Official directory of towns and cities
The offical directory of towns and cities is a dataset. In addition to postcodes, it also includes perimeters.
Product description
The Federal Office of Topography (swisstopo) compiles, manages and publishes the directory of towns and cities, which includes postcodes as well as perimeters. The «PLZO_CH» dataset is managed centrally and is available throughout the entire country.
Status of data
The «PLZO_CH» dataset is kept constantly up to date. An updated version is posted online each month.
Reporting of updates
Amendments relating to towns and cities are entered and reported by the relevant cantonal authorities and Swiss Post. If something has nonetheless been overlooked, however, the applicable information may be reported directly to the relevant cantonal cadastral surveying authority.
Costs
The official directory of towns and cities is publicly available and can be downloaded free of charge from map.geo.admin.ch.
Procurement of data
The data are available in four formats. For further information, please refer to the product information.
WGS84
Contact
Geodesy and Federal Directorate of Cadastral Surveying
Cadastral surveying and PLR-cadastre
Telephone +41 58 464 73 03
E-Mail
Publications
Publications
Documentation
only in German, French and Italian
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Amtliches Ortschaftenverzeichnis: Produktinformation
PDF, 9 Pages, 684 KB -
Répertoire officiel des localités: Infoproduit
PDF, 10 Pages, 679 KB -
Elenco ufficiale delle località: Informazioni sul prodotto
PDF, 9 Pages, 673 KB