Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
450 49.0%
Men
469 51.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
195 21.2%
Swiss citizens
802 87.3%
Foreign residents
117 12.7%
Population density
100 pop./km²
0–19 · 195 · 21.2%20–64 · 590 · 64.2%65+ · 134 · 14.6%
Foreign residents 12.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +15 (+1.7%) · 13 births · 4 deaths · net migration +4
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
22.3% YesNo 77.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 38.0% Yes
40.6% YesNo 59.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 61.3% Yes
62.8% YesNo 37.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 59.8% Yes
63.4% YesNo 36.6%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 56.7% Yes
58.8% YesNo 41.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 37.1% Yes
22.4% YesNo 77.6%
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
18.3% YesNo 81.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 45.8% Yes
48.1% YesNo 51.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Münchwilen: 41.0% Yes
44.4% YesNo 55.6%
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
66.9% YesNo 33.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP58.5% · strongest party
SVP58.5%
Mitte13.3%
GRÜNE7.2%
GLP5.7%
SP5.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier147%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
147%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 45 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'254 CHF(13.3%)
Rank 43 of 80 in the canton · 597 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:13'254 CHF(~13.3%)
BraunauCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Braunau | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.2% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.9% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.6% | 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 | 13.3% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.1% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.8% | 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 | 19.3% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.5% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.5% | 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 1991–20209.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'029 mm
9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
774 m
Mean elevation
672 m
Relief
207 m
Mean slope
6.8°
Flat share
39.2%
South-facing
9.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 207 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
12.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
15.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'700
Per inhabitant
13'134 kWh/yr
12 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
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
2.47 %
Second homes
6.7 %
Avg. rooms
4.6
Dwellings
405
Built before 194630.9%
Built since 200134.6%
2.47 %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
291
Workplaces
84
Services share
55 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 102 (35.1%) · Secondary 29 (10.0%) · Tertiary 160 (55.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
33
Organic share
9.1 %
Farmland
608 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 municipalities919 #72 TG · #1507 CHGrowing municipalities1.7% #29 TG · #468 CHShrinking municipalities1.7% #52 TG · #1648 CHJobs per resident0.32 #64 TG · #1192 CHFamilies & children21.2% #38 TG · #759 CHAge structure14.6% #80 TG · #2015 CHWomen share49% #49 TG · #1531 CHForeign residents12.7% #67 TG · #1473 CHPopulation density100/km² #70 TG · #1470 CHTax burden13'254 #43 TG · #597 CHTaxes147% #45 TGWarmest municipalities9.2 °C #63 TG · #1258 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #13 TG · #1788 CHRainiest municipalities1'029 mm #15 TG · #1495 CHVoter turnout60.5% #21 TG · #545 CHSVP strongholds58.5% #2 TG · #67 CHSP strongholds5.4% #68 TG · #1917 CHCentre strongholds13.3% #55 TG · #942 CHFDP strongholds3.9% #78 TG · #1934 CHGLP strongholds5.7% #44 TG · #1041 CHGreen strongholds7.2% #55 TG · #1059 CHLargest by area9.2 km² #47 TG · #1030 CHHighest municipalities693 m #2 TG · #611 CHSecond homes6.7% #78 TG · #1884 CHOrganic farming9.1% #66 TG · #1302 CHBest-connected municipalities88 min #32 TG · #1529 CHRemotest municipalities88 min #46 TG · #592 CHHighest peaks774 m #5 TG · #1034 CHHighest-lying municipalities672 m #2 TG · #824 CHGreatest vertical range207 m #30 TG · #1332 CHSteepest municipalities6.8° #12 TG · #1273 CHSolar potential12 GWh #74 TG · #1409 CHSolar potential per capita13'134 kWh #26 TG · #609 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Braunau?
- The postal code of Braunau is 9502.
- What is the tax rate in Braunau?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Braunau is 147% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Braunau?
- A single person without children pays about 13'254 CHF income tax in Braunau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Braunau have?
- Braunau has 919 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Braunau?
- Braunau has 117 foreign residents, a share of 12.73% (2025).
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