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 · Bezirk Schleitheim

Beggingen

8226–8228

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

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%

Population change 2025: −26 (−5.4%) · 3 births · 8 deaths · net migration −20

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Beggingen

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% YesDistrict Bezirk Schleitheim: 22.0% Yes

14.4% YesNo 85.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Schleitheim: 48.0% Yes

63.8% YesNo 36.2%

27.09.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag angenommen werden?Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Schleitheim: 57.3% Yes

67.9% YesNo 32.1%

27.09.2026B. Änderung des Strassengesetzes (Gegenvorschlag zur Verkehrsflussinitiative)Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Schleitheim: 50.6% Yes

48.1% YesNo 51.9%

27.09.2026A. Volksinitiative «für flüssigen Verkehr auf kantonalen Hauptstrassen (Verkehrsflussinitiative)»Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Schleitheim: 57.9% Yes

68.6% YesNo 31.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Schleitheim: 63.0% Yes

66.7% YesNo 33.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Schleitheim: 64.0% Yes

73.7% YesNo 26.3%

14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Schleitheim: 74.4% Yes

72.9% YesNo 27.1%

14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Schleitheim: 67.6% Yes

64.2% YesNo 35.8%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Schleitheim: 33.8% Yes

30.7% YesNo 69.3%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

23'747 kWh/yr

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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

30.82 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.9 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.05 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

30.82 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 30.82 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300557 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Schaffhausen413 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Beggingen →Canton Schaffhausen →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Schaffhausen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Schaffhausen (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

2.63 %

Second homes

18.1 %

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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

137

Workplaces

Services share

43.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 52 (38.0%) · Secondary 25 (18.2%) · Tertiary 60 (43.8%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

6.3 %

Farmland

869 ha

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

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number2951

Websitebeggingen.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Schleitheim

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Beggingen ranks

Largest municipalities459 #23 SH · #1842 CH Growing municipalities-5.4% #26 SH · #2096 CH Shrinking municipalities-5.4% #1 SH · #13 CH Jobs per resident0.3 #14 SH · #1288 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 turnout71.5% #20 SH · #45 CH SVP strongholds69.1% #1 SH · #14 CH SP strongholds12.6% #26 SH · #1212 CH Centre strongholds0% #26 SH · #2097 CH FDP strongholds4.4% #26 SH · #1895 CH GLP strongholds2.2% #25 SH · #1728 CH Green strongholds4.2% #9 SH · #1703 CH Largest by area12.6 km² #10 SH · #766 CH Highest municipalities586 m #4 SH · #867 CH Second homes18.1% #2 SH · #397 CH Organic farming6.3% #18 SH · #1469 CH Best-connected municipalities106 min #24 SH · #1801 CH Remotest municipalities106 min #3 SH · #310 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 Solar potential per capita23'747 kWh #1 SH · #105 CH Cheapest electricity30.82 Rp./kWh #16 SH · #1876 CH Most expensive electricity30.82 Rp./kWh #15 SH · #235 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Beggingen8228 Schleitheim8226

Nearby municipalities

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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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