How many municipalities does canton Uri 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 Uri at CHF 100'000 gross income.

Lowest tax

Schattdorf11'246
Bürglen11'296
Realp11'296
Flüelen11'346
Altdorf11'445

Highest tax

Isenthal12'536
Sisikon12'487
Gurtnellen12'189
Seelisberg12'189
Göschenen12'090

Median Uri: CHF 11'842

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

24.09 Rp./kWh

Swiss median H4

26.53 Rp./kWh

Cheapest municipality

16.2 Rp./kWh

Göschenen

Most expensive municipality

27.23 Rp./kWh

Erstfeld

Roof solar potential

289 GWh/yr

Solar potential per capita

7'494 kWh/yr

All energy rankings →

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 19 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

324 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland

465.3 CHF/mo

Rank in comparison

2. of 26 cantons

Cheapest canton

293 CHF/mo

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Most expensive canton

539 CHF/mo

Geneva

Compare all premiums in canton Uri →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.

Municipalities in Canton

swisstopo · 19

19 municipalities

Vote results for Uri

BFS

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

37.0% YesNo 63.0%

19.2% YesNo 80.8%

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

59.9% YesNo 40.1%

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

56.9% YesNo 43.1%

08.03.2026Teilrevision des Energiegesetzes des Kantons Uri (EnG)Cantonal UR● Accepted · 75.1% Yes

75.1% YesNo 24.9%

08.03.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Streichung der Abgangsentschädigung für den Urner Regierungsrat (Abschaffung goldener Fallschirm)»Cantonal UR● Accepted · 66.6% Yes

66.6% YesNo 33.4%

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

71.0% YesNo 29.0%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

43.2% YesNo 56.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

39.3% YesNo 60.7%

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Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities does canton Uri have?: Canton Uri has 19 municipalities. The largest are Altdorf, Schattdorf, Erstfeld.
What is the population of canton Uri?: Canton Uri has about 38'581 residents.
What is the capital of canton Uri?: The capital of canton Uri is Altdorf.