Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
650 48.0%
Men
705 52.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
268 19.8%
Swiss citizens
1'029 75.9%
Foreign residents
326 24.1%
Population density
352 pop./km²
0–19 · 268 · 19.8%20–64 · 872 · 64.4%65+ · 215 · 15.9%
Foreign residents 24.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +13 (+1%) · 16 births · 5 deaths · net migration +2
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
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 Münchwilen: 21.9% Yes
13.6% YesNo 86.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 38.0% Yes
41.5% YesNo 58.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 61.3% Yes
69.0% YesNo 31.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 59.8% Yes
66.8% YesNo 33.2%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 56.7% Yes
56.8% YesNo 43.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 37.1% Yes
37.5% YesNo 62.5%
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% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 17.6% Yes
11.5% YesNo 88.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 45.8% Yes
52.5% YesNo 47.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 41.0% Yes
44.6% YesNo 55.4%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 70.8% Yes
71.0% YesNo 29.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP50.7% · strongest party
SVP50.7%
Mitte16.0%
FDP8.0%
Übrige6.3%
SP6.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier146%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
146%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 42 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'209 CHF(13.2%)
Rank 40 of 80 in the canton · 581 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'209 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Warth-Weiningen 10'862 CHF · most expensive Arbon 14'518 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'209 CHF(~13.2%)
BettwiesenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Bettwiesen | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.1% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.9% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.5% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.8% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.7% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.4% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.2% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.7% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.4% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.6% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.2% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.4% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.4% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.3% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020978 mm
9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
695 m
Mean elevation
560 m
Relief
194 m
Mean slope
5.7°
Flat share
54.5%
South-facing
12.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 194 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
Roof potential
13 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
17.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'900
Per inhabitant
9'594 kWh/yr
13 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 · 2027Tariff H4
31.55 Rp./kWh
Energy
14.6 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
13.32 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
31.55 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Politische Gemeinde Bettwiesen, Elektra
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 · 2024Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Thurgau382 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Thurgau (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
3.02 %
Second homes
7.2 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
629
Built before 194610.7%
Built since 200133.1%
3.02 %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 · 2024Jobs
337
Workplaces
83
Services share
39.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 36 (10.7%) · Secondary 168 (49.9%) · Tertiary 133 (39.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
12
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
253 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'355 #61 TG · #1247 CHGrowing municipalities1% #43 TG · #826 CHShrinking municipalities1% #38 TG · #1284 CHJobs per resident0.25 #75 TG · #1540 CHFamilies & children19.8% #58 TG · #1228 CHAge structure15.9% #76 TG · #1910 CHWomen share48% #74 TG · #1869 CHForeign residents24.1% #30 TG · #595 CHPopulation density352/km² #32 TG · #682 CHTax burden13'209 #40 TG · #581 CHTaxes146% #42 TGWarmest municipalities9.4 °C #51 TG · #1082 CHSunniest municipalities40.6% #8 TG · #1580 CHRainiest municipalities978 mm #37 TG · #1725 CHVoter turnout55.7% #50 TG · #1127 CHAgainst Switzerland26.5% #18 TG · #175 CHAligned with Switzerland73.5% #54 TG · #1291 CHSVP strongholds50.7% #21 TG · #218 CHSP strongholds6.1% #61 TG · #1871 CHCentre strongholds16% #25 TG · #766 CHFDP strongholds8% #50 TG · #1597 CHGLP strongholds5.6% #46 TG · #1066 CHGreen strongholds5.3% #75 TG · #1501 CHLargest by area3.9 km² #72 TG · #1729 CHHighest municipalities550 m #16 TG · #1005 CHSecond homes7.2% #73 TG · #1782 CHOrganic farming0% #76 TG · #1894 CHBest-connected municipalities84 min #26 TG · #1435 CHRemotest municipalities84 min #54 TG · #677 CHHighest peaks695 m #17 TG · #1227 CHHighest-lying municipalities560 m #14 TG · #1175 CHGreatest vertical range194 m #35 TG · #1396 CHSteepest municipalities5.7° #25 TG · #1453 CHSolar potential13 GWh #70 TG · #1351 CHSolar potential per capita9'594 kWh #51 TG · #1144 CHCheapest electricity31.55 Rp./kWh #52 TG · #1971 CHMost expensive electricity31.55 Rp./kWh #28 TG · #137 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Bettwiesen?
- The postal code of Bettwiesen is 9553.
- What is the tax rate in Bettwiesen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Bettwiesen is 146% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Bettwiesen?
- A single person without children pays about 13'209 CHF income tax in Bettwiesen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 40 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Bettwiesen have?
- Bettwiesen has 1'355 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Bettwiesen?
- Bettwiesen has 326 foreign residents, a share of 24.06% (2025).
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