What is the postal code of Albula/Alvra?

Albula/Alvra has 8 postal codes: 7084, 7450, 7451, 7458, 7459, 7472, 7473, 7492.

What is the tax rate in Albula/Alvra?

The municipal tax multiplier of Albula/Alvra is 100% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Albula/Alvra?

A single person without children pays about 13'300 CHF income tax in Albula/Alvra on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 69 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Albula/Alvra have?

Albula/Alvra has 1'310 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Albula/Alvra?

Albula/Alvra has 237 foreign residents, a share of 18.09% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR

Albula/Alvra

7084–7492

GR CANTON7084 7450 7451 7458+4 PLZ

Residents

1'310

Area

93.9 km²

Population density

14 pop./km²

Elevation

859 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'055 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

100%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

634 48.4%

Men

676 51.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

191 14.6%

Swiss citizens

1'073 81.9%

Foreign residents

237 18.1%

Population density

14 pop./km²

0–19 · 191 · 14.6%20–64 · 781 · 59.6%65+ · 338 · 25.8%

Foreign residents 18.1%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Albula/Alvra

BFS

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

60.6% YesNo 39.4%

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

53.2% YesNo 46.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

41.1% YesNo 58.9%

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

22.7% YesNo 77.4%

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

36.1% YesNo 63.9%

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

43.7% YesNo 56.3%

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

70.1% YesNo 30.0%

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

47.6% YesNo 52.4%

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

14.3% YesNo 85.7%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

19.0% YesNo 81.0%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte46.1% · strongest party

Mitte46.1%

SVP23.3%

SP12.4%

FDP9.7%

GLP3.9%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier100%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

100%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 77 of 100 in canton Grisons

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'300 CHF(13.3%)

Rank 69 of 100 in the canton · 613 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'696 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Rongellen 9'071 CHF · most expensive Flerden 14'508 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'300 CHF(~13.3%)

Albula/AlvraCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Albula/Alvra	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	4%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	6.2%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	8.2%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	9.9%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	11.1%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	12.2%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	13.3%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	14.3%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	15.1%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	15.8%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	16.6%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	17.3%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	18.9%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	20.3%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	21.4%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	22.4%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.3%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	24%	17.9–25.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–2020-0.7 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)3.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'165 mm

-0.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'055 m

Mean elevation

1'724 m

Relief

2'290 m

Mean slope

25.5°

Flat share

2.5%

South-facing

28.8%

Above 2000 m

35.9%

Relief 2'290 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

29.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

42.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'600

30 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

28.95 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.5 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.08 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

28.95 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Gemeinde Albula/Alvra

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.2 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

1'522

Built before 194637.1%

Built since 200114.1%

0.2 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 154 min · Car 100 min

AgglomerationPT 48 min · Car 38 min

Remoteness 41/100 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitealbula-alvra.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'310 #44 GR · #1266 CH Families & children14.6% #72 GR · #2000 CH Age structure25.8% #47 GR · #322 CH Women share48.4% #62 GR · #1746 CH Foreign residents18.1% #42 GR · #1038 CH Population density14/km² #67 GR · #2015 CH Tax burden13'300 #69 GR · #613 CH Taxes100% #77 GR Warmest municipalities-0.7 °C #91 GR · #2091 CH Sunniest municipalities46.3% #88 GR · #530 CH Rainiest municipalities1'165 mm #58 GR · #778 CH Voter turnout47.3% #90 GR · #1909 CH Against Switzerland15.2% #17 GR · #896 CH Aligned with Switzerland84.8% #37 GR · #562 CH SVP strongholds23.3% #86 GR · #1646 CH SP strongholds12.4% #71 GR · #1231 CH Centre strongholds46.1% #12 GR · #99 CH FDP strongholds9.7% #78 GR · #1432 CH GLP strongholds3.9% #60 GR · #1427 CH Green strongholds2.4% #82 GR · #1925 CH Largest by area93.9 km² #25 GR · #74 CH Highest municipalities859 m #74 GR · #360 CH Remotest municipalities154 min #41 GR · #51 CH Best-connected municipalities154 min #58 GR · #2057 CH Highest peaks3'055 m #40 GR · #126 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'724 m #52 GR · #154 CH Greatest vertical range2'290 m #26 GR · #127 CH Steepest municipalities25.5° #57 GR · #247 CH Solar potential30 GWh #30 GR · #687 CH Cheapest electricity28.95 Rp./kWh #56 GR · #1266 CH Most expensive electricity28.95 Rp./kWh #45 GR · #840 CH

Postal codes (8)

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Localities

swisstopo · 8

Alvaneu Bad7473 Alvaneu Dorf7492 Alvaschein7451 Brienz/Brinzauls GR7084 Mon7458 Stierva7459 Surava7472 Tiefencastel7450

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Albula/Alvra?: Albula/Alvra has 8 postal codes: 7084, 7450, 7451, 7458, 7459, 7472, 7473, 7492.
What is the tax rate in Albula/Alvra?: The municipal tax multiplier of Albula/Alvra is 100% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Albula/Alvra?: A single person without children pays about 13'300 CHF income tax in Albula/Alvra on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 69 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Albula/Alvra have?: Albula/Alvra has 1'310 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Albula/Alvra?: Albula/Alvra has 237 foreign residents, a share of 18.09% (2025).

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