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This is an alphabetical list of towns or cities (these English terms can be used interchangeably, as there is no official differentiation), which follows the FSO's definition (German: Statistische Städte 2012, French: Villes statistiques 2012), as well as places with historic town rights (h) and/or market towns (m).
Geneva Chur: Graubünden Churwalden: Graubünden Clarmont: Vaud Clos du Doubs: Jura Coeuve: Jura Coinsins: Vaud Coldrerio: Ticino Collex-Bossy: Geneva Collina d'Oro: Ticino Collombey-Muraz: Valais Collonge-Bellerive: Geneva Collonges: Valais Cologny: Geneva Comano: Ticino Commugny: Vaud Concise: Vaud Confignon: Geneva Conters im Prättigau ...
Aire-la-Ville; Anières; Avully; Avusy; Bardonnex; Bellevue; Bernex; Carouge; Cartigny; Céligny; Chancy; Chêne-Bougeries; Chêne-Bourg; Choulex; Collex-Bossy ...
Under the Old Swiss Confederacy, citizenship was granted by each town and village to only residents. These citizens enjoyed access to community property and in some cases additional protection under the law. Additionally, the urban towns and the rural villages had differing rights and laws.
There were 10 Swiss men and 3 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 28 non-Swiss men and 24 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 117 and the non-Swiss ...
Mies (French pronunciation:) is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Mies is one of the communes of the Canton de Vaud which are collectively known as the "Terre-Sainte". Located approximately halfway between Geneva and Nyon, Mies sits on Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), which lies to the southeast. The highest ...
The two towns are located in the remote Swiss Jura Mountains. Due to poor agricultural land, the towns focused on watchmaking. After devastating fires in the 19th century, both towns were rebuilt to support this single industry. Artisanal production of a cottage industry developed into factory industry of the late 19th and 20th centuries.