Basel | Switzerland | 23.9 |
| 12 | Thun | Switzerland | 21.6 |
| 13 | Biel/Bienne | Switzerland | 21.2 |
| 14 | Neuchâtel | Switzerland | 18.1 |
| 15 | Geneva | Switzerland | 15.9 |
About the top 10
#1 Bellinzona
Bellinzona ranks #1 on this list with 164.2 km².
- Country
- Switzerland
- Population
- 45,305 people (2024)
- Area
- 164.2 km²
- Density
- 276 people per km²
- Elevation
- 230 m
- Coordinates
- 46.20° N, 9.02° E
#2 Zurich
Zurich ranks #2 on this list with 87.9 km².
- Country
- Switzerland
- Population
- 440,935 people (2025)
- Area
- 87.9 km²
- Density
- 5,017 people per km²
- Elevation
- 408 m
- Founded
- 200
- Coordinates
- 47.37° N, 8.54° E
#3 Lugano
Lugano ranks #3 on this list with 75.9 km².
- Country
- Switzerland
- Population
- 63,495 people (2024)
- Area
- 75.9 km²
- Density
- 836 people per km²
- Elevation
- 283 m
- Coordinates
- 46.01° N, 8.96° E
#4 Winterthur
Winterthur ranks #4 on this list with 68.1 km².
- Country
- Switzerland
- Population
- 120,376 people (2024)
- Area
- 68.1 km²
- Density
- 1,768 people per km²
- Elevation
- 439 m
- Coordinates
- 47.50° N, 8.73° E
#5 Bern
Bern ranks #5 on this list with 51.6 km².
- Country
- Switzerland
- Population
- 136,988 people (2023)
- Area
- 51.6 km²
- Density
- 2,654 people per km²
- Elevation
- 542 m
- Founded
- 1191
- Coordinates
- 46.95° N, 7.45° E
#6 Köniz
Köniz ranks #6 on this list with 51 km².
- Country
- Switzerland
- Population
- 42,958 people (2023)
- Area
- 51 km²
- Density
- 842 people per km²
- Elevation
- 651 m
- Coordinates
- 46.92° N, 7.42° E
#7 Lausanne
Lausanne ranks #7 on this list with 41.4 km².
- Country
- Switzerland
- Population
- 144,873 people (2024)
- Area
- 41.4 km²
- Density
- 3,501 people per km²
- Elevation
- 495 m
- Coordinates
- 46.53° N, 6.63° E
#8 St. Gallen
St. Gallen ranks #8 on this list with 39.4 km².
- Country
- Switzerland
- Population
- 78,863 people (2024)
- Area
- 39.4 km²
- Density
- 2,001 people per km²
- Elevation
- 675 m
- Founded
- 720
- Coordinates
- 47.42° N, 9.38° E
#9 Canton of Basel-Stadt
Canton of Basel-Stadt ranks #9 on this list with 37 km².
- Country
- Switzerland
- Population
- 200,031 people (2024)
- Area
- 37 km²
- Density
- 5,414 people per km²
- Elevation
- 260 m
- Founded
- 1833
- Coordinates
- 47.57° N, 7.60° E
#10 Lucerne
Lucerne ranks #10 on this list with 29.1 km².
- Country
- Switzerland
- Population
- 86,234 people (2024)
- Area
- 29.1 km²
- Density
- 2,962 people per km²
- Elevation
- 436 m
- Coordinates
- 47.05° N, 8.31° E
Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).
Source and method
Area of the city proper as recorded in Wikidata.
Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
Data: Wikidata (CC0)
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