Map of Sitten, Switzerland

Sitten is the administrative centre of Valais, Switzerland, with a population of about 34,708. It lies at 46.2274°N, 7.3556°E, about 500 m above sea level. Sitten is about 80 km (50 mi) south of Bern, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Aosta, 55 km to the south.

Sitten at a glance

Where is Sitten?

• The 20th largest city in Switzerland by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 36 min on the shortest day to 15 h 47 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sitten

• Aosta — 55 km south, Italy
• Thun — 62 km north
• Lausanne — 64 km northwest
• Fribourg — 66 km north
• Köniz — 78 km north
• Bern — 80 km north
• Neuchâtel — 91 km north
• Biella — 92 km southeast, Italy
• Geneva — 93 km west
• Annecy — 101 km west, France

Largest cities in Switzerland

• Zürich — 415,367
• Geneva — 201,741
• Basel — 177,595
• Lausanne — 139,111
• Bern — 121,631
• Winterthur — 111,840
• Lucerne — 81,691
• Sankt Gallen — 75,833
• Lugano — 63,185
• Biel/Bienne — 55,120

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.