Talk:Municipalities of Switzerland

I was wondering why the article was retitled "Municipalities". The actual Swiss word used is "Communes" (or Gemeinden or Comuni). Being as Communes is also an English word wouldn't using it as the title of the article be more accurate? MK 15:37, 5 Aug 2004 (UTC)


 * communes is a French rather than a general "Swiss" word. As such, I opted to use a English word which seems to be in more general use (also as translation in a Swiss context ). Maybe there is a better term? -- User:Docu


 * I'm of the opinion that it should really be "communes" (as that's what we use for communes of France, and even Communes of Luxembourg etc.) Municipalities should be a redirect. The situation now can lead to slightly confusing situations, such as Corbeyrier, where the photo clearly says Commune de Corbeyrier, but the caption says "Municipality of Corbeyrier". I see your point with the government translation though... on the other hand,  (at Geneva's official site) translates it as Commune. Any more input? --Storkk 09:46, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * i know this prescience of this thread has long since lost passed, but for what it's worth, the more accurate literal translation to english would be community...definitely not municipality. --emerson7 00:21, 25 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Communes of France uses italics for "commune". The photo on Corbeyrier shows signs and posters in French (and German). Not sure if attempts to translate. Is there another term we could use? -- User:Docu

Standardization of the lists of municipalities
There is a discussion about an eventual standardization of all the lists of municipalities. Please join here and express your opinions.--Húsönd 19:59, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

kamu asalnya di mana —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.167.122.129 (talk) 00:30, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Name change
I changed the name of this article for a simple and obliged reason. In many Swiss cantons, the word Municipality does not refer to the Commune, but only to its executive. In fact, Swiss communes are generally governed by two direct-elected assemblies: the Council as legislative body, and the Municipality as executive body (the Mayor is choosen between the members of the Municipality, called "Municipalees").

So, if we speak about the Municipality of Lugano, we are speaking about the Executive assembly of the Commune of Lugano. Thanks for your attention.--Cusio (talk) 19:38, 20 October 2009 (UTC)


 * I'd say municipality is the best English term that can be used for both small villages and large cities and it also translates as commune in French and Gemeinde in German, so I don't think there is a problem with using it, even if it can have several meanings. In any case all related lists and categories such as Category:Municipalities of Switzerland by canton should use the same term ("municipality" or "commune"). mge o  talk 13:35, 17 May 2013 (UTC)