Archives in Switzerland
Database of archives in Switzerland: 69 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 “Associations, churches and authorities” sector.
How many archives are there in Switzerland?
69 records
As of November 7, 2026, our database contains 69 records in the “Archive” category in Switzerland — <1% of the “Associations, churches and authorities” sector. That is 0.8 per 100,000 inhabitants. Most are in the cantons of Zurich (17), Bern (11) and Vaud (9). 7 (10%) belong to chains; the largest are ETH Zürich (1), Cinémathèque (1) and Sternen (1).
B2B contacts of archives 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” | 23% | |
| Address | text | 100% | |
| Postal code | 4 digits | 99% | |
| Canton, major region and city | 26 cantons, 7 major regions | 99% | |
| Coordinates | latitude and longitude | 100% | |
| Phone | +41 format, up to 5 numbers · unique numbers: 50 | 74% | |
| Mobile | mobile number flag | 14% | |
| Website | URL | 70% | |
| from the company’s website · unique addresses: 55 | 33% | ||
| Social media | Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn … | 26% | |
| Opening hours | published or not | 54% | |
| Chain | name of the chain; empty — independent | 10% |
List of archives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BU BububoxIsenrietstrasse 21, 8617 Mönchaltorf
Archive
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MönchaltorfZurich | |||
ST Stadtarchiv ThunIndustriestrasse 2, 3600 Thun
Archive
|
ThunBern | |||
DO docuteam AGAv. de Grandson 48, 1400 Yverdon-les-Bains
Archive
Chain: docuteam |
Yverdon-les-BainsVaud | |||
ME Memorist SA – Conservation et valorisation du patrimoineRue du Cardinal-Journet 25, 1217 Meyrin
Archive Portrait studio
|
MeyrinGeneva | |||
ST Stadtarchiv der Ortsbürgergemeinde St. GallenNotkerstrasse 22, 9000 St. Gallen
Archive
|
St. GallenSt. Gallen | |||
ST Stadtarchiv ChurHofgraben 3, 7000 Chur
Archive
|
ChurGrisons | |||
FO Fondazione Archivio del ModernoVia Magazzini generali 14, 6862 Balerna
Archive University
|
BalernaTicino | — |
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AR ArchivStadtstrasse 8, 6204 Sempach
Archive
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SempachLucerne | — |
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ST Stadtarchiv AarauHeinerich Wirri-Strasse 3, 5000 Aarau
Archive
|
AarauAargau |
— |
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ST Studio Art héraldiqueRoute de Vuisternens-devant-Romont 1, 1684 Mézières
Archive Craftsman
|
MézièresFribourg | |||
AR Archiv der Basler Mission und Mission 21Missionsstrasse 21, 4055 Basel
Archive
Chain: Mission 21 |
BaselBasel-Stadt |
— |
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ST Stadtarchiv GrenchenLindenstrasse 21, 2540 Grenchen
Archive Corporate office
|
GrenchenSolothurn | — |
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AD AdACTAS AGHinterbergstrasse 11, 6330 Cham
Archive
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ChamZug |
mobile |
— |
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AR Archives de la Ville de NeuchâtelAv. DuPeyrou 7, 2000 Neuchâtel
Archive
|
NeuchâtelNeuchâtel | |||
VI Ville de Sion, Archives municipalesRue de la Tour 14, 1950 Sion
Archive
|
SionValais | — |
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SC Schneider-history AGKastaudenstrasse 11, 8590 Romanshorn
Archive Art gallery, Transcription service
|
RomanshornThurgau |
mobile |
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PL Plakatsammlung SfG BaselFreilager-Platz 6, 4142 Münchenstein
Archive
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MünchensteinBasel-Landschaft | — |
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GL Glarner WirtschaftsarchivMühleareal 20, 8762 Schwanden
Archive Museum and historic site, Local history museum
|
SchwandenGlarus |
— |
— |
|
LA |
PenthazVaud | |||
FO fokus AG für Wissen und OrganisationWattstrasse 3, 8050 Zürich
Archive City government office, Information services
|
ZurichZurich |
Archives 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 | 17 | 25% |
1.0 |
| BernEspace Mittelland | 11 | 16% |
1.0 |
| VaudLake Geneva region | 9 | 13% |
1.0 |
| St. GallenEastern Switzerland | 5 | 7% |
0.9 |
| GenevaLake Geneva region | 4 | 6% |
0.7 |
| Basel-StadtNorthwestern Switzerland | 3 | 4% |
1.5 |
| ValaisLake Geneva region | 3 | 4% |
0.8 |
| AargauNorthwestern Switzerland | 2 | 3% |
0.3 |
| SolothurnEspace Mittelland | 2 | 3% |
0.7 |
| ZugCentral Switzerland | 2 | 3% |
1.5 |
| TicinoTicino region | 2 | 3% |
0.6 |
| Basel-LandschaftNorthwestern Switzerland | 2 | 3% |
0.7 |
| GlarusEastern Switzerland | 2 | 3% |
4.7 |
| FribourgEspace Mittelland | 1 | 1% |
0.3 |
| NeuchâtelEspace Mittelland | 1 | 1% |
0.6 |
| LucerneCentral Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
0.2 |
| ThurgauEastern Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
0.3 |
| GrisonsEastern Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
0.5 |
Where there are the most
Cities with the most records in this category.
Archives: chains
Chains with locations in this category. Share — of all records of the category of Switzerland.
| Rank | Chain | Locations | Cantons | Market share | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  ETH ZürichResearch foundation · 49 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.4% |
|
| 02 |
CI CinémathèqueMovie theater · 4 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.4% |
|
| 03 |
ST SternenArchive · 3 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.4% |
|
| 04 |
DO docuteamArchive · 2 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.4% |
|
| 05 |
M2 Mission 21Archive · 2 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.4% |
|
| 06 |
ST StiftsbezirkArchive · 4 locations in Switzerland |
1 | 1 | 1.4% |
More categories in the “Associations, churches and authorities” sector
Questions about the “Archive” category
As of November 7, 2026, our database contains 69 archives in Switzerland. 7 (10%) belong to chains; the rest are independent. The largest chains here are ETH Zürich (1), Cinémathèque (1) and Sternen (1).
All archives 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 €.
74% of the records have a phone number (10 with a mobile number), 70% a website, 26% social media and 54% published opening hours. 33% 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.