Greater Region (Switzerland)
A large region ( French grande région , Italian grande regione , Rhaeto-Romanic regiun gronda ) is a reference area in Switzerland defined by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) that is on a hierarchical level above the cantons . In the nomenclature of the European Union , this classification corresponds to the NUTS 2 level. Seven major regions are defined:
NUTS code |
Greater region | Population as of September 30, 2018 |
combined cantons |
---|---|---|---|
CH01 | Lake Geneva region | 1,637,115 | Geneva , Vaud and Valais |
CH02 | Espace Mittelland | 1,875,729 | Bern , Solothurn , Freiburg , Neuchâtel and Jura |
CH03 | Northwestern Switzerland | 1,158,508 | Basel-City , Basel-Country , Aargau |
CH04 | Zurich | 1,516,908 | Zurich |
CH05 | Eastern Switzerland | 1,174,990 | St. Gallen , Thurgau , Appenzell Innerrhoden , Appenzell Ausserrhoden , Glarus , Schaffhausen , Graubünden |
CH06 | Central Switzerland | 810,549 | Uri , Schwyz , Obwalden , Nidwalden , Lucerne , Zug |
CH07 | Ticino | 353,133 | Ticino |
Since these areas always include entire cantons, they only partially correspond to the actual geographic regions of Switzerland; see also list of regions in Switzerland .
In the vernacular central Switzerland is often central Switzerland called. The region between Bern and Zurich is a plateau called and the French-speaking part of Switzerland is called Romandie , Welsch Switzerland, French-speaking Switzerland or Western Switzerland , respectively.
See also
Web links
- Map of the Federal Statistical Office ( PDF )
- Large regions at the Federal Statistical Office - definitions and population figures
Individual evidence
- ^ History of NUTS. EUROSTAT, accessed on November 2, 2019 .
- ↑ EUROSTAT: NUTS 2016-2021. European Commission, accessed on November 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Permanent resident population by nationality category, age and canton, 3rd quarter of 2018. In: bfs.admin.ch. Federal Statistical Office FSO, accessed on January 28, 2019 .