How many municipalities does canton Schaffhausen have?

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 the 5 cheapest and 5 most expensive municipalities of Schaffhausen at CHF 100'000 gross income.

Lowest tax

Highest tax

Oberhallau13'625
Gächlingen13'502
Schleitheim13'502
Beggingen13'441
Hallau13'318

Median Schaffhausen: CHF 12'457

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

30.82 Rp./kWh

Swiss median H4

26.53 Rp./kWh

Cheapest municipality

30.5 Rp./kWh

Schaffhausen

Most expensive municipality

30.82 Rp./kWh

Gächlingen

Roof solar potential

705 GWh/yr

Solar potential per capita

7'825 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 26 municipalities with a model — what roofs could generate, not what is installed.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Ø premium canton

413 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland

465.3 CHF/mo

Rank in comparison

17. of 26 cantons

Cheapest canton

293 CHF/mo

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Most expensive canton

539 CHF/mo

Geneva

Compare all premiums in canton Schaffhausen →Premiums explained →

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.

Districts of the canton of Schaffhausen

6 Districts — municipalities and residents per unit

Bezirk Schaffhausen

7 Municipalities · 59'757 Residents

Bezirk Reiat

5 Municipalities · 9'719 Residents

Bezirk Stein

4 Municipalities · 6'485 Residents

Bezirk Unterklettgau

4 Municipalities · 5'428 Residents

Bezirk Oberklettgau

3 Municipalities · 5'405 Residents

Bezirk Schleitheim

3 Municipalities · 3'293 Residents

Municipalities in Canton

swisstopo · 26

26 municipalities

Vote results for Schaffhausen

BFS

27.09.2026A. Volksinitiative «für flüssigen Verkehr auf kantonalen Hauptstrassen (Verkehrsflussinitiative)»Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.7% Yes

46.7% YesNo 53.3%

27.09.2026B. Änderung des Strassengesetzes (Gegenvorschlag zur Verkehrsflussinitiative)Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.3% Yes

46.3% YesNo 53.7%

27.09.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag angenommen werden?Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.9% Yes

46.9% YesNo 53.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes

36.3% YesNo 63.7%

29.6% YesNo 70.4%

14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% Yes

66.8% YesNo 33.2%

14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% Yes

73.9% YesNo 26.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

49.2% YesNo 50.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

53.2% YesNo 46.8%

08.03.2026Änderung des Gesetzes über die Förderung des öffentlichen VerkehrsCantonal SH● Accepted · 65.6% Yes

65.6% YesNo 34.4%

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Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities does canton Schaffhausen have?: Canton Schaffhausen has 26 municipalities. The largest are Schaffhausen, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Thayngen.
What is the population of canton Schaffhausen?: Canton Schaffhausen has about 90'087 residents.
What is the capital of canton Schaffhausen?: The capital of canton Schaffhausen is Schaffhausen.

Schaffhausen

Top municipalities in canton Schaffhausen

Top municipalities by population

Lowest tax

Highest tax

Bargen

Beggingen

Beringen

Buch

Buchberg

Büttenhardt

Dörflingen

Gächlingen

Hallau

Hemishofen

Lohn

Löhningen

Merishausen

Neuhausen am Rheinfall

Neunkirch

Oberhallau

Ramsen

Rüdlingen

Schaffhausen

Schleitheim

Siblingen

Stein am Rhein

Stetten

Thayngen

Trasadingen

Wilchingen