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Lausanne vs Sion: municipalities compared

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

Lausanne
Canton VD
Sion
Canton VS
Population & demographics
Residents↑
1.145'596#4 CH#1 VD
Residents↑
2.37'844#20 CH#1 VS
Population growth↑
2.0.5%#1'105 CH#156 VD
Population growth↑
1.1.9%#396 CH#32 VS
Women↑
1.51.4%#270 CH#68 VD
Women↑
2.51.3%#299 CH#11 VS
Children & youth (0–19)↑
1.19.2%#1'405 CH#264 VD
Children & youth (0–19)↑
2.18.6%#1'566 CH#55 VS
Residents 65+↑
2.14.5%#2'022 CH#258 VD
Residents 65+↑
1.20.4%#1'170 CH#86 VS
Density↑
1.2'153/km²#61 CH#8 VD
Density↑
2.1'086/km²#198 CH#1 VS
Jobs per resident↑
2.0.9#117 CH#20 VD
Jobs per resident↑
1.1.03#86 CH#4 VS
Foreign residents↑
1.42.9%#53 CH#12 VD
Foreign residents↑
2.30.9%#277 CH#22 VS
Taxes
Tax↓
2.16'721#1'720 CH#280 VD
Tax↓
1.14'257#880 CH#21 VS
Climate
Avg. temp.↑
2.9.9°C#650 CH#150 VD
Avg. temp.↑
1.10.4°C#265 CH#6 VS
Sunshine↑
2.45.7%#592 CH#128 VD
Sunshine↑
1.56.9%#11 CH#9 VS
Precipitation↑
1.1'171 mm#764 CH#89 VD
Precipitation↑
2.604 mm#2'092 CH#113 VS
Politics & elections
Turnout↑
1.52.1%#1'578 CH#274 VD
Turnout↑
2.48.8%#1'878 CH#102 VS
Divergence↑
1.34.3%#22 CH#1 VD
Divergence↑
2.16.7%#816 CH#62 VS
Agreement↑
2.65.7%#1'442 CH#141 VD
Agreement↑
1.83.3%#707 CH#12 VS
SVP strength↑
2.11%#2'087 CH#297 VD
SVP strength↑
1.20.9%#1'747 CH#91 VS
SP strength↑
1.32.8%#26 CH#9 VD
SP strength↑
2.20.6%#429 CH#14 VS
Centre strength↑
2.3.3%#1'967 CH#251 VD
Centre strength↑
1.25.6%#344 CH#103 VS
FDP strength↑
1.14.2%#906 CH#277 VD
FDP strength↑
2.13.6%#980 CH#51 VS
GLP strength↑
1.6.3%#918 CH#179 VD
GLP strength↑
2.3.2%#1'557 CH#11 VS
Green strength↑
1.20%#21 CH#7 VD
Green strength↑
2.15.3%#125 CH#8 VS
Geography
Area↑
1.67.6 km²#114 CH#4 VD
Area↑
2.34.9 km²#264 CH#47 VS
Elevation↑
2.495 m#1'237 CH#196 VD
Elevation↑
1.515 m#1'147 CH#103 VS
Second-home share↑
2.12.3%#869 CH#104 VD
Second-home share↑
1.12.6%#826 CH#105 VS
Organic share↑
1.33.3%#278 CH#29 VD
Organic share↑
2.17.9%#737 CH#60 VS
Mobility & public transport
PT travel time↓
1.27 min#64 CH#6 VD
PT travel time↓
2.81 min#1'376 CH#11 VS
Terrain & relief
Highest point↑
2.934 m#785 CH#69 VD
Highest point↑
1.2'174 m#315 CH#102 VS
Mean elevation↑
2.555 m#1'191 CH#175 VD
Mean elevation↑
1.715 m#729 CH#114 VS
Vertical range↑
2.562 m#645 CH#64 VD
Vertical range↑
1.1'697 m#279 CH#102 VS
Mean slope↑
2.3.9°#1'764 CH#213 VD
Mean slope↑
1.12.4°#742 CH#121 VS
Energy & electricity
Roof potential↑
1.434 GWh#5 CH#1 VD
Roof potential↑
2.263 GWh#10 CH#1 VS
Solar potential per capita↑
2.2'982 kWh#2'093 CH#298 VD
Solar potential per capita↑
1.6'949 kWh#1'686 CH#118 VS
Tariff H4↓
2.30.42 Rp./kWh#1'835 CH#274 VD
Tariff H4↓
1.26.56 Rp./kWh#1'060 CH#85 VS

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