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Top municipalities in canton Appenzell Innerrhoden

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Religion

FSO · structural survey · 2024

Permanent resident population aged 15+, 2024

Roman Catholic67.4% 9'307
No affiliation17.5% 2'412
Reformed Protestant10.5% 1'448
Other Christian2.2% 305
Muslim communities1.9% 260

Sample survey (structural survey) with 95% confidence intervals; shares can sum slightly under 100% (suppressed small values). Religious affiliation has not been collected per municipality since the 2000 census — the canton is the finest level available.

Structural Survey 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Taxes

ESTV · 2026

Income tax in all 5 municipalities of Appenzell Innerrhoden at CHF 100'000 gross income.

Median Appenzell Innerrhoden: CHF 11'707

Total income tax (federal, cantonal, municipal and personal tax) for a single person without children, no church affiliation, on CHF 100'000 gross employment income, tax year 2026. Because the same household is computed everywhere, the franc amounts are comparable across Switzerland — the tax multiplier is not.

Tax burden · Full ranking →

Energy & electricity

ElCom · BFE · 2027
Median tariff H4
25.59 Rp./kWh
Swiss median H4
26.53 Rp./kWh
Cheapest municipality
25.59 Rp./kWh
Most expensive municipality
28.12 Rp./kWh
Roof solar potential
162 GWh/yr
Solar potential per capita
9'592 kWh/yr
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Medians are ElCom's published household electricity prices for consumption profile H4 (4'500 kWh a year, standard product, excl. VAT) for the tariff year shown. The solar figure sums the BFE modelled roof potential of the 5 municipalities with a model — what roofs could generate, not what is installed.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Ø premium canton
293 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland
465.3 CHF/mo
Rank in comparison
1. of 26 cantons
Cheapest canton
293 CHF/mo
Most expensive canton
539 CHF/mo

Average adult premium actually paid in the canton (2024, BAG health-insurance statistics) — the mean across all regions, models and deductibles, not the cheapest offer. The 2026 figure is BAG's forward national mean premium.

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
40.3% YesNo 59.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
65.9% YesNo 34.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
67.1% YesNo 32.9%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
73.9% YesNo 26.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
40.6% YesNo 59.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
44.4% YesNo 55.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
32.2% YesNo 67.8%
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How many municipalities does canton Appenzell Innerrhoden have?
Canton Appenzell Innerrhoden has 5 municipalities. The largest are Schwende-Rüte, Appenzell, Oberegg.
What is the population of canton Appenzell Innerrhoden?
Canton Appenzell Innerrhoden has about 16'890 residents.
What is the capital of canton Appenzell Innerrhoden?
The capital of canton Appenzell Innerrhoden is Appenzell.