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Best places to live for outdoor and mountain lovers

Mountains, lakes and nature first, then quiet, safety and basic services. Mountains, lakes and open land on the doorstep, quiet surroundings, safety, a doctor and shops within reach.

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Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby) 35Green space 15Fewer nuisances (traffic and aircraft noise, heavy industry, flooding, crowding) 10Safety and community 10Health and elderly 8Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport) 8Affordability 8Mobility and connectivity 6

Places need at least 1,000 residents.

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Switzerland, top 20

Deepest data: 28 official factors.

  1. 1Port-Valais
    Valais, 4,397 residents    80
  2. 2Gersau
    Schwyz, 2,384 residents    79
  3. 3Losone
    Ticino, 6,713 residents    79
  4. 4Lugano
    Ticino, 62,464 residents    79
  5. 5Gordola
    Ticino, 4,820 residents    78
  6. 6Chardonne
    Vaud, 3,186 residents    78
  7. 7Locarno
    Ticino, 16,241 residents    78
  8. 8Ringgenberg (BE)
    Bern, 2,549 residents    78
  9. 9Corsier-sur-Vevey
    Vaud, 3,362 residents    78
  10. 10Bourg-en-Lavaux
    Vaud, 5,386 residents    77
  11. 11Kriens
    Lucerne, 28,983 residents    77
  12. 12Ingenbohl
    Schwyz, 9,197 residents    77
  13. 13Gimel
    Vaud, 2,418 residents    77
  14. 14Le Landeron
    Neuchâtel, 4,680 residents    77
  15. 15La Neuveville
    Bern, 3,798 residents    77
  16. 16Puidoux
    Vaud, 2,992 residents    77
  17. 17Schwyz
    Schwyz, 15,685 residents    76
  18. 18Eschenbach (SG)
    St. Gallen, 9,996 residents    76
  19. 19Capriasca
    Ticino, 6,740 residents    76
  20. 20Wilderswil
    Bern, 2,697 residents    76

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Across all countries

Best match per country among places with at least 5,000 residents (overseas territories such as French Guiana or Réunion are left out here). How much is measured differs by country: see the data depth on each country page.

AlbaniaHimarë78
AustraliaNew Norfolk59
AustriaAltmünster78
BelgiumEupen57
BrazilParaty86
BulgariaСамоков70
CanadaSummerland75
ChinaShunzhou74
CroatiaSenj80
CyprusΈμπα54
CzechiaHorní Planá63
DenmarkThisted54
EstoniaSaaremaa vald45
FinlandKemijärvi48
FrancePorto-Vecchio61
GermanyÜbersee77
GreeceΝεροκούρου61
Hong KongDiscovery Bay (愉景灣)75
HungaryBalatonfüred48
IcelandHafnarfjarðarkaupstaður57
IndiaBandipura83
IndonesiaKraksaan83
IrelandBaltinglass68
IsraelTūbā Zangarīya (טובא זנגריה)76
ItalyCagnano Varano72
JapanMinamishimabara (南島原)87
LatviaAizkraukles novads43
LiechtensteinSchaan69
LithuaniaŠilutės rajono savivaldybė42
LuxembourgWiltz31
MalaysiaPapar81
MaltaIr-Rabat / Rabat (Malta)55
MexicoZacoalco de Torres84
MoroccoOued Laou76
NetherlandsTexel51
New ZealandCromwell76
North MacedoniaРесен73
NorwayUllensvang78
PolandSolina68
PortugalRibeira Brava61
RomaniaOraş Sălişte68
SerbiaSurdulica67
SingaporeSembawang Estate51
SlovakiaTrstená62
SloveniaKranjska Gora66
South AfricaWilderness79
South KoreaGaigeturi84
SpainIcod de los Vinos66
SwedenHärjedalen64
TaiwanXiulin (秀林)86
United Arab EmiratesAr Rams85
United KingdomHelensburgh and Lomond79
United StatesHilo77

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