Cities near Aarau

Aarau is a city of 21,503 inhabitants in Switzerland. The most populous cities near Aarau within 100 km are Zürich, Freiburg, Basel. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

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Latitude: 47.3925° Longitude: 8.0442° Population: 21,503 Timezone: Europe/Zurich

Nearby cities 180 cities found

Sorted by population, from largest to smallest. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

City	Country	Distance	Population
Zürich	Switzerland	38.2 km	415,367
Freiburg	Germany	68.6 km	237,460
Basel	Switzerland	39.9 km	177,595
Bern	Switzerland	66.9 km	121,631
Winterthur	Switzerland	52.6 km	111,840
Mulhouse	France	66.9 km	111,430
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	81.7 km	81,770
Luzern	Switzerland	42.9 km	81,691
Konstanz	Germany	90.0 km	81,275
Colmar	France	92.2 km	65,405
Biel/Bienne	Switzerland	66.6 km	55,120
Belfort	France	93.6 km	54,562
Zürich (Kreis 11)	Switzerland	36.1 km	54,260
Singen	Germany	72.3 km	47,621
Lörrach	Germany	37.7 km	47,002
Zürich (Kreis 3)	Switzerland	34.8 km	46,018
Zürich (Kreis 9)	Switzerland	32.8 km	44,878
Thun	Switzerland	78.2 km	43,723
Köniz	Switzerland	70.5 km	41,784
Fribourg	Switzerland	94.2 km	38,365
La Chaux-de-Fonds	Switzerland	97.6 km	37,942
Schaffhausen	Switzerland	55.8 km	36,587
Zürich (Kreis 10)	Switzerland	34.4 km	36,216
Tuttlingen	Germany	87.7 km	34,847
Rapperswil	Switzerland	61.5 km	34,776
Uster	Switzerland	51.2 km	34,715
Rheinfelden	Germany	26.8 km	34,674
Zürich (Kreis 7)	Switzerland	40.4 km	33,820
Neuchâtel	Switzerland	95.2 km	33,475
Weil am Rhein	Germany	38.9 km	32,236
Radolfzell	Germany	79.6 km	31,734
Emmen	Switzerland	39.0 km	30,926
Zug	Switzerland	43.3 km	30,542
Zürich (Kreis 6)	Switzerland	37.6 km	29,951
Zürich (Kreis 2)	Switzerland	36.4 km	29,215
Montbéliard	France	94.6 km	28,865
Zürich (Kreis 9) / Altstetten	Switzerland	33.2 km	28,307
Zürich (Kreis 12)	Switzerland	40.1 km	28,189
Emmendingen	Germany	82.2 km	27,383
Zürich (Kreis 4) / Aussersihl	Switzerland	36.0 km	27,273
Frauenfeld	Switzerland	66.8 km	25,607
Rottweil	Germany	96.6 km	25,510
Kriens	Switzerland	44.1 km	25,010
Wetzikon	Switzerland	57.2 km	24,764
Wil	Switzerland	75.7 km	23,955
Horgen	Switzerland	44.3 km	22,662
Waldshut-Tiengen	Germany	28.8 km	22,404
Kreuzlingen	Switzerland	89.6 km	21,997
Donaueschingen	Germany	71.2 km	21,604
Opfikon	Switzerland	40.2 km	21,554
Überlingen	Germany	94.4 km	21,507
Zürich (Kreis 3) / Sihlfeld	Switzerland	35.3 km	20,977
Dietikon	Switzerland	26.8 km	20,893
Saint-Louis	France	42.7 km	20,871
Baar	Switzerland	42.6 km	20,546
Bülach	Switzerland	40.0 km	20,443
Waldkirch	Germany	78.4 km	20,155
Zürich (Kreis 6) / Unterstrass	Switzerland	37.1 km	20,045
Riehen	Switzerland	36.3 km	20,000
Dübendorf	Switzerland	43.2 km	19,882
Schopfheim	Germany	33.3 km	19,386
Baden	Switzerland	21.6 km	19,340
Reinach	Switzerland	36.0 km	19,216
Schramberg	Germany	95.9 km	18,565
Olten	Switzerland	11.6 km	18,362
Wettingen	Switzerland	22.8 km	18,191
Allschwil	Switzerland	42.1 km	18,189
Müllheim	Germany	55.7 km	18,097
Zürich (Kreis 11) / Oerlikon	Switzerland	37.5 km	17,922
Zürich (Kreis 11) / Seebach	Switzerland	38.0 km	17,851
Jona	Switzerland	62.6 km	17,655
Zürich (Kreis 11) / Affoltern	Switzerland	35.3 km	17,241
Zürich (Kreis 10) / Höngg	Switzerland	34.1 km	17,117
Gossau	Switzerland	91.1 km	17,043
Muttenz	Switzerland	33.3 km	16,927
Stockach	Germany	88.5 km	16,844
Solothurn	Switzerland	43.4 km	16,777
Cham	Switzerland	39.3 km	16,719
Bad Säckingen	Germany	19.4 km	16,549
Zürich (Kreis 9) / Albisrieden	Switzerland	33.6 km	16,480
Burgdorf	Switzerland	48.6 km	16,420
Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2)	Switzerland	56.2 km	16,356
Kloten	Switzerland	41.2 km	16,289
Stadt Winterthur (Kreis 1)	Switzerland	52.0 km	16,182
Littau	Switzerland	41.5 km	16,121
Zürich (Kreis 2) / Wollishofen	Switzerland	37.1 km	16,073
Petershausen-West	Germany	90.7 km	16,021
Grenchen	Switzerland	53.7 km	15,927
Unterkrozingen	Germany	64.3 km	15,908
Einsiedeln	Switzerland	60.6 km	15,867
Wittenheim	France	71.1 km	15,747
Herisau	Switzerland	93.0 km	15,744
Zürich (Kreis 10) / Wipkingen	Switzerland	36.2 km	15,718
Steffisburg	Switzerland	75.1 km	15,709
Audincourt	France	90.1 km	15,577
Zürich (Kreis 8)	Switzerland	39.1 km	15,519
Illzach	France	67.1 km	15,457
Seen (Kreis 3)	Switzerland	55.4 km	15,434
Adliswil	Switzerland	37.3 km	15,230
Schwyz	Switzerland	61.9 km	15,181
Trossingen	Germany	88.3 km	15,040
Zürich (Kreis 3) / Alt-Wiedikon	Switzerland	35.6 km	14,931
Pratteln	Switzerland	30.0 km	14,877
Breisach am Rhein	Germany	79.1 km	14,367
Freienbach	Switzerland	57.7 km	14,302
Meilen	Switzerland	47.3 km	14,207
Langenthal	Switzerland	27.2 km	14,184
Binningen	Switzerland	39.3 km	14,130
Wohlen	Switzerland	18.0 km	13,875
Grenzach-Wyhlen	Germany	32.3 km	13,776
Sankt Georgen im Schwarzwald	Germany	84.5 km	13,636
Rixheim	France	62.4 km	13,608
Denzlingen	Germany	75.9 km	13,511
Thalwil	Switzerland	40.7 km	13,296
Wädenswil	Switzerland	50.6 km	13,269
Küssnacht	Switzerland	45.5 km	13,084
Muri	Switzerland	66.4 km	13,054
Wehr	Germany	28.4 km	13,037
Zürich (Kreis 4) / Hard	Switzerland	35.0 km	12,976
Uzwil	Switzerland	82.2 km	12,885
Liestal	Switzerland	25.4 km	12,832
Bad Dürrheim	Germany	78.8 km	12,829
Riedisheim	France	64.4 km	12,724
Schlieren	Switzerland	30.4 km	12,695
Kingersheim	France	69.7 km	12,690
Delémont	Switzerland	52.8 km	12,682
Valentigney	France	91.6 km	12,608
Wülflingen (Kreis 6)	Switzerland	49.8 km	12,598
Spiez	Switzerland	83.1 km	12,594
Guebwiller	France	86.0 km	12,548
Spaichingen	Germany	91.8 km	12,466
Glarus	Switzerland	86.7 km	12,425
Horw	Switzerland	46.3 km	12,348
Affoltern am Albis	Switzerland	33.2 km	12,226
Altstadt	Germany	89.9 km	12,138
Titisee-Neustadt	Germany	59.8 km	12,019
Ettenheim	Germany	97.7 km	11,995
Rielasingen-Worblingen	Germany	70.8 km	11,953
Pfäffikon	Switzerland	56.4 km	11,931
Teningen	Germany	83.8 km	11,887
Spreitenbach	Switzerland	24.6 km	11,875
Zürich (Kreis 5)	Switzerland	35.9 km	11,737
Wallisellen	Switzerland	41.7 km	11,705
Neuenburg am Rhein	Germany	59.3 km	11,682
Zofingen	Switzerland	13.8 km	11,655
Münchenstein	Switzerland	35.5 km	11,644
Gundelfingen	Germany	73.5 km	11,563
Ittigen	Switzerland	62.9 km	11,546
Küsnacht	Switzerland	41.5 km	11,525
Ebikon	Switzerland	41.4 km	11,471
Amriswil	Switzerland	95.6 km	11,351
Zürich (Kreis 12) / Hirzenbach	Switzerland	40.8 km	11,335
Brugg	Switzerland	15.8 km	11,177
Hinwil	Switzerland	61.2 km	11,135
Cernay	France	79.9 km	11,127
Worb	Switzerland	63.0 km	11,053
Mattenbach (Kreis 7)	Switzerland	53.9 km	11,043
Héricourt	France	98.5 km	10,985
Lyss	Switzerland	66.0 km	10,937
Münsingen	Switzerland	68.4 km	10,928
Rheinfelden	Switzerland	26.0 km	10,733
Lenzburg	Switzerland	9.9 km	10,569
Blumberg	Germany	61.9 km	10,500
Zürich (Kreis 12) / Schwamendingen-Mitte	Switzerland	39.8 km	10,476
Gottmadingen	Germany	66.9 km	10,452
Rotkreuz	Switzerland	40.3 km	10,439
Uster / Kirch-Uster	Switzerland	51.0 km	10,428
Oftringen	Switzerland	12.5 km	10,390
Zürich (Kreis 4) / Langstrasse	Switzerland	36.5 km	10,386
Sarnen	Switzerland	57.3 km	10,368
Birsfelden	Switzerland	36.3 km	10,232
Wittelsheim	France	76.0 km	10,220
Engen	Germany	75.1 km	10,190
Richterswil	Switzerland	53.4 km	10,189
Oberwil	Switzerland	39.0 km	10,187
Aesch	Switzerland	34.7 km	10,138
Steinen	Germany	36.2 km	10,128
Effretikon	Switzerland	48.8 km	10,119
Villars-sur-Glâne	Switzerland	97.0 km	10,021
Neuhausen	Switzerland	53.8 km	10,019

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