GRENCHEN

Solothurn · SWITZERLAND (CH) · 47.19°N / 7.40°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,660,512

Grenchen is a city in Switzerland with a population of 15,927. It sits at 47.19/7.40, runs on Europe/Zurich, is 2 km from Bettlach.

Population 15,927

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Zurich

All facts

fields

Country: Switzerland
Subdivision: Solothurn
Coords: 47.19°N / 7.40°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NE Bettlach Solothurn 4,834 2.3 km

SW Lengnau Bern 7,336 2.4 km

SE Arch Bern 1,574 4.0 km

E Selzach Solothurn 2,900 4.7 km

SW Pieterlen Bern 3,317 4.8 km

SE Leuzigen Bern 1,167 5.1 km

SW Meinisberg Bern 1,198 5.1 km

S Büren an der Aare Bern 983 6.0 km

NW Court Bern 1,328 6.9 km

SW Orpund Bern 2,488 8.9 km

Air access

nearby

LSZG

Grenchen Airfield

Medium airport

0.0 km

LSZP

Biel-Kappelen Airfield

Small airport

14.1 km

LSZJ

Courtelary Airfield

Small airport

23.1 km

LSPL

Langenthal Airfield

Small airport

26.2 km

BRN

Bern Airport

Medium airport

32.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Grenchen?: 15,927 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Grenchen in?: Europe/Zurich.
Which country is Grenchen in?: Switzerland (CH).
Which airport serves Grenchen?: Grenchen Airfield (LSZG).
How far is Grenchen from Bern?: About 27 km.
Does Grenchen have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Switzerland?: French and Italian.
What currency is used in Switzerland?: Swiss Franc.
How many cities are in Switzerland?: 1,895 on record.
Which admin region is Grenchen in?: Solothurn.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2660512

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2660512,
    "name": "Grenchen",
    "ascii_name": "Grenchen",
    "country_code": "CH",
    "population": 15927,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Zurich",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 47.1921,
    "longitude": 7.39586
  }
}

Context

comparatives

3.3x the population of Bettlach.
2 km from Bettlach.
Same timezone (Europe/Zurich) as 1,894 other cities in Switzerland.