Residence
Residence describes where a person lives or stays, and may affect jurisdiction, registration, taxation and private-law relationships.
Residence is a factual concept: it refers to the place where a person lives or stays, whether temporarily or more permanently. In Swiss law it must be distinguished from domicile, which is the legally relevant centre of life and often determines jurisdiction and applicable rules. Residence may still matter for population registration, immigration status, service of documents, taxation and social insurance. Because different legal fields define residence differently, the concrete statutory context is decisive.