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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 · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Municipalities in Bezirk Höfe

BFS · 3
Freienbach
17'100Residents
Wollerau
7'631Residents
Feusisberg
5'588Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Votes in Bezirk Höfe

district results as published by BFS
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% Yes
18.6% YesNo 81.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
39.3% YesNo 60.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
66.9% YesNo 33.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'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%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
43.3% YesNo 56.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
14.5% YesNo 85.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
49.2% YesNo 50.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
41.3% YesNo 58.7%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
71.8% YesNo 28.2%
All federal votes →
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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 27.09.2026, Bezirk Höfe voted 18.6 % yes on “Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'” (Rejected) — the district figure BFS publishes.

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