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Bern vs Sion: municipalities compared

Every figure we hold for Bern and Sion, side by side. Shading marks the order along each metric’s documented ranking direction — the judgment is yours.

Bern
Canton BE
Sion
Canton VS
Population & demographics
Residents↑
1.138'562#5 CH#1 BE
Residents↑
2.37'844#20 CH#1 VS
Population growth↑
2.0.4%#1'158 CH#159 BE
Population growth↑
1.1.9%#396 CH#32 VS
Women↑
1.51.6%#202 CH#45 BE
Women↑
2.51.3%#299 CH#11 VS
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.17.2%#1'789 CH#279 BE
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.18.6%#1'566 CH#55 VS
Residents 65+↑
2.17.3%#1'730 CH#328 BE
Residents 65+↑
1.20.4%#1'170 CH#86 VS
Density↑
1.2'684/km²#38 CH#5 BE
Density↑
2.1'086/km²#198 CH#1 VS
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.46#31 CH#4 BE
Jobs per resident↑
2.1.03#86 CH#4 VS
Foreign residents↑
2.25.9%#509 CH#22 BE
Foreign residents↑
1.30.9%#277 CH#22 VS
Taxes
Tax↓
2.16'366#1'490 CH#49 BE
Tax↓
1.14'257#880 CH#21 VS
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.3°C#1'109 CH#91 BE
Avg. temp.↑
1.10.4°C#265 CH#6 VS
Sunshine↑
2.43.5%#923 CH#120 BE
Sunshine↑
1.56.9%#11 CH#9 VS
Precipitation↑
1.953 mm#1'808 CH#333 BE
Precipitation↑
2.604 mm#2'092 CH#113 VS
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.61.4%#466 CH#27 BE
Turnout↑
2.48.8%#1'878 CH#102 VS
Divergence↑
1.32.4%#26 CH#9 BE
Divergence↑
2.16.7%#816 CH#62 VS
Agreement↑
2.67.6%#1'421 CH#188 BE
Agreement↑
1.83.3%#707 CH#12 VS
SVP strength↑
2.9.1%#2'094 CH#329 BE
SVP strength↑
1.20.9%#1'747 CH#91 VS
SP strength↑
1.37.7%#5 CH#1 BE
SP strength↑
2.20.6%#429 CH#14 VS
Centre strength↑
2.6%#1'679 CH#234 BE
Centre strength↑
1.25.6%#344 CH#103 VS
FDP strength↑
2.6.3%#1'758 CH#150 BE
FDP strength↑
1.13.6%#980 CH#51 VS
GLP strength↑
1.13.8%#60 CH#14 BE
GLP strength↑
2.3.2%#1'557 CH#11 VS
Green strength↑
1.21.7%#14 CH#3 BE
Green strength↑
2.15.3%#125 CH#8 VS
Geography
Area↑
1.51.6 km²#167 CH#23 BE
Area↑
2.34.9 km²#264 CH#47 VS
Elevation↑
1.542 m#1'031 CH#221 BE
Elevation↑
2.515 m#1'147 CH#103 VS
Second-home share↑
1.13.4%#724 CH#130 BE
Second-home share↑
2.12.6%#826 CH#105 VS
Organic share↑
1.18.2%#718 CH#81 BE
Organic share↑
2.17.9%#737 CH#60 VS
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.12 min#5 CH#1 BE
PT travel time↓
2.81 min#1'376 CH#11 VS
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.675 m#1'281 CH#217 BE
Highest point↑
1.2'174 m#315 CH#102 VS
Mean elevation↑
2.561 m#1'165 CH#218 BE
Mean elevation↑
1.715 m#729 CH#114 VS
Vertical range↑
2.194 m#1'393 CH#206 BE
Vertical range↑
1.1'697 m#279 CH#102 VS
Mean slope↑
2.4.8°#1'605 CH#243 BE
Mean slope↑
1.12.4°#742 CH#121 VS
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.561 GWh#2 CH#1 BE
Roof potential↑
2.263 GWh#10 CH#1 VS
Solar potential per capita↑
2.4'049 kWh#2'048 CH#332 BE
Solar potential per capita↑
1.6'949 kWh#1'686 CH#118 VS
Tariff H4↓
2.31.11 Rp./kWh#1'901 CH#299 BE
Tariff H4↓
1.26.56 Rp./kWh#1'060 CH#85 VS

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