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Herisau vs Sion: municipalities compared

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

	Herisau Canton AR	Sion Canton VS
Population & demographics
Foreign residents↑	2.26.1%#498 CH #1 AR	1.30.9%#277 CH #22 VS
Children & youth (0–19)↑	1.19.6%#1'276 CH #14 AR	2.18.6%#1'566 CH #55 VS
Residents 65+↑	1.21.4%#972 CH #16 AR	2.20.4%#1'170 CH #86 VS
Density↑	2.639/km²#405 CH #1 AR	1.1'086/km²#198 CH #1 VS
Residents↑	2.16'100#88 CH #1 AR	1.37'844#20 CH #1 VS
Women↑	2.49.6%#1'208 CH #9 AR	1.51.3%#299 CH #11 VS
Taxes
Tax↓	2.14'373#901 CH #14 AR	1.14'257#880 CH #21 VS
Climate
Avg. temp.↑	2.8.9°C#1'428 CH #10 AR	1.10.4°C#265 CH #6 VS
Sunshine↑	2.41.1%#1'377 CH #7 AR	1.56.9%#11 CH #9 VS
Precipitation↑	1.1'246 mm#596 CH #14 AR	2.604 mm#2'092 CH #113 VS
Politics & elections
Turnout↑	1.52%#1'468 CH #19 AR	2.48.1%#1'854 CH #104 VS
Divergence↑	1.17%#778 CH #11 AR	1.17%#816 CH #62 VS
Agreement↑	1.83%#669 CH #4 AR	1.83%#707 CH #12 VS
SVP strength↑	1.52.8%#168 CH #10 AR	2.20.9%#1'744 CH #91 VS
SP strength↑	–	1.20.6%#426 CH #14 VS
Centre strength↑	2.22.5%#427 CH #1 AR	1.25.6%#346 CH #103 VS
FDP strength↑	1.24.1%#266 CH #17 AR	2.13.6%#977 CH #51 VS
GLP strength↑	–	1.3.2%#1'554 CH #11 VS
Green strength↑	–	1.15.3%#123 CH #8 VS
Geography
Area↑	2.25.2 km²#365 CH #2 AR	1.34.9 km²#264 CH #47 VS
Elevation↑	1.771 m#461 CH #17 AR	2.515 m#1'147 CH #103 VS
PT travel time↓	2.111 min#1'855 CH #5 AR	1.81 min#1'376 CH #11 VS
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑	2.992 m#737 CH #15 AR	1.2'174 m#315 CH #102 VS
Mean elevation↑	1.796 m#618 CH #15 AR	2.715 m#729 CH #114 VS
Vertical range↑	2.403 m#811 CH #13 AR	1.1'697 m#279 CH #102 VS
Mean slope↑	1.12.7°#718 CH #18 AR	2.12.4°#742 CH #121 VS
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑	2.91 GWh#105 CH #1 AR	1.263 GWh#10 CH #1 VS
Tariff H4↓	2.28.74 Rp./kWh#1'223 CH #2 AR	1.26.87 Rp./kWh#586 CH #86 VS

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