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Bezirk Höfe

Schwyz

Bezirk Höfe is one of 6 districts of the canton of Schwyz and comprises 3 municipalities with 30'319 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
30'319
sum of its municipalities
Municipalities
3
Switzerland
Area
45 km²
swisstopo
Density
678 /km²
sum of its municipalities
BFS district number
503
BFS

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

Municipalities in Bezirk Höfe

BFS · 3
Freienbach
17'100Residents
Wollerau
7'631Residents
Feusisberg
5'588Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Votes in Bezirk Höfe

district results as published by BFS
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
66.9% YesNo 33.1%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
58.1% YesNo 41.9%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Kaufkraft stärken – Prämienverbilligung auch für den Mittelstand»Cantonal SZ● Rejected · 40.8% Yes
37.3% YesNo 62.7%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
43.3% YesNo 56.7%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
14.5% YesNo 85.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
49.2% YesNo 50.8%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
41.3% YesNo 58.7%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
71.8% YesNo 28.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
48.7% YesNo 51.3%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
7.6% YesNo 92.4%
All federal votes →
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalities
SVP36.5% · strongest party
SVP36.5%
FDP28.1%
Mitte12.7%
SP8.6%
Übrige6.7%
GLP4.8%
GRÜNE2.3%
EVP0.4%

Tax rate in the district

ESTV 2026
Freienbach
64 %
median of its municipalities
64 %
Feusisberg
69 %

A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 64 % % in Freienbach to 69 % % in Feusisberg (median 64 % %).

Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 5.6 % in Freienbach to 5.7 % in Feusisberg (ESTV 2'026)

Housing

BFS
Vacancy rate
0.54 %
Dwellings
14'544
Avg. rooms
3.9
Built before 1946
7.0%

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
+95 +0.3%
births
227
deaths
197
net migration
+60
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalities
Jobs
27'292
Workplaces
5'111
Services share
82.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 341 (1.2%) · Secondary 4'383 (16.1%) · Tertiary 22'568 (82.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Farms
108
Organic share
12 %
Farmland
1'819 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Climate · Terrain

MeteoSchweiz · swisstopo
Annual mean temperature
9.1 °C
Precipitation
1'433 mm
Elevation
406–1'205 m
Flat share
35.1%

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

Energy · Accessibility

BFE · ElCom · ARE
Solar potential
149 GWh
Electricity
22.5 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
59 min
Road to centre
37 min

Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (22.494–23.739 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 Höfe rank

sum of its municipalities
MunicipalitiesLargest municipalitiesForeign residentsTax burden
Freienbach1/303/301/30
Wollerau9/307/302/30
Feusisberg11/308/303/30

Postal codes in Bezirk Höfe

10
8640Hurden×28806Bäch SZ8807Freienbach8808Pfäffikon SZ8832Wollerau8833Samstagern×28834Schindellegi8835Feusisberg8836Bennau×28847Egg SZ×2

4 of these postal codes reach across the district border.

Localities in Bezirk Höfe

11
Bäch SZBennauEgg SZFeusisbergFreienbachHurdenPfäffikon SZSamstagernSchindellegiWilen b. WollerauWollerau

Map

swisstopo · OSM

Neighbouring districts

6
Bezirk EinsiedelnSZBezirk HorgenZHBezirk MeilenZHBezirk MarchSZBezirk HinwilZHBezirk UsterZH

Other districts in the canton of Schwyz

5
Bezirk Einsiedeln16'667Bezirk Gersau2'505Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ)14'185Bezirk March46'845Bezirk Schwyz59'551

Frequently asked questions

Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Höfe?
Bezirk Höfe comprises 3 municipalities: Freienbach, Wollerau, Feusisberg. Together they have 30'319 residents (BFS, 2025).
Which canton is Bezirk Höfe in?
Bezirk Höfe lies in the canton of Schwyz, which is divided into 6 districts.
How many people live in Bezirk Höfe?
Bezirk Höfe has 30'319 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 3 municipalities; the largest is Freienbach with 17'100.
Does Bezirk Höfe have its own tax rate?
No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Höfe the municipal rate ranges from 64 % (Freienbach) to 69 % (Feusisberg).
How did Bezirk Höfe vote in the latest federal vote?
On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Höfe voted 66.9 % 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.