Transport · 2024

Road length per inhabitant: ranking of municipalities

Road length per inhabitant: Rheinwald comes top with 120.3 m and Geneva comes last with 1.3 m. The median across 1,808 municipalities is 12.8 m. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

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1Rheinwald120.3 m 2Lavizzara107.7 m 3Safiental102.7 m

#	Municipality	Canton	Road length per inhabitant
1	Rheinwald	Grisons	120.3 m
2	Lavizzara	Ticino	107.7 m
3	Safiental	Grisons	102.7 m
4	Obergoms	Valais	101.9 m
5	Jaun	Fribourg	99.8 m
6	Romoos	Lucerne	94.8 m
7	Valsot	Grisons	94.0 m
8	Innertkirchen	Bern	79.9 m
9	Clos du Doubs	Jura	79.6 m
10	Rougemont	Vaud	75.1 m
11	Trub	Bern	73.6 m
12	Bergün Filisur	Grisons	71.5 m
13	Val Müstair	Grisons	69.2 m
14	Boltigen	Bern	67.9 m
15	Ormont-Dessous	Vaud	67.0 m
16	La Brévine	Neuchâtel	66.4 m
17	Habkern	Bern	64.2 m
18	Diemtigen	Bern	63.7 m
19	Blenio	Ticino	63.6 m
20	Schangnau	Bern	62.1 m
20	Eptingen	Basel-Landschaft	62.1 m
22	Oberwil im Simmental	Bern	61.6 m
23	Mont-la-Ville	Vaud	61.4 m
24	Haute-Ajoie	Jura	59.7 m
25	Verzasca	Ticino	59.1 m
26	Ochlenberg	Bern	59.0 m
27	Obersaxen Mundaun	Grisons	58.9 m
27	Les Verrières	Neuchâtel	58.9 m
29	Luthern	Lucerne	58.8 m
30	Guggisberg	Bern	57.7 m
30	Albula/Alvra	Grisons	57.7 m
30	Bure	Jura	57.7 m
33	Basse-Vendline	Jura	56.4 m
34	Zernez	Grisons	56.3 m
35	Tujetsch	Grisons	55.1 m
36	Rossinière	Vaud	54.9 m
36	Muriaux	Jura	54.9 m
38	Nods	Bern	54.7 m
38	Flühli	Lucerne	54.7 m
40	Lumnezia	Grisons	53.3 m
41	Faido	Ticino	52.4 m
42	Eggiwil	Bern	51.7 m
43	Montfaucon	Jura	51.4 m
44	Hérémence	Valais	51.0 m
45	Röthenbach im Emmental	Bern	50.8 m
46	Herbetswil	Solothurn	49.6 m
46	Airolo	Ticino	49.6 m
48	Rüschegg	Bern	48.9 m
49	Acquarossa	Ticino	48.8 m
50	Onsernone	Ticino	48.3 m
51	Surses	Grisons	48.0 m
51	Vaulion	Vaud	48.0 m
53	Montricher	Vaud	47.5 m
54	Spiringen	Uri	46.8 m
54	Samnaun	Grisons	46.8 m
56	Le Lieu	Vaud	46.5 m
57	Därstetten	Bern	46.3 m
58	Lostallo	Grisons	45.9 m
59	Vorderthal	Schwyz	45.7 m
60	Schattenhalb	Bern	45.4 m
60	Sumvitg	Grisons	45.4 m
62	Breil/Brigels	Grisons	45.3 m
63	Hohentannen	Thurgau	45.0 m
64	Andeer	Grisons	44.9 m
65	Centovalli	Ticino	44.4 m
65	Ormont-Dessus	Vaud	44.4 m
67	S-chanf	Grisons	44.3 m
67	Ronco sopra Ascona	Ticino	44.3 m
69	Hasliberg	Bern	44.1 m
70	La Ferrière	Bern	43.7 m
71	Homburg	Thurgau	43.0 m
71	Törbel	Valais	43.0 m
73	St. Stephan	Bern	42.8 m
74	Ernen	Valais	42.6 m
74	Anniviers	Valais	42.6 m
76	Walterswil (BE)	Bern	42.5 m
77	Gsteig	Bern	42.0 m
77	Hergiswil bei Willisau	Lucerne	42.0 m
77	Gurtnellen	Uri	42.0 m
77	Pfäfers	St. Gallen	42.0 m
77	Bregaglia	Grisons	42.0 m
82	Quinto	Ticino	41.6 m
83	Rüeggisberg	Bern	41.4 m
84	Luzein	Grisons	41.3 m
85	Longirod	Vaud	41.2 m
86	Schönholzerswilen	Thurgau	41.1 m
87	Cevio	Ticino	40.9 m
88	Wäldi	Thurgau	40.7 m
89	Uesslingen-Buch	Thurgau	40.6 m
90	Escholzmatt-Marbach	Lucerne	40.3 m
91	Basse-Allaine	Jura	40.0 m
92	La Baroche	Jura	39.8 m
93	Trachselwald	Bern	39.7 m
93	Oberhof	Aargau	39.7 m
95	Boécourt	Jura	39.5 m
96	Beatenberg	Bern	39.4 m
97	Bachs	Zurich	39.3 m
98	Densbüren	Aargau	39.1 m
99	Oltingen	Basel-Landschaft	39.0 m
100	Crémines	Bern	38.9 m

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Canton	Road length per inhabitant
1793	Lausanne	Vaud	2.5 m
1795	Oberengstringen	Zurich	2.4 m
1795	Ostermundigen	Bern	2.4 m
1795	Renens (VD)	Vaud	2.4 m
1798	Chêne-Bourg	Geneva	2.3 m
1798	Vernier	Geneva	2.3 m
1800	Massagno	Ticino	2.1 m
1800	Vevey	Vaud	2.1 m
1802	Zürich	Zurich	2.0 m
1802	Carouge (GE)	Geneva	2.0 m
1802	Lancy	Geneva	2.0 m
1805	Basel	Basel-Stadt	1.9 m
1806	Chavannes-près-Renens	Vaud	1.8 m
1807	Onex	Geneva	1.7 m
1808	Geneva	Geneva	1.3 m

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

Jura24.2 m
Grisons21.2 m
Appenzell Innerrhoden16.8 m
Obwalden15.2 m
Glarus13.7 m
Valais13.4 m
Uri12.8 m
Thurgau12.2 m
Fribourg11.7 m
Appenzell Ausserrhoden11.5 m
Schaffhausen11.3 m
Bern11.2 m
Neuchâtel10.6 m
Ticino10.2 m
Solothurn9.9 m
Vaud9.5 m
St. Gallen9.5 m
Schwyz9.4 m
Lucerne9.4 m
Nidwalden9.1 m
Aargau8.7 m
Basel-Landschaft7.3 m
Zug5.5 m
Zurich5.1 m
Geneva3.3 m
Basel-Stadt2.1 m

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Road length per inhabitant”?

Rheinwald ranks first for “Road length per inhabitant”, with 120.3 m.

What is the median for “Road length per inhabitant”?

The median across the 1,808 ranked municipalities is 12.8 m.