Environment · 2026

Share of the municipal area in federal game reserves: ranking of municipalities

Share of the municipal area in federal game reserves: Bassins comes top with 75.0% and Basse-Vendline comes last with 0.0%. The median across 1,806 municipalities is 0.0%. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

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1Bassins75.0%2Reichenbach im Kandertal65.7%3Arzier-Le Muids61.5%

#	Municipality	Canton	Share of the municipal area in federal game reserves
1	Bassins	Vaud	75.0%
2	Reichenbach im Kandertal	Bern	65.7%
3	Arzier-Le Muids	Vaud	61.5%
4	Ardon	Valais	58.1%
5	Schattenhalb	Bern	56.2%
6	Bex	Vaud	55.1%
7	Leukerbad	Valais	52.6%
8	Niedergesteln	Valais	52.3%
9	Conthey	Valais	49.9%
10	Liddes	Valais	49.0%
11	Bitsch	Valais	47.4%
12	Baltschieder	Valais	45.5%
13	Muotathal	Schwyz	44.5%
14	Gryon	Vaud	44.0%
15	Hérémence	Valais	42.2%
16	Steg-Hohtenn	Valais	41.9%
17	Gurtnellen	Uri	41.7%
18	Raron	Valais	41.3%
19	Villeret	Bern	37.1%
20	Ausserberg	Valais	35.8%
21	Boudry	Neuchâtel	34.5%
22	Meiringen	Bern	34.1%
23	Cormoret	Bern	33.3%
24	Pontresina	Grisons	33.0%
25	Samedan	Grisons	31.7%
26	Engelberg	Obwalden	30.5%
27	Blenio	Ticino	29.8%
28	Wolfenschiessen	Nidwalden	28.8%
29	Celerina/Schlarigna	Grisons	28.0%
30	Mels	St. Gallen	28.0%
31	Brienz (BE)	Bern	25.6%
32	Glarus Süd	Glarus	25.1%
33	Hundwil	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	25.0%
34	Schwende-Rüte	Appenzell Innerrhoden	22.5%
35	Naters	Valais	21.1%
36	Château-d'Oex	Vaud	20.4%
37	Jaun	Fribourg	19.8%
38	Rochefort	Neuchâtel	19.0%
39	Bergün Filisur	Grisons	18.2%
40	Kerns	Obwalden	18.0%
41	Orsières	Valais	17.4%
42	Faido	Ticino	17.1%
43	Rougemont	Vaud	16.9%
44	Val de Bagnes	Valais	16.6%
45	Vétroz	Valais	15.9%
46	Haut-Intyamon	Fribourg	15.7%
47	Val-de-Charmey	Fribourg	14.4%
48	Schwyz	Schwyz	12.3%
49	Masein	Grisons	12.3%
50	Pfäfers	St. Gallen	12.1%
51	Poschiavo	Grisons	11.8%
52	Mesocco	Grisons	11.1%
53	Glarus	Glarus	11.0%
54	La Grande Béroche	Neuchâtel	10.9%
55	Flühli	Lucerne	10.8%
56	Grindelwald	Bern	10.7%
57	Habkern	Bern	10.4%
58	Ringgenberg (BE)	Bern	9.2%
59	Alpthal	Schwyz	8.4%
60	Lumnezia	Grisons	8.0%
61	Bas-Intyamon	Fribourg	7.2%
62	Chamoson	Valais	7.0%
63	Safiental	Grisons	6.9%
64	Le Chenit	Vaud	6.8%
65	Le Vaud	Vaud	6.5%
66	Glarus Nord	Glarus	6.4%
67	St. Moritz	Grisons	5.2%
68	Urnäsch	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	5.0%
69	Sumvitg	Grisons	5.0%
70	Surses	Grisons	4.4%
71	Aeschi bei Spiez	Bern	4.1%
72	Gonten	Appenzell Innerrhoden	4.0%
73	Val-de-Travers	Neuchâtel	2.3%
74	Seedorf (UR)	Uri	2.3%
75	Ollon	Vaud	1.8%
76	Silenen	Uri	1.6%
77	Unterseen	Bern	0.7%
78	Grandvillard	Fribourg	0.6%
79	Agarn	Valais	0.4%
80	Andermatt	Uri	0.3%
81	Thusis	Grisons	0.1%
82	Saint-Imier	Bern	0.1%
83	Kandergrund	Bern	0.1%
83	Lavey-Morcles	Vaud	0.1%
83	Leytron	Valais	0.1%
83	Wiler (Lötschen)	Valais	0.1%
87	Courtelary	Bern	0.0%
87	Kandersteg	Bern	0.0%
87	Attinghausen	Uri	0.0%
90	Lauterbrunnen	Bern	0.0%
90	Unteriberg	Schwyz	0.0%
90	Quinto	Ticino	0.0%
90	Fiesch	Valais	0.0%
90	Fully	Valais	0.0%
90	Milvignes	Neuchâtel	0.0%
96	Nods	Bern	0.0%
96	Appenzell	Appenzell Innerrhoden	0.0%
96	Bad Ragaz	St. Gallen	0.0%
96	Vals	Grisons	0.0%
96	Lavizzara	Ticino	0.0%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Canton	Share of the municipal area in federal game reserves
104	Alle	Jura	0.0%
104	Boncourt	Jura	0.0%
104	Bure	Jura	0.0%
104	Coeuve	Jura	0.0%
104	Cornol	Jura	0.0%
104	Courgenay	Jura	0.0%
104	Courtedoux	Jura	0.0%
104	Fontenais	Jura	0.0%
104	Porrentruy	Jura	0.0%
104	Vendlincourt	Jura	0.0%
104	Basse-Allaine	Jura	0.0%
104	Clos du Doubs	Jura	0.0%
104	Haute-Ajoie	Jura	0.0%
104	La Baroche	Jura	0.0%
104	Basse-Vendline	Jura	0.0%

Regions compared

Averages weighted by “Area”.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Share of the municipal area in federal game reserves”?

Bassins ranks first for “Share of the municipal area in federal game reserves”, with 75.0%.

What is the median for “Share of the municipal area in federal game reserves”?

The median across the 1,806 ranked municipalities is 0.0%.