Cemeteries of Switzerland map & data
Switzerland has 3,304 cemeteries in this layer, spread over 26 cantons. The most are in Vaud (399), Basel-Stadt (319) and Bern (285). The largest include Friedhof am Hörnli, Friedhof Sihlfeld and Cimetière de Saint-Georges.
Cemeteries by canton
| Canton | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vaud | 399 | 12% |
| Basel-Stadt | 319 | 9.7% |
| Bern | 285 | 8.6% |
| Ticino | 269 | 8.1% |
| Graubünden | 249 | 7.5% |
| Aargau | 215 | 6.5% |
| Zürich | 207 | 6.3% |
| Basel-Landschaft | 190 | 5.8% |
| St. Gallen | 169 | 5.1% |
| Valais | 168 | 5.1% |
| Fribourg | 147 | 4.4% |
| Thurgau | 112 | 3.4% |
| Solothurn | 85 | 2.6% |
| Luzern | 83 | 2.5% |
| Schwyz | 83 | 2.5% |
| Jura | 70 | 2.1% |
| Genève | 63 | 1.9% |
| Neuchâtel | 53 | 1.6% |
| Schaffhausen | 30 | 0.9% |
| Glarus | 20 | 0.6% |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 18 | 0.5% |
| Nidwalden | 17 | 0.5% |
| Uri | 17 | 0.5% |
| Zug | 16 | 0.5% |
| Obwalden | 12 | 0.4% |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 7 | 0.2% |
Largest cemeteries in Switzerland
- Friedhof am HörnliRiehen · Basel-Stadt · 0.4 km²
- Friedhof SihlfeldZürich · 0.3 km²
- Cimetière de Saint-GeorgesGenève · 0.2 km²
- WaldfriedhofSchaffhausen · 0.2 km²
- Cimetière du Bois de VauxVaud · 0.2 km²
- Friedhof RosenbergZürich · 0.2 km²
- SchosshaldenfriedhofBern · 0.2 km²
- BremgartenfriedhofBern · 0.2 km²
- Friedhof FriedentalLuzern · 0.1 km²
- Friedhof EichbühlZürich · 0.1 km²
- Friedhof NordheimZürich · 0.1 km²
- Friedhof ManeggZürich · 0.1 km²
- Friedhof SchwandenholzZürich · 0.1 km²
- Friedhof EnzenbühlZürich · 0.1 km²
- Friedhof FeldliSt. Gallen · 0.1 km²
- Friedhof MadretschBern · 0.1 km²
- OstfriedhofSt. Gallen · 0.1 km²
- Cimetière Saint-LéonardFribourg · 0.1 km²
- Friedhof UetlibergZürich · 0.1 km²
- Friedhof MeisenhardSolothurn · 0.1 km²
- Friedhof WitikonZürich · 0.1 km²
- Friedhof SchwamendingenZürich · 0.1 km²
- 12Basel-Stadt · 0.1 km²
- Friedhof St. KatharinenSolothurn · 0.1 km²
- Friedhof BümplizBern · 0.1 km²
- LiebefelsAargau · 0.1 km²
- Wolf-GottesackerBasel-Stadt · 0.1 km²
- Friedhof HönggerbergZürich · 0.1 km²
- Cimetière du Petit SaconnexGenève · 0.1 km²
- Waldfriedhof RheinfeldenAargau · 0.1 km²
- Friedhof ChloosZürich · 0 km²
- Friedhof GrenchenSolothurn · 0 km²
- Friedhof OberkirchThurgau · 0 km²
- Stadtfriedhof ThunBern · 0 km²
- Friedhof UsterZürich · 0 km²
- Friedhof BurgdorfBern · 0 km²
- BrunnenwieseAargau · 0 km²
- RosengartenAargau · 0 km²
- Friedhof AllschwilBasel-Landschaft · 0 km²
- Israelitischer Friedhof Oberer FriesenbergZürich · 0 km²
What's in this layer
Every cemetery in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Cemeteries, graveyards and memorial parks.
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How many cemeteries are there in Switzerland?
This layer holds 3,304 cemeteries in Switzerland, the most of them in Vaud. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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The name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID.
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