Gemeinde (German), Commune (French), Comuni (Italian), Vischnancas (Romansh)
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32–376 990
Areas
0.32–439 km²
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Municipalities (German: Gemeinden, Einwohnergemeinden or politische Gemeinden; French: communes; Italian: comuni; Romansh: vischnancas) are the lowest level of administrative division in Switzerland. Each municipality is part of one of the Swiss cantons, which form the Swiss Confederation. In most cantons, municipalities are also part of districts or other sub-cantonal administrative divisions.
There are 2,131 municipalities as of January 2024[update].[1] Their populations range between several hundred thousand (Zürich), and a few dozen people (Kammersrohr, Bister), and their territory between 0.32 km² (Rivaz) and 439 km² (Scuol).
^"Institutionelle Gliederungen". Bundesamt für Statistik. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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