Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Arbon?

Bezirk Arbon comprises 12 municipalities: Arbon, Amriswil, Romanshorn, Egnach, Roggwil, Horn, Uttwil, Salmsach, Hefenhofen, Kesswil, Dozwil, Sommeri. Together they have 62'844 residents (BFS, 2025).

Which canton is Bezirk Arbon in?

Bezirk Arbon lies in the canton of Thurgau, which is divided into 5 districts.

How many people live in Bezirk Arbon?

Bezirk Arbon has 62'844 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 12 municipalities; the largest is Arbon with 16'407.

Does Bezirk Arbon have its own tax rate?

No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Arbon the municipal rate ranges from 99 % (Horn) to 175 % (Arbon).

Switzerland · Canton TG · District

Bezirk Arbon

Thurgau

Bezirk Arbon is one of 5 districts of the canton of Thurgau and comprises 12 municipalities with 62'844 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.

Residents

62'844

sum of its municipalities

sum of its municipalities

BFS district number

2011

BFS

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Municipalities in Bezirk Arbon

BFS · 12

Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Votes in Bezirk Arbon

district results as published by BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

55.5% YesNo 44.5%

14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes

57.0% YesNo 43.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

40.4% YesNo 59.6%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

21.1% YesNo 78.9%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

45.7% YesNo 54.4%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

42.0% YesNo 58.1%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

71.0% YesNo 29.0%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

47.8% YesNo 52.2%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

14.0% YesNo 86.0%

All federal votes →

Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalities

SVP39.0% · strongest party

SVP39.0%

Mitte14.2%

FDP12.2%

SP11.5%

GRÜNE8.1%

GLP6.1%

Übrige3.3%

EDU3.2%

EVP2.3%

Tax rate in the district

ESTV 2026

Horn

99 %

median of its municipalities

148.5 %

Arbon

175 %

A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 99 % % in Horn to 175 % % in Arbon (median 148.5 % %).

Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 11.1 % in Horn to 14.5 % in Arbon (ESTV 2'026)

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.69 %

Dwellings

31'789

Avg. rooms

3.9

Built before 1946

26.3%

Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)

Population change

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities

Population change 2025

+495 +0.8%

births

562

deaths

554

net migration

+470

BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalities

Jobs

27'805

Workplaces

4'137

Services share

65.1 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 1'429 (5.1%) · Secondary 8'279 (29.8%) · Tertiary 18'097 (65.1%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities

Farms

316

Organic share

15.8 %

Farmland

5'494 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Climate · Terrain

MeteoSchweiz · swisstopo

Annual mean temperature

9.8 °C

Precipitation

1'030 mm

Elevation

395–598 m

Flat share

89.4%

Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon

Energy · Accessibility

BFE · ElCom · ARE

Solar potential

501 GWh

Electricity

28.4 Rp./kWh

Public transport to centre

102 min

Road to centre

79 min

Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (23.053–34.163 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities

Where the municipalities of Bezirk Arbon rank

sum of its municipalities

Municipalities	Largest municipalities	Foreign residents	Tax burden
Arbon	3/80	8/80	80/80
Amriswil	4/80	10/80	75/80
Romanshorn	6/80	9/80	79/80
Egnach	12/80	57/80	51/80
Roggwil	25/80	70/80	38/80
Horn	29/80	41/80	2/80
Uttwil	47/80	40/80	5/80
Salmsach	54/80	13/80	46/80
Hefenhofen	63/80	54/80	77/80
Kesswil	70/80	49/80	13/80
Dozwil	75/80	42/80	9/80
Sommeri	77/80	51/80	63/80

Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Arbon?: Bezirk Arbon comprises 12 municipalities: Arbon, Amriswil, Romanshorn, Egnach, Roggwil, Horn, Uttwil, Salmsach, Hefenhofen, Kesswil, Dozwil, Sommeri. Together they have 62'844 residents (BFS, 2025).
Which canton is Bezirk Arbon in?: Bezirk Arbon lies in the canton of Thurgau, which is divided into 5 districts.
How many people live in Bezirk Arbon?: Bezirk Arbon has 62'844 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 12 municipalities; the largest is Arbon with 16'407.
Does Bezirk Arbon have its own tax rate?: No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Arbon the municipal rate ranges from 99 % (Horn) to 175 % (Arbon).
How did Bezirk Arbon vote in the latest federal vote?: On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Arbon voted 60.1 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.

Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.

Bezirk Arbon

Municipalities in Bezirk Arbon

Votes in Bezirk Arbon

Politics

Tax rate in the district

Housing

Population change

Economy

Agriculture

Climate · Terrain

Energy · Accessibility

Where the municipalities of Bezirk Arbon rank

Postal codes in Bezirk Arbon

Localities in Bezirk Arbon

Map

Neighbouring districts

Other districts in the canton of Thurgau

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