Economy · 2026

Building trades and construction businesses (Overture Maps)

Building trades and construction businesses (Overture Maps): Zürich comes top with 759 and Soubey comes last with 0. The median across 2,108 municipalities is 6.

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1Zürich759 2Geneva630 3Basel508

#	Municipality	Canton	Building trades and construction businesses (Overture Maps)
1	Zürich	Zurich	759
2	Geneva	Geneva	630
3	Basel	Basel-Stadt	508
4	Lausanne	Vaud	390
5	Bern	Bern	388
6	Winterthur	Zurich	338
7	St. Gallen	St. Gallen	263
8	Lugano	Ticino	250
9	Lucerne	Lucerne	234
10	Vernier	Geneva	197
11	Sion	Valais	162
12	Neuchâtel	Neuchâtel	149
13	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Neuchâtel	141
14	Carouge (GE)	Geneva	139
15	Thun	Bern	137
16	Baar	Zug	132
17	Bellinzona	Ticino	131
18	Chur	Grisons	130
19	Lancy	Geneva	126
20	Meyrin	Geneva	125
21	Yverdon-les-Bains	Vaud	120
22	Dübendorf	Zurich	117
23	Crissier	Vaud	116
24	Uster	Zurich	114
24	Köniz	Bern	114
26	Fribourg	Fribourg	107
27	Allschwil	Basel-Landschaft	106
28	Renens (VD)	Vaud	105
29	Dietikon	Zurich	104
30	Regensdorf	Zurich	101
31	Schaffhausen	Schaffhausen	100
32	Freienbach	Schwyz	99
33	Volketswil	Zurich	98
33	Frauenfeld	Thurgau	98
35	Wil (SG)	St. Gallen	96
36	Martigny	Valais	94
37	Glarus Nord	Glarus	92
38	Montreux	Vaud	90
39	Wetzikon (ZH)	Zurich	89
39	Emmen	Lucerne	89
41	Kriens	Lucerne	88
41	Zug	Zug	88
43	Gossau (SG)	St. Gallen	87
44	Satigny	Geneva	85
45	Val-de-Ruz	Neuchâtel	82
46	Bulle	Fribourg	81
47	Schlieren	Zurich	80
47	Wädenswil	Zurich	80
47	Pratteln	Basel-Landschaft	80
47	Rapperswil-Jona	St. Gallen	80
47	Le Mont-sur-Lausanne	Vaud	80
52	Reinach (BL)	Basel-Landschaft	79
52	Herisau	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	79
52	Nyon	Vaud	79
55	Illnau-Effretikon	Zurich	77
56	Brig-Glis	Valais	75
57	Opfikon	Zurich	73
57	Wallisellen	Zurich	73
59	Payerne	Vaud	72
59	Plan-les-Ouates	Geneva	72
61	Baden	Aargau	71
62	Sierre	Valais	70
63	Hinwil	Zurich	69
63	Kreuzlingen	Thurgau	69
63	Bussigny	Vaud	69
63	Gland	Vaud	69
67	Locarno	Ticino	68
67	Conthey	Valais	68
69	Schwyz	Schwyz	67
69	Münchenstein	Basel-Landschaft	67
71	Cham	Zug	64
72	Muttenz	Basel-Landschaft	63
73	Einsiedeln	Schwyz	62
73	Uzwil	St. Gallen	62
73	Aigle	Vaud	62
76	Muri bei Bern	Bern	61
76	Riehen	Basel-Stadt	61
76	Mendrisio	Ticino	61
76	Monthey	Valais	61
76	Val-de-Travers	Neuchâtel	61
81	Wohlen (AG)	Aargau	60
81	Weinfelden	Thurgau	60
81	Collombey-Muraz	Valais	60
84	Aarau	Aargau	59
85	Olten	Solothurn	58
85	Liestal	Basel-Landschaft	58
87	Bülach	Zurich	57
87	Thalwil	Zurich	57
87	Saanen	Bern	57
87	Glarus	Glarus	57
87	Altstätten	St. Gallen	57
87	Ecublens (VD)	Vaud	57
93	Rümlang	Zurich	56
93	Horgen	Zurich	56
93	Steffisburg	Bern	56
96	Gossau (ZH)	Zurich	55
96	Belp	Bern	55
96	Sarnen	Obwalden	55
99	Widnau	St. Gallen	54
99	Oberriet (SG)	St. Gallen	54

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Canton
1917	Veysonnaz	Valais
1917	Eisten	Valais
1917	Embd	Valais
1917	Täsch	Valais
1917	Törbel	Valais
1917	Zeneggen	Valais
1917	Brot-Plamboz	Neuchâtel
1917	Bourrignon	Jura
1917	Courchapoix	Jura
1917	Ederswiler	Jura
1917	Rossemaison	Jura
1917	Le Bémont (JU)	Jura
1917	Les Enfers	Jura
1917	Saint-Brais	Jura
1917	Soubey	Jura

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Building trades and construction businesses (Overture Maps)”?

Zürich ranks first for “Building trades and construction businesses (Overture Maps)”, with 759.

What is the median for “Building trades and construction businesses (Overture Maps)”?

The median across the 2,108 ranked municipalities is 6.