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Lausanne vs Lugano: municipalities compared

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

Lausanne
Canton VD
Lugano
Canton TI
Population & demographics
Foreign residents↑
1.42.9%#53 CH#12 VD
2.40.9%#70 CH#8 TI
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.19.2%#1'405 CH#264 VD
2.16.6%#1'873 CH#55 TI
Residents 65+↑
2.14.5%#2'022 CH#258 VD
1.23.1%#658 CH#67 TI
Density↑
1.2'153/km²#61 CH#8 VD
2.739/km²#333 CH#26 TI
Residents↑
1.145'596#4 CH#1 VD
2.63'691#9 CH#1 TI
Women↑
2.51.4%#270 CH#68 VD
1.51.6%#215 CH#31 TI
Taxes
Tax↓
2.16'721#1'720 CH#280 VD
1.13'475#683 CH#30 TI
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.9°C#650 CH#150 VD
1.11.4°C#24 CH#24 TI
Sunshine↑
2.45.7%#592 CH#128 VD
1.55.1%#72 CH#49 TI
Precipitation↑
2.1'171 mm#764 CH#89 VD
1.1'783 mm#85 CH#43 TI
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
2.50.6%#1'651 CH#277 VD
1.50.9%#1'611 CH#77 TI
Divergence↑
1.35%#17 CH#1 VD
2.22%#427 CH#51 TI
Agreement↑
2.65%#1'446 CH#141 VD
1.78%#1'049 CH#22 TI
SVP strength↑
2.11%#2'083 CH#297 VD
1.16.1%#1'943 CH#42 TI
SP strength↑
1.32.8%#26 CH#9 VD
2.11.9%#1'306 CH#51 TI
Centre strength↑
2.3.3%#1'963 CH#251 VD
1.14.1%#891 CH#77 TI
FDP strength↑
2.14.2%#905 CH#277 VD
1.20.3%#431 CH#44 TI
GLP strength↑
1.6.3%#916 CH#179 VD
2.2%#1'759 CH#21 TI
Green strength↑
1.20%#21 CH#7 VD
2.8.9%#727 CH#45 TI
Geography
Area↑
2.67.6 km²#114 CH#4 VD
1.86.2 km²#89 CH#13 TI
Elevation↑
1.495 m#1'237 CH#196 VD
2.283 m#2'072 CH#83 TI
PT travel time↓
2.27 min#64 CH#6 VD
1.23 min#38 CH#19 TI
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.934 m#785 CH#69 VD
1.2'109 m#332 CH#30 TI
Mean elevation↑
2.555 m#1'191 CH#175 VD
1.755 m#667 CH#42 TI
Vertical range↑
2.562 m#645 CH#64 VD
1.1'838 m#245 CH#28 TI
Mean slope↑
2.3.9°#1'764 CH#213 VD
1.21.6°#357 CH#50 TI
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.434 GWh#5 CH#1 VD
2.364 GWh#7 CH#1 TI
Tariff H4↓
2.30.5 Rp./kWh#1'755 CH#263 VD
1.25.13 Rp./kWh#324 CH#22 TI

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