Template:Infobox Switzerland municipality

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40x40px This template is a customized wrapper for {{Infobox settlement}} and as such included in Category:Templates calling Infobox settlement. Any field from {{Infobox settlement}} can work so long as it is added to this template first. It will also emit the same hCard and Geo microformats as {{Infobox settlement}}. Questions? Just ask here or over at Template talk:Infobox settlement.

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This template is used on many pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

This is the infobox for articles about specific municipalities of Switzerland.

For a sample use, see Aarau.

Tests for updates[edit source]

Before updating the infobox, please try the updates first on the test version at

Blank template[edit source]

NOTE: population figures, year and month of the population estimate and a population reference are now added automatically thanks to the templates from Category:Swiss populations data templates. For former municipalities (villages); use either the population from before the merger, N/A or leave the population field blank. The current list of recognized municipalities can be found at the Swiss Federal Statistical Office in either German or French. Look for the Excel file called Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - MS-Excel Version Template:In lang or Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse - Version MS-Excel Template:In lang.

NOTE: area is added automatically from Template:Switzerland area data. The area field is still retained in the template as a backup in case the template returns an error. Editing the area will have no effect unless the SFOS number is incorrect or the municipality_type is set to former.

{{Infobox Switzerland municipality
| subject_name         = <!-- English name of the municipality -->
| municipality_name    = <!-- Official name of the municipality, not displayed but used to select a map *2-->
| municipality_type    = <!-- use "former" for municipalities that were merged and no longer exist *1 -->
| imagepath_flag       = <!-- flag of the municipality, "File:" is included automatically. -->
| imagepath_coa        = <!-- coat of arms of the municipality, "File:" is included automatically. -->
| pixel_coa            =
| image_photo          = <!-- a picture of the municipality, "File:" is included automatically. -->
| image_caption        = <!-- a caption describing the photo -->
| snow_image           = <!-- a snow-covered photo of the municipality that will replace the main one for the first four months of the year -->
| snow_imagecaption    = <!-- a caption describing the snowy picture, will be shown along with it in from January to April -->
| map                  = <!-- if no other map is found automatically, this will link a map at the bottom of the infobox *2 -->
| canton               = <!-- English name of the canton without "Canton of" -->
| iso-code-region      = <!-- ISO 3166-2:CH code, e.g. "CH-SG" for St. Gallen -->
| district             = <!-- Needs to be linked, if the canton is not subdivided in districts just write "n.a." -->
| within_municipality  = <!-- For villages and former municipalities, to specify which municipality they're part of -->
| coordinates          = <!-- Latitude and longitude. Use {{Coord}}. -->
| postal_code          = <!-- Postal code(s) assigned to the town. -->
| municipality_code    = <!-- the four-digit SFOS number. Used to retrieve population figures and to link SFOS statistics, plus additional statistics for a number of cantons *3 -->
| area                 = <!-- Used if the municipality_code is incorrect, no longer valid or municipality_type is former.  Area, in km2. XXX.XX (no commas or other text) -->
| elevation            = <!-- in m (no commas or other text) -->
| elevation_description=
| population            = <!-- This parameter must be here to create the POPULATION field in the infobox. However, it is only used if the municipality_code is incorrect, no longer valid or municipality_type is "former". -->
| populationof          = <!-- Used if the municipality_code is incorrect, no longer valid or municipality_type is "former".-->
| popofyear             = 
| highest              = <!-- Highest point in the municipality -->
| highest_m            = <!-- in m (no commas or other text) -->
| lowest               = <!-- Lowest point in the municipality -->
| lowest_m             = <!-- in m (no commas or other text) -->
| position             = <!-- "left" moves the label in the locator map to the left. Useful for cities in the east (e.g. Poschiavo) -->
| website              = <!-- e.g. www.rapperswil-jona.ch – if none is specified the template will link "subject_name.ch", which usually works --> 
| mayor                =
| mayor_asof           =
| mayor_party          =
| mayor_title          =
| list_of_mayors       =
| places               = <!-- a list of villages and other places within the municipality, particularly useful for municipalities created through mergers -->
| demonym              =
| neighboring_municipalities =
}}

*1: When the parameter value is "former", population and website information are not shown.
*2: if available, a map corresponding to "Karte Gemeinde 'subject_name' 20XX.png", where XX is a year between 07 and 12, will be added automatically.
*3: additional statistics are available for municipalities in Canton of Lucerne, Canton of Neuchatel, Ticino, Vaud.

Errors[edit source]

Any articles with errors caused by incorrect information in the infobox will appear in Category:Swiss populations data templates/Failure.

Yearly updates[edit source]

This template draws data from several sources. These data include the SFOS numbers, population and area. Some of these values will change on a yearly basis.

Template:Switzerland area data check Arealstatistik Standard - Kantonsdaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen (Area statistics) for updates

Template:SFOS2Municipality check Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis (Community Directory) for changes to SFOS numbers and mergers.

Category:Swiss populations data templates check Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB online database and update for each canton.

Fields[edit source]

Many infoboxes have been converted from the German or the French language Wikipedia. The following table lists fields that are (or used to be) equivalent.

Field en:	Field de:	Field fr:
subject_name=	NAME_ORT= or BILDPFAD_WAPPEN=	nomcommune= or drapeaucommune=
(municipality_name=)	NAME_ORT=	nomcommune=
(imagepath_flag=)	BILDPFAD_Flagge=	drapeaucommune=
(imagepath_coa=)	BILDPFAD_WAPPEN=	blasoncommune=
(municipality_type=)	GEMEINDEART=
canton=	KANTON=	canton= or (lien_canton=\|affichage_canton=)
district= (with [[]])	BEZIRK= (with [[]])	district= or (lien_district=\|affichage_district=)
coordinates=	BREITENGRAD=\|LÄNGENGRAD=	longitude=\|latitude=
postal_code=	PLZ=	cp=
municipal_code=	BFS=	no_OFS=
population=	EINWOHNER=	habitants=
populationof=	STAND_EINWOHNER=
(populationdensity=)		densité=
area=	FLÄCHE=	superficie=
(area_magnitude=)
altitude=	HÖHE=	altitude=
mayor= (with [[]])		syndic/maire=
website=	WEBSITE=	siteweb=
(map= (with [[]]))	BILDPFAD_KARTE=	carte=
places=		localité=
neighboring_municipalities=		communeslimitrophes=
(language=)		langue=
demonym=		nom/gentilé=

Fields with names listed in parentheses are not currently displayed in this template and might never be, but they are assigned a name to facilitate conversion from fr: and de:.

Conversions[edit source]

From			To
language	field	content	field	content
de	BILDPFAD_WAPPEN=		imagepath_coa=
de	STAND_EINWOHNER=	Dezember 2006	populationof=	December 2006

Microformat[edit source]

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TemplateData[edit source]

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Tracking categories[edit source]

Hidden tracking/maintenance category implemented in main and supporting templates: