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University libraries in Switzerland
Database of university libraries in Switzerland: 71 records with address and coordinates, postal code, phone numbers, website, email, social media, opening hours and chain — in all cantons, one file for 20 €. Also separately: a canton or a city — a share of the price of the category, from 10 €. Part of the “Education and childcare” sector.
How many university libraries are there in Switzerland?
71 records
As of November 7, 2026, our database contains 71 records in the “University library” category in Switzerland — <1% of the “Education and childcare” sector. That is 0.8 per 100,000 inhabitants. Most are in the cantons of Zurich (30), Vaud (11) and Bern (7). 13 (18%) belong to chains; the largest are Bibliothèque cantonale (5), ZHAW (3) and UNIL (2).
B2B contacts of university libraries in Switzerland: contents
How often the fields are filled in this category.
| Field | Format | Filled | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company name | text, as in the listing | 100% | |
| Sector and category | e.g. Health and medicine · Dentist | 100% | |
| Other categories | e.g. “Orthodontist, Dental hygienist” | 14% | |
| Address | text | 100% | |
| Postal code | 4 digits | 100% | |
| Canton, major region and city | 26 cantons, 7 major regions | 100% | |
| Coordinates | latitude and longitude | 100% | |
| Phone | +41 format, up to 5 numbers · unique numbers: 54 | 87% | |
| Mobile | mobile number flag | 0% | |
| Website | URL | 92% | |
| from the company’s website · unique addresses: 30 | 24% | ||
| Social media | Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn … | 32% | |
| Opening hours | published or not | 76% | |
| Chain | name of the chain; empty — independent | 18% |
List of university libraries in Switzerland: data sample
Rows from the export — you can page through the table. Click a phone number, website or email: the contacts open after a free sign-up, up to 20 companies a day.
| Company | City | Phone | Website and email | Social media |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BI Biblioteca dell'Accademia di architetturaVia Alfonso Turconi 25, 6850 Mendrisio
University library
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MendrisioTicino | |||
BI Bibliothek der RechtsfakultätAv. de l'Europe 20, 1700 Fribourg
University library
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FribourgFribourg | |||
BC BCUL website UnithèqueSite Unithèque, quartier centre Université de, 1015 Lausanne
University library
Chain: Bibliothèque cantonale |
LausanneVaud | |||
FHNW Bibliothek Campus Brugg-WindischBahnhofstrasse 6, 5210 Windisch
University library
Chain: FHNW |
WindischAargau | |||
BI Bibliothèque IHEIDChem. Eugène-Rigot 2, 1202 Genève
University library
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GenevaGeneva | |||
BI Bibliothèque de la Faculté des sciences économiquesRue Abram-Louis-Breguet 2, 2000 Neuchâtel
University library
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NeuchâtelNeuchâtel | |||
BI Bibliothek OST | Campus RJ8640 Rapperswil-Jona
University library
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Rapperswil-JonaSt. Gallen | |||
ZHAW Hochschulbibliothek WädenswilEinsiedlerstrasse 29B, 8820 Wädenswil
University library
Chain: ZHAW |
WädenswilZurich | |||
AJ AjBDHochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern
University library
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BernBern | |||
UN Universitätsbibliothek MedizinSpiegelgasse 5, 4051 Basel
University library
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BaselBasel-Stadt | — |
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MA Maison BlancheRte de Nendaz 22, 1991 Sion
University library
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SionValais |
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LI Library Pérolles 2 (BP2)Bd de Pérolles 90, 1700 Fribourg
University library
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FribourgFribourg | |||
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LausanneVaud | |||
BI Bibliothèque de la Faculté des lettres et sciences humainesEspace Louis-Agassiz 1, 2000 Neuchâtel
University library Library
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NeuchâtelNeuchâtel | |||
DE Dekanat Medizinische FakultätPestalozzistrasse 3, 8032 Zürich
University library
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ZurichZurich | — |
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BI Bibliothek LerchenwegLerchenweg 36, 3012 Bern
University library
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BernBern | — |
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BI Bibliothèque UNIGE, Site Uni ArveBibliothèque Ernst & Lucie Schmidheiny, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, 1211 Genève
University library
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GenevaGeneva | — |
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UN Universitätsbibliothek St. Gallen (Gebäude 09 der HSG)Dufourstrasse 50, 9000 St. Gallen
University library University
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St. GallenSt. Gallen | — |
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UN Universitätsbibliothek RosentalMattenstrasse 42, 4058 Basel
University library
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BaselBasel-Stadt | — |
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UN University Library of Medicine - CHUV / BIUMChem. des Falaises 2, 1005 Lausanne
University library
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LausanneVaud |
University libraries by canton
Active records of the category in each canton and per 100,000 inhabitants. Click a column to sort.
| Canton ↕ | Records ↓ | Share ↕ | Per 100,000 inh. ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZurichZurich region | 30 | 42% |
1.8 |
| VaudLake Geneva region | 11 | 15% |
1.3 |
| BernEspace Mittelland | 7 | 10% |
0.7 |
| GenevaLake Geneva region | 7 | 10% |
1.3 |
| Basel-StadtNorthwestern Switzerland | 4 | 6% |
2.0 |
| FribourgEspace Mittelland | 4 | 6% |
1.1 |
| NeuchâtelEspace Mittelland | 3 | 4% |
1.7 |
| St. GallenEastern Switzerland | 2 | 3% |
0.4 |
| AargauNorthwestern Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
0.1 |
| TicinoTicino region | 1 | 1% |
0.3 |
| ValaisLake Geneva region | 1 | 1% |
0.3 |
Where there are the most
Cities with the most records in this category.
University libraries: chains
Chains with locations in this category. Share — of all records of the category of Switzerland.
| Rank | Chain | Locations | Cantons | Market share | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |
BC Bibliothèque cantonaleUniversity library · 6 locations in Switzerland |
5 | 1 | 7.0% |
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| 02 | ZHAWUniversity · 38 locations in Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 4.2% |
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| 03 | UNILUniversity · 45 locations in Switzerland |
2 | 1 | 2.8% |
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| 04 |  CHUVHospital department · 79 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.4% |
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| 05 |  ETH ZürichResearch foundation · 49 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.4% |
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| 06 | FHNWUniversity · 38 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.4% |
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Questions about the “University library” category
As of November 7, 2026, our database contains 71 university libraries in Switzerland. 13 (18%) belong to chains; the rest are independent. The largest chains here are Bibliothèque cantonale (5), ZHAW (3) and UNIL (2).
All university libraries in Switzerland cost 20 € — one file for the whole country. The price depends on the number of records; a canton or a city is available separately, at the corresponding share of this price (from 10 €). The complete database of all sectors costs 620 €.
87% of the records have a phone number (0 with a mobile number), 92% a website, 32% social media and 76% published opening hours. 24% have an email address — it comes from the company’s own website. All rows have an address and coordinates.
XLSX and CSV (UTF-8, semicolon as separator), one row per company: name, sector, category and other categories, chain, canton, major region, city, postal code, address, coordinates, phone numbers, website, email, social media, published opening hours and the date the listing was added. The files appear in your account after payment.
Each update adds new listings and removes companies that the source marks as closed. The date of the data is shown at the top of every page.