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Chur vs Herisau: municipalities compared

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

Chur
Canton GR
Herisau
Canton AR
Population & demographics
Residents↑
1.39'753#15 CH#1 GR
Residents↑
2.16'100#88 CH#1 AR
Population growth↑
2.0.7%#981 CH#47 GR
Population growth↑
1.1%#813 CH#9 AR
Women↑
1.50.9%#459 CH#14 GR
Women↑
2.49.6%#1'208 CH#9 AR
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.16.7%#1'855 CH#54 GR
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.19.6%#1'276 CH#14 AR
Residents 65+↑
1.22.8%#712 CH#67 GR
Residents 65+↑
2.21.4%#972 CH#16 AR
Density↑
2.485/km²#521 CH#2 GR
Density↑
1.639/km²#405 CH#1 AR
Jobs per resident↑
1.0.89#120 CH#11 GR
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.64#280 CH#2 AR
Foreign residents↑
2.24.4%#581 CH#19 GR
Foreign residents↑
1.26.1%#498 CH#1 AR
Taxes
Tax↓
1.12'575#410 CH#46 GR
Tax↓
2.14'373#901 CH#14 AR
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
1.9.2°C#1'249 CH#3 GR
Avg. temp.↑
2.8.9°C#1'428 CH#10 AR
Sunshine↑
1.49.1%#271 CH#39 GR
Sunshine↑
2.41.1%#1'377 CH#7 AR
Precipitation↑
2.991 mm#1'663 CH#80 GR
Precipitation↑
1.1'246 mm#596 CH#14 AR
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.54%#1'363 CH#56 GR
Turnout↑
2.52.5%#1'535 CH#19 AR
Divergence↑
2.9.8%#1'239 CH#42 GR
Divergence↑
1.16.7%#778 CH#11 AR
Agreement↑
1.90.2%#250 CH#15 GR
Agreement↑
2.83.3%#669 CH#4 AR
SVP strength↑
2.23.2%#1'654 CH#88 GR
SVP strength↑
1.52.8%#168 CH#10 AR
SP strength↑
1.25.4%#161 CH#7 GR
SP strength↑
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Centre strength↑
2.19.2%#573 CH#55 GR
Centre strength↑
1.22.5%#427 CH#1 AR
FDP strength↑
2.13.9%#938 CH#47 GR
FDP strength↑
1.24.1%#267 CH#17 AR
GLP strength↑
1.8.3%#532 CH#8 GR
GLP strength↑
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Green strength↑
1.8.1%#863 CH#6 GR
Green strength↑
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Geography
Area↑
1.82 km²#96 CH#29 GR
Area↑
2.25.2 km²#365 CH#2 AR
Elevation↑
2.593 m#845 CH#94 GR
Elevation↑
1.771 m#463 CH#17 AR
Second-home share↑
2.12.4%#854 CH#91 GR
Second-home share↑
1.15.9%#511 CH#10 AR
Organic share↑
1.48.7%#150 CH#61 GR
Organic share↑
2.26.1%#415 CH#6 AR
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.100 min#1'708 CH#20 GR
PT travel time↓
2.111 min#1'855 CH#5 AR
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
1.2'807 m#191 CH#59 GR
Highest point↑
2.992 m#737 CH#15 AR
Mean elevation↑
1.1'342 m#251 CH#74 GR
Mean elevation↑
2.796 m#618 CH#15 AR
Vertical range↑
1.2'270 m#132 CH#29 GR
Vertical range↑
2.403 m#811 CH#13 AR
Mean slope↑
1.24.1°#287 CH#69 GR
Mean slope↑
2.12.7°#718 CH#18 AR
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.191 GWh#17 CH#1 GR
Roof potential↑
2.91 GWh#105 CH#1 AR
Solar potential per capita↑
2.4'807 kWh#1'999 CH#100 GR
Solar potential per capita↑
1.5'682 kWh#1'870 CH#20 AR
Tariff H4↓
1.28.55 Rp./kWh#1'408 CH#51 GR
Tariff H4↓
2.29.11 Rp./kWh#1'648 CH#3 AR

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