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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 2025
RankMunicipalityHighest point
1Zermatt4'627 m
2Saas-Fee4'532 m
3Randa4'529 m
4Täsch4'482 m
5Anniviers4'448 m
6Evolène4'325 m
7Bourg-Saint-Pierre4'303 m
8Val de Bagnes4'298 m
9Fieschertal4'262 m
10Naters4'184 m
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Highest-lying municipalities

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2025
RankMunicipalityMean elevation
1Fieschertal3'024 m
2Zermatt2'931 m
3Saas-Fee2'884 m
4Randa2'866 m
5Saas-Almagell2'780 m
6Täsch2'770 m
7Saas-Grund2'719 m
8Evolène2'598 m
9Blatten2'579 m
10Bever2'557 m
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Greatest vertical range

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2025
RankMunicipalityVertical range
1Anniviers3'865 m
2Val de Bagnes3'606 m
3Naters3'512 m
4Turtmann-Unterems3'507 m
5Lauterbrunnen3'460 m
6Grindelwald3'348 m
7Raron3'296 m
8Guttannen3'282 m
9Randa3'259 m
10Evolène3'247 m
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Steepest municipalities

swisstopo · swissALTIRegio 2025
RankMunicipalityMean slope
1Santa Maria in Calanca38.4°
2Mergoscia38.4°
3Niederried bei Interlaken37.6°
4Muralto36.9°
5Verzasca36.9°
6Felsberg36.6°
7Personico36.6°
8Brione sopra Minusio36.5°
9Lavertezzo36.3°
10Cama36.1°
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Cantons