Environment · 2018

Sealed soil: average imperviousness density: ranking of municipalities

Sealed soil: average imperviousness density: Carouge (GE) comes top with 62.6% and Verzasca comes last with 0.1%. The median across 1,806 municipalities is 5.0%. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

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1Carouge (GE)62.6%2Rorschach59.8%3Renens (VD)58.5%

#	Municipality	Canton	Sealed soil: average imperviousness density
1	Carouge (GE)	Geneva	62.6%
2	Rorschach	St. Gallen	59.8%
3	Renens (VD)	Vaud	58.5%
4	Basel	Basel-Stadt	55.4%
5	Balerna	Ticino	53.3%
6	Birsfelden	Basel-Landschaft	51.6%
7	Lancy	Geneva	50.8%
8	Massagno	Ticino	49.8%
9	Geneva	Geneva	49.3%
10	Le Grand-Saconnex	Geneva	47.9%
11	Chêne-Bourg	Geneva	46.5%
12	Gerlafingen	Solothurn	46.0%
13	Prilly	Vaud	45.1%
14	Vernier	Geneva	44.4%
15	Nidau	Bern	42.8%
16	Meyrin	Geneva	42.0%
17	Chavannes-près-Renens	Vaud	39.5%
18	Widnau	St. Gallen	38.8%
19	Opfikon	Zurich	37.9%
20	Solothurn	Solothurn	37.1%
21	Cadempino	Ticino	36.9%
22	Ecublens (VD)	Vaud	36.5%
23	Arbon	Thurgau	35.9%
23	Muralto	Ticino	35.9%
25	Wallisellen	Zurich	35.7%
26	Kilchberg (ZH)	Zurich	35.3%
27	Sursee	Lucerne	34.6%
28	Fribourg	Fribourg	34.2%
29	Savosa	Ticino	33.9%
30	Zuchwil	Solothurn	33.5%
31	Ittigen	Bern	33.2%
32	Denges	Vaud	33.1%
33	Crissier	Vaud	32.7%
34	Dietikon	Zurich	32.4%
35	Schlieren	Zurich	32.2%
35	Zürich	Zurich	32.2%
37	Pratteln	Basel-Landschaft	31.8%
37	Goldach	St. Gallen	31.8%
39	Plan-les-Ouates	Geneva	31.3%
40	Bussigny	Vaud	31.0%
41	Reinach (BL)	Basel-Landschaft	30.9%
42	Givisiez	Fribourg	30.5%
43	Münchenstein	Basel-Landschaft	30.3%
44	Thônex	Geneva	29.7%
45	Gravesano	Ticino	29.4%
46	Geroldswil	Zurich	29.3%
46	Binningen	Basel-Landschaft	29.3%
46	Au (SG)	St. Gallen	29.3%
49	Interlaken	Bern	29.2%
50	Lalden	Valais	29.0%
51	Horn	Thurgau	28.8%
52	Onex	Geneva	28.5%
53	Hunzenschwil	Aargau	28.4%
54	Stein (AG)	Aargau	28.1%
54	Morbio Inferiore	Ticino	28.1%
56	Thun	Bern	28.0%
56	Sorengo	Ticino	28.0%
58	Langendorf	Solothurn	27.9%
59	Kloten	Zurich	27.7%
59	Lavertezzo	Ticino	27.7%
61	Biel/Bienne	Bern	27.6%
62	Thalwil	Zurich	27.4%
62	Vezia	Ticino	27.4%
64	Muttenz	Basel-Landschaft	26.9%
64	Canobbio	Ticino	26.9%
66	Rheineck	St. Gallen	26.8%
66	Yverdon-les-Bains	Vaud	26.8%
68	Villars-sur-Glâne	Fribourg	26.6%
69	Kaiseraugst	Aargau	26.2%
70	Olten	Solothurn	26.0%
71	Buchs (AG)	Aargau	25.8%
71	Kreuzlingen	Thurgau	25.8%
71	Cortaillod	Neuchâtel	25.8%
74	Dietlikon	Zurich	25.7%
74	Studen (BE)	Bern	25.7%
74	Schönenwerd	Solothurn	25.7%
77	Spreitenbach	Aargau	25.5%
78	Lachen	Schwyz	25.4%
79	Aarau	Aargau	25.3%
79	Manno	Ticino	25.3%
81	Sierre	Valais	25.2%
82	Luterbach	Solothurn	24.9%
82	Confignon	Geneva	24.9%
84	Bern	Bern	24.6%
85	Oberengstringen	Zurich	24.5%
86	Dübendorf	Zurich	24.3%
86	St. Margrethen	St. Gallen	24.3%
86	Unterentfelden	Aargau	24.3%
89	Aarburg	Aargau	24.1%
90	Rüschlikon	Zurich	24.0%
91	Vacallo	Ticino	23.9%
92	Bottmingen	Basel-Landschaft	23.8%
93	Ostermundigen	Bern	23.7%
94	Chiasso	Ticino	23.6%
95	Windisch	Aargau	23.3%
96	Feuerthalen	Zurich	22.9%
96	Zollikofen	Bern	22.9%
98	Allschwil	Basel-Landschaft	22.8%
99	Romanshorn	Thurgau	22.7%
99	Stabio	Ticino	22.7%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Canton	Sealed soil: average imperviousness density
1789	Bergün Filisur	Grisons	0.2%
1789	Vals	Grisons	0.2%
1789	Valsot	Grisons	0.2%
1789	S-chanf	Grisons	0.2%
1789	Bregaglia	Grisons	0.2%
1789	Obergoms	Valais	0.2%
1789	Evolène	Valais	0.2%
1799	Habkern	Bern	0.1%
1799	Innertkirchen	Bern	0.1%
1799	Spiringen	Uri	0.1%
1799	Unterschächen	Uri	0.1%
1799	Safiental	Grisons	0.1%
1799	Onsernone	Ticino	0.1%
1799	Lavizzara	Ticino	0.1%
1799	Verzasca	Ticino	0.1%

Regions compared

Averages weighted by “Area”.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Sealed soil: average imperviousness density”?

Carouge (GE) ranks first for “Sealed soil: average imperviousness density”, with 62.6%.

What is the median for “Sealed soil: average imperviousness density”?

The median across the 1,806 ranked municipalities is 5.0%.