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City profile · Switzerland · Europe

Sitten

Valais · Switzerland
City population
34,708
#20
in Switzerland
#1
in Valais
#15,830
worldwide
BernSitten
46.227, 7.356 · 80 km from Bern
City population
34,708
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Switzerland
#20
of 73 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#15,830
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Switzerland
0.4%
of the national population

About Sitten

Sitten is a city in Valais, Switzerland with a population of 34,708. It is the 20th largest of the 73 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Switzerland, and the 15,830th largest worldwide. It lies 80 km from Bern.

Position in Switzerland
#20of 73
LargestSmallest
Position in Valais
#1of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Switzerland
Region
Valais
Rank in region
#1of 4
Distance to capital
80 km
to Bern
Elevation
500 m
Time zone
Europe/Zurich
Coordinates
46.227, 7.356
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.

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