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Oberkirch (Lucerne) Named Switzerland's Most Attractive Municipality in 2026
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The essentials
Oberkirch, a municipality on the shores of Lake Sempach in Canton Lucerne, tops the 2026 ranking of Switzerland's most attractive municipalities. This ranking is established by Bilanz, a German-language Swiss economic magazine, based on data from IAZI AG, a real estate data specialist. The top 10 is entirely composed of German-speaking municipalities. In French-speaking Switzerland, the first representative is Mies (Vaud), ranked 32nd. The Jura, Neuchâtel, Fribourg and most of Valais do not appear in the top 100.
- Oberkirch (Lucerne) ranks as Switzerland's most attractive municipality in 2026.
- The top 10 is entirely German-speaking — no French-speaking municipalities feature.
- Mies (Vaud), ranked 32nd, is the first French-speaking municipality in the ranking.
- Jura, Neuchâtel, Fribourg and most of Valais are absent from the top 100.
What we know
Oberkirch, in Canton Lucerne, ranks as the most attractive municipality in Switzerland in Bilanz's 2026 ranking, a German-language Swiss economic magazine, based on data from IAZI AG, a real estate data specialist.
The municipality is located on the shores of Lake Sempach and has a golf course. Its mayor is Raphael Kottmann.
A top 10 entirely German-speaking
The nine municipalities following Oberkirch are all from German-speaking Switzerland. Cantons Grisons, Thurgau, Schwyz, Zug and Nidwalden are represented in this ranking.
French-speaking Switzerland in the ranking
The first French-speaking municipality is Mies, in Canton Vaud, ranked 32nd.
Seven other French-speaking municipalities appear in the top 100: Lutry (VD, 38th), Chêne-Bougeries (GE, 49th), Collonge-Bellerive (GE, 51st), Cologny (GE, 54th), Pully (VD, 56th), Pregny-Chambésy (GE, 65th) and Vandœuvres (GE, 92nd).
Mies (VD)32
Lutry (VD)38
Chêne-Bougeries (GE)49
Collonge-Bellerive (GE)51
Cologny (GE)54
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