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Cinema seats: ranking of municipalities

Cinema seats: Zürich comes top with 9,167 and Ennetbürgen comes last with 20. The median across 163 municipalities is 214.

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#MunicipalityCantonCinema seats
1ZürichZurich9,167
2BernBern4,194
3LausanneVaud4,017
4BaselBasel-Stadt3,274
5VernierGeneva2,749
6FribourgFribourg2,734
7WinterthurZurich2,392
8Biel/BienneBern2,367
9DietlikonZurich2,122
10GenevaGeneva2,097
11EmmenLucerne1,965
12GaiserwaldSt. Gallen1,947
13EbikonLucerne1,909
14LucerneLucerne1,868
15SchaffhausenSchaffhausen1,816
16ChurGrisons1,813
17NeuchâtelNeuchâtel1,781
18LocarnoTicino1,593
19LancyGeneva1,528
20PrillyVaud1,476
21BadenAargau1,386
22SpreitenbachAargau1,317
23Muri bei BernBern1,276
24LuganoTicino1,239
25SchöftlandAargau1,213
26St. GallenSt. Gallen1,092
27AarauAargau1,056
28OftringenAargau1,045
29La Chaux-de-FondsNeuchâtel977
30ThunBern900
31DelémontJura840
32VeveyVaud724
33SolothurnSolothurn706
34SionValais690
35Yverdon-les-BainsVaud650
36Wil (SG)St. Gallen611
37OltenSolothurn578
38SinsAargau533
39ZugZug521
40GrenchenSolothurn501
40MartignyValais501
42SierreValais480
43BurgdorfBern477
44ZuchwilSolothurn462
45AigleVaud452
46LenzburgAargau451
47SurseeLucerne450
47GrabsSt. Gallen450
49Rapperswil-JonaSt. Gallen441
50BellinzonaTicino404
51Wetzikon (ZH)Zurich402
51Val de BagnesValais402
53WeinfeldenThurgau388
54BruggAargau382
55PayerneVaud375
56MontreuxVaud366
57BulleFribourg356
58EinsiedelnSchwyz345
59LangenthalBern338
60InterlakenBern336
61GlarusGlarus333
62MendrisioTicino306
63NyonVaud299
64Altdorf (UR)Uri295
65MassagnoTicino280
66Sainte-CroixVaud262
66MorgesVaud262
68LauterbrunnenBern260
69UzwilSt. Gallen258
70SpiezBern255
71FrauenfeldThurgau253
72Au (SG)St. Gallen250
72Le LocleNeuchâtel250
72VersoixGeneva250
75SargansSt. Gallen244
76StansNidwalden241
77Affoltern am AlbisZurich240
78KlotenZurich233
79UznachSt. Gallen227
80ValbirseBern224
81ChexbresVaud220
82Carouge (GE)Geneva214
83AdelbodenBern210
84PullyVaud209
85Val-de-TraversNeuchâtel207
86DübendorfZurich205
87SaanenBern203
88HerisauAppenzell Ausserrhoden201
89MuotathalSchwyz200
89Jorat-MézièresVaud200
89Le ChenitVaud200
89VispValais200
93LiestalBasel-Landschaft199
94BelpBern198
95MontheyValais196
96PontresinaGrisons194
97LeysinVaud187
98PorrentruyJura184
99LenkBern182
100La NeuvevilleBern181

Bottom of the ranking

#MunicipalityCantonCinema seats
149InsBern80
149OensingenSolothurn80
149OronVaud80
152Le NoirmontJura74
153MurtenFribourg72
154MännedorfZurich71
155StansstadNidwalden69
156WillisauLucerne61
157EvolèneValais60
158Ilanz/GlionGrisons52
159AllschwilBasel-Landschaft50
160Saint-ImierBern35
161DüdingenFribourg25
162ZernezGrisons24
163EnnetbürgenNidwalden20

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Cinema seats”?

Zürich ranks first for “Cinema seats”, with 9,167.

What is the median for “Cinema seats”?

The median across the 163 ranked municipalities is 214.