What is the postal code of Beggingen?

Beggingen has 2 postal codes: 8226, 8228.

What is the tax rate in Beggingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Beggingen is 114% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.

How much tax do you pay in Beggingen?

A single person without children pays about 13'441 CHF income tax in Beggingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 23 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Beggingen have?

Beggingen has 459 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Beggingen?

Beggingen has 55 foreign residents, a share of 11.98% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SH

Beggingen

8226–8228

SH CANTON8226 8228

Residents

459

Area

12.6 km²

Population density

36 pop./km²

Elevation

586 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

910 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

114%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

215 46.8%

Men

244 53.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

79 17.2%

Swiss citizens

404 88.0%

Foreign residents

55 12.0%

Population density

36 pop./km²

0–19 · 79 · 17.2%20–64 · 251 · 54.7%65+ · 129 · 28.1%

Foreign residents 12.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Beggingen

BFS

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

66.7% YesNo 33.3%

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

73.7% YesNo 26.3%

14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% Yes

72.9% YesNo 27.1%

14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% Yes

64.2% YesNo 35.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

30.7% YesNo 69.3%

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

15.7% YesNo 84.3%

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

62.0% YesNo 38.0%

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

51.6% YesNo 48.4%

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

67.0% YesNo 33.1%

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

67.4% YesNo 32.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP69.1% · strongest party

SVP69.1%

SP12.6%

FDP4.4%

GRÜNE4.2%

EDU3.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier114%

Cantonal tax multiplier76%

114%SH range 59%117%

Tax rank 23 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'441 CHF(13.4%)

Rank 23 of 26 in the canton · 682 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'457 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Buchberg 10'060 CHF · most expensive Oberhallau 13'625 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'441 CHF(~13.4%)

BeggingenCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Beggingen	Schaffhausen	Switzerland median
40'000	6%	4.4–6.1%	5.4%
50'000	7.7%	5.6–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.1%	6.7–9.2%	10.5%
70'000	10.3%	7.6–10.4%	11.9%
80'000	11.4%	8.4–11.5%	13.1%
90'000	12.3%	9.1–12.5%	14.1%
100'000	13.4%	10.1–13.6%	15.3%
110'000	14.4%	10.8–14.6%	16.3%
120'000	15.2%	11.5–15.4%	17.2%
130'000	15.9%	12.1–16.1%	18.1%
140'000	16.6%	12.7–16.8%	19%
150'000	17.2%	13.2–17.4%	19.7%
175'000	18.9%	14.6–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	20.4%	15.9–20.6%	23.2%
225'000	21.6%	17–21.9%	24.6%
250'000	22.6%	17.9–22.9%	25.8%
275'000	23.2%	18.5–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.7%	18.9–24%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020819 mm

8.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

910 m

Mean elevation

676 m

Relief

408 m

Mean slope

11.9°

Flat share

17.0%

South-facing

18.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 408 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

10.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

13.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'400

11 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

32.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.63 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.48 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

32.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 32.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk des Kantons Schaffhausen AG

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

2.63 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

266

Built before 194654.1%

Built since 200110.2%

2.63 %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 106 min · Car 78 min

AgglomerationPT 47 min · Car 28 min

Remoteness 3/26 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebeggingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities459 #23 SH · #1842 CH Families & children17.2% #22 SH · #1797 CH Age structure28.1% #2 SH · #167 CH Women share46.8% #25 SH · #2022 CH Foreign residents12% #24 SH · #1549 CH Population density36/km² #26 SH · #1868 CH Tax burden13'441 #23 SH · #682 CH Taxes114% #23 SH Warmest municipalities8.8 °C #22 SH · #1463 CH Sunniest municipalities40.1% #6 SH · #1816 CH Rainiest municipalities819 mm #23 SH · #2039 CH Voter turnout71.1% #21 SH · #38 CH SVP strongholds69.1% #1 SH · #14 CH SP strongholds12.6% #26 SH · #1207 CH Centre strongholds0% #26 SH · #2092 CH FDP strongholds4.4% #26 SH · #1890 CH GLP strongholds2.2% #25 SH · #1725 CH Green strongholds4.2% #9 SH · #1698 CH Largest by area12.6 km² #10 SH · #766 CH Highest municipalities586 m #4 SH · #866 CH Remotest municipalities106 min #3 SH · #310 CH Best-connected municipalities106 min #24 SH · #1801 CH Highest peaks910 m #2 SH · #816 CH Highest-lying municipalities676 m #3 SH · #816 CH Greatest vertical range408 m #6 SH · #803 CH Steepest municipalities11.9° #4 SH · #780 CH Solar potential11 GWh #15 SH · #1482 CH Cheapest electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #16 SH · #1939 CH Most expensive electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #15 SH · #172 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Beggingen8228 Schleitheim8226

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Beggingen?: Beggingen has 2 postal codes: 8226, 8228.
What is the tax rate in Beggingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Beggingen is 114% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Beggingen?: A single person without children pays about 13'441 CHF income tax in Beggingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 23 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Beggingen have?: Beggingen has 459 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Beggingen?: Beggingen has 55 foreign residents, a share of 11.98% (2025).

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