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Esso in Switzerland.

17 stations recorded across 9 cantons. 13.2 % of the population lives within 5 kilometres of one of them.

stations recorded

#56 network in the country by reach

Coverage within 5 km

13.2 %

of the country population

Coverage within 10 km

29 %

of the country population

Density

0.19

per 100,000 inhabitants

Cross-border comparison

Esso either side of the border .

Two networks of incomparable size only compare at equal population. Brought back to 100,000 inhabitants, the counts become readable side by side — and the gap points either to room for development or to saturation.

Switzerland

0.19

stations / 100,000 inhab.

17 stations for 8,922,173 inhabitants

France

0.78

stations / 100,000 inhab.

521 stations for 66,964,453 inhabitants

Gap

-76 %

density in Switzerland vs France

The network is less dense in Switzerland than in France. At French density it would count 69 stations.

cantons

Where Esso actually stands .

The index compares the network's density in the canton with its national density: above 100, the brand is over-represented there relative to its own average.

canton Locations No. Share Index

Vaud

5 29.4 % 308

Zürich

4 23.5 % 131

Fribourg/Freiburg

2 11.8 % 310

Fuel

Other networks in the same sector .

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Shell

330 stations · 78.8 % within 5 km

Agrola

444 stations · 68.1 % within 5 km

Tamoil

258 stations · 62.4 % within 5 km

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Reading the figures

The 17 stations are a record drawn from Foursquare Open Places, not a count published by the brand — this country has not been calibrated yet — its recorded counts have not been confronted with the network sizes brands publish.

The reach indicators — coverage, index by canton — are robust to that bias: they measure a distance and a population, which a location described twice does not move. Recorded 23 August 2026.

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Frequently asked questions about Esso in Switzerland

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How many stations does Esso have in Switzerland?

The record of 23 August 2026 identifies 17 Esso stations in Switzerland, across 9 cantons. This is a record, not an official count: this country has not been calibrated yet — its recorded counts have not been confronted with the network sizes brands publish. The figure serves to compare networks rather than to count stores.

What share of Switzerland does Esso reach?

13.2 % of the population lives within 5 kilometres of an Esso, and 29 % within 10 kilometres. Coverage counts each population cell once, however many locations reach it, which makes it insensitive to the double-counting that affects raw location totals.

Is Esso denser in Switzerland or in France?

Per 100,000 inhabitants, Esso has 0.19 stations in Switzerland against 0.78 in France — a density 76 % lower. Both records come from the same source and the same method, which is the condition for the gap to mean anything.

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