List of twin towns and sister cities in Switzerland

This is a list of places in Switzerland having standing links to local communities in other countries. In many cases, these completely ceremonial associations, especially when formalized by the local governments, are called by the fallacious name of "town twinning" – though other terms, such as "sister city" and "partner town" are far more accurate. While most of the places included in this list are cities or towns, the list also contains villages, districts, counties, cantons, provinces, etc. with similar links.

The list includes twin towns and sister cities (Partnergemeinden, Partnerstädte, villes ou communes jumelles) of towns in Switzerland linked by a sister-city agreement (Städtepartnerschaft or Gemeindepartnerschaft; jumelage de villes) or friendship agreements (Freundschaft or amitié).

A few Swiss municipalities participating in projects arranged by the Swiss organizations Patenschaft für Berggemeinden (Parrainage suisse pour communes de montagne) are included. The program arranges sponsorships of municipalities in the Swiss Alps by other Swiss municipalities. The twinning may be a private initiative (e.g. between Zürich and San Francisco) or an initiative of the city  authorities.

Partial source (only Vaud): 

List of towns and cities

Aigle

 L'Aigle (France)
 Tübingen (Germany)

Basel

Shanghai (China)Basel: Diverse range of attractive opportunities (China Daily) 

Baulmes

Mont-Saint-Sulpice (France)

Bex

Tuttlingen (Germany)

Bottens

Guéreins (France)

Boussens

Boussens (France)

Brienz

Shimada, Shizuoka (Japan)

Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne

Aubignan (France)

Epesses

Burgdorf (Switzerland)

Geneva

Geneva does intentionally not have any particular "sister" tie with any city in the world. It declares itself related to the entire world.

La Tour-de-Peilz

Ornans (France)

Montreux

Wiesbaden (Germany)
Menton (France)

Morges

Vertou (France)

Moudon

Mazan (France)

Palézieux

Vers-Pont-du-Gard (France)

Payerne

Paray-le-Monial (France)

Perroy

Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne (France)

Préverenges

Préveranges (France)

Pully

Obernai (France)

Rolle

Wallisellen (Switzerland)

Saanen

Darmstadt (Germany)Town Twinnings and international relations  (from the official city website. Accessed 11 August 2008.)

Vevey

Müllheim (Germany)
Carpentras (France)

Vucherens

Droiturier (France)

Yverdon-les-Bains
Nogent-sur-Marne (France)
Winterthur (Switzerland)

References

Other websites
Association Suisse pour le Conseil des Communes et Régions d'Europe 
Patenschaft für Berggemeinden 

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