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Hydroelectric power plants: ranking of municipalities

Hydroelectric power plants: Glarus Süd comes top with 36 and Le Noirmont comes last with 1. The median across 559 municipalities is 1.

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1Glarus Süd36 2Mels27 3Glarus15

#	Municipality	Canton	Hydroelectric power plants
1	Glarus Süd	Glarus	36
2	Mels	St. Gallen	27
3	Glarus	Glarus	15
4	Glarus Nord	Glarus	14
5	Flums	St. Gallen	12
6	Schwyz	Schwyz	11
6	Wartau	St. Gallen	11
8	Grabs	St. Gallen	10
8	Surses	Grisons	10
8	Flims	Grisons	10
11	Quarten	St. Gallen	9
12	Burgdorf	Bern	8
12	Langnau im Emmental	Bern	8
12	Sarnen	Obwalden	8
12	Zernez	Grisons	8
12	Bregaglia	Grisons	8
12	Val de Bagnes	Valais	8
18	St. Stephan	Bern	7
18	Gurtnellen	Uri	7
18	Kerns	Obwalden	7
18	Urnäsch	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	7
18	Vaz/Obervaz	Grisons	7
18	Poschiavo	Grisons	7
18	Scuol	Grisons	7
18	Davos	Grisons	7
18	Frauenfeld	Thurgau	7
18	Bellinzona	Ticino	7
28	Uster	Zurich	6
28	Bern	Bern	6
28	Péry-La Heutte	Bern	6
28	Erstfeld	Uri	6
28	Engelberg	Obwalden	6
28	Wolfenschiessen	Nidwalden	6
28	Val-de-Charmey	Fribourg	6
28	Buchs (SG)	St. Gallen	6
28	Chur	Grisons	6
28	Churwalden	Grisons	6
28	Savièse	Valais	6
39	Winterthur	Zurich	5
39	Zürich	Zurich	5
39	Bätterkinden	Bern	5
39	Adelboden	Bern	5
39	Frutigen	Bern	5
39	Lauterbrunnen	Bern	5
39	Erlenbach im Simmental	Bern	5
39	Trubschachen	Bern	5
39	Altdorf (UR)	Uri	5
39	Giswil	Obwalden	5
39	Beckenried	Nidwalden	5
39	Baar	Zug	5
39	St. Gallen	St. Gallen	5
39	Ilanz/Glion	Grisons	5
39	Val Müstair	Grisons	5
39	Arosa	Grisons	5
39	Airolo	Ticino	5
39	Bex	Vaud	5
39	Vallorbe	Vaud	5
39	Ried-Brig	Valais	5
39	Obergoms	Valais	5
60	Cormoret	Bern	4
60	Utzenstorf	Bern	4
60	Kandersteg	Bern	4
60	Brienz (BE)	Bern	4
60	Hagneck	Bern	4
60	Meiringen	Bern	4
60	Gsteig	Bern	4
60	Malters	Lucerne	4
60	Bürglen (UR)	Uri	4
60	Göschenen	Uri	4
60	Seedorf (UR)	Uri	4
60	Oberdorf (NW)	Nidwalden	4
60	Cham	Zug	4
60	Haut-Intyamon	Fribourg	4
60	Pfäfers	St. Gallen	4
60	Nesslau	St. Gallen	4
60	Bütschwil-Ganterschwil	St. Gallen	4
60	Cazis	Grisons	4
60	Rheinwald	Grisons	4
60	Samedan	Grisons	4
60	Trun	Grisons	4
60	Baden	Aargau	4
60	Quinto	Ticino	4
60	Brig-Glis	Valais	4
60	Naters	Valais	4
60	Bourg-Saint-Pierre	Valais	4
60	Ernen	Valais	4
60	Fully	Valais	4
60	Monthey	Valais	4
60	Vionnaz	Valais	4
60	Vouvry	Valais	4
60	Unterbäch	Valais	4
60	Vernayaz	Valais	4
60	Lens	Valais	4
94	Wald (ZH)	Zurich	3
94	Wetzikon (ZH)	Zurich	3
94	Biel/Bienne	Bern	3
94	Kirchberg (BE)	Bern	3
94	Kandergrund	Bern	3
94	Unterseen	Bern	3
94	Moutier	Bern	3

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Canton	Hydroelectric power plants
280	St. Niklaus	Valais	1
280	Täsch	Valais	1
280	Visp	Valais	1
280	Boudry	Neuchâtel	1
280	Les Planchettes	Neuchâtel	1
280	Le Locle	Neuchâtel	1
280	Val-de-Ruz	Neuchâtel	1
280	Cologny	Geneva	1
280	Geneva	Geneva	1
280	Russin	Geneva	1
280	Veyrier	Geneva	1
280	Courroux	Jura	1
280	Delémont	Jura	1
280	Soyhières	Jura	1
280	Le Noirmont	Jura	1

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Hydroelectric power plants”?

Glarus Süd ranks first for “Hydroelectric power plants”, with 36.

What is the median for “Hydroelectric power plants”?

The median across the 559 ranked municipalities is 1.