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Terrain & relief — municipality rankings

All rankings in the Terrain & relief theme at a glance — the top 10 of each, linking to the full national list and all 26 cantons.

Highest peaks

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2026
RankMunicipalityCantonHighest point
1ZermattVS4'627 m
2Saas-FeeVS4'532 m
3RandaVS4'529 m
4TäschVS4'482 m
5AnniviersVS4'430 m
6EvolèneVS4'325 m
7Val de BagnesVS4'303 m
8Bourg-Saint-PierreVS4'293 m
9FieschertalVS4'262 m
10St. NiklausVS4'261 m
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Highest-lying municipalities

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2026
RankMunicipalityCantonMean elevation
1FieschertalVS2'998 m
2ZermattVS2'938 m
3Saas-FeeVS2'906 m
4RandaVS2'862 m
5Saas-AlmagellVS2'780 m
6TäschVS2'773 m
7Saas-GrundVS2'706 m
8EvolèneVS2'599 m
9SamedanGR2'579 m
10BlattenVS2'571 m
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Greatest vertical range

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2026
RankMunicipalityCantonVertical range
1AnniviersVS3'847 m
2Val de BagnesVS3'621 m
3NatersVS3'522 m
4Turtmann-UnteremsVS3'522 m
5GuttannenBE3'489 m
6LauterbrunnenBE3'429 m
7St. NiklausVS3'348 m
8GrindelwaldBE3'344 m
9RaronVS3'294 m
10BaltschiederVS3'285 m
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Steepest municipalities

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2026
RankMunicipalityCantonMean slope
1PersonicoTI39.4°
2LinescioTI37.9°
3BusenoGR36.9°
4VerzascaTI36.8°
5Niederried bei InterlakenBE35.5°
6GurtnellenUR35.5°
7RivieraTI35.3°
8CamaGR35.2°
9MergosciaTI35.2°
10LostalloGR35.1°
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