Switzerland · Canton TG
Bottighofen
8280–8598Residents
2'765
Area
2.4 km²
Population density
1'133 pop./km²
Elevation
430 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
103%
Postal codes
2
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'391 50.3%
Men
1'374 49.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
541 19.6%
Swiss citizens
1'697 61.4%
Foreign residents
1'068 38.6%
Population density
1'133 pop./km²
0–19 · 541 · 19.6%20–64 · 1'560 · 56.4%65+ · 664 · 24.0%
Foreign residents 38.6%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
58.1% YesNo 41.9%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
43.6% YesNo 56.4%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes
63.0% YesNo 37.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
25.2% YesNo 74.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
38.3% YesNo 61.8%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
33.0% YesNo 67.0%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
76.6% YesNo 23.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
39.7% YesNo 60.3%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
13.9% YesNo 86.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP29.7% · strongest party
SVP29.7%
FDP18.5%
Mitte16.5%
SP13.2%
GRÜNE9.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier103%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
103%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 3 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'268 CHF(11.3%)
Rank 3 of 80 in the canton · 153 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:11'268 CHF(~11.3%)
BottighofenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Bottighofen | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.2% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.7% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.1% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.1% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 9.9% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 10.5% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.3% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 12.6% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 13.2% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 13.8% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 14.3% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 15.6% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 16.8% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 17.9% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 18.9% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 19.6% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 20.3% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020889 mm
10 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
487 m
Mean elevation
434 m
Relief
91 m
Mean slope
5.1°
Flat share
66.9%
South-facing
1.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 91 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
14.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
18.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'100
14 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 · 2026Tariff H4
30.8 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
13.8 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
30.8 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator Politische Gemeinde Bottighofen, Elektrizitätsversorgung
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
BFSVacancy rate
0.66 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
1'360
Built before 194612.1%
Built since 200142.8%
0.66 %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 · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Websitebottighofen.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities2'765 #36 TG · #773 CHFamilies & children19.6% #59 TG · #1284 CHAge structure24% #9 TG · #522 CHWomen share50.3% #15 TG · #747 CHForeign residents38.6% #7 TG · #93 CHPopulation density1'133/km² #6 TG · #183 CHTax burden11'268 #3 TG · #153 CHTaxes103% #3 TGWarmest municipalities10 °C #13 TG · #543 CHSunniest municipalities39.3% #57 TG · #2069 CHRainiest municipalities889 mm #72 TG · #1966 CHVoter turnout61.3% #10 TG · #378 CHAgainst Switzerland7% #68 TG · #1381 CHAligned with Switzerland93% #3 TG · #105 CHSVP strongholds29.7% #77 TG · #1288 CHSP strongholds13.2% #9 TG · #1142 CHCentre strongholds16.5% #21 TG · #730 CHFDP strongholds18.5% #3 TG · #555 CHGLP strongholds8.1% #10 TG · #569 CHGreen strongholds9.2% #24 TG · #682 CHLargest by area2.4 km² #75 TG · #1960 CHHighest municipalities430 m #61 TG · #1709 CHRemotest municipalities104 min #9 TG · #345 CHBest-connected municipalities104 min #72 TG · #1769 CHHighest peaks487 m #71 TG · #1925 CHHighest-lying municipalities434 m #71 TG · #1826 CHGreatest vertical range91 m #68 TG · #1873 CHSteepest municipalities5.1° #33 TG · #1552 CHSolar potential14 GWh #68 TG · #1282 CHCheapest electricity30.8 Rp./kWh #47 TG · #1798 CHMost expensive electricity30.8 Rp./kWh #34 TG · #310 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Bottighofen?
- Bottighofen has 2 postal codes: 8280, 8598.
- What is the tax rate in Bottighofen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Bottighofen is 103% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Bottighofen?
- A single person without children pays about 11'268 CHF income tax in Bottighofen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Bottighofen have?
- Bottighofen has 2'765 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Bottighofen?
- Bottighofen has 1'068 foreign residents, a share of 38.63% (2025).
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