What is the postal code of Breil/Brigels?

Breil/Brigels has 7 postal codes: 7134, 7158, 7159, 7162, 7163, 7164, 7165.

What is the tax rate in Breil/Brigels?

The municipal tax multiplier of Breil/Brigels is 90% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Breil/Brigels?

A single person without children pays about 12'696 CHF income tax in Breil/Brigels on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Breil/Brigels have?

Breil/Brigels has 1'738 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Breil/Brigels?

Breil/Brigels has 171 foreign residents, a share of 9.84% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR · Region Surselva

Breil/Brigels

7134–7165

GR CANTON7134 7158 7159 7162+3 PLZ

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

847 48.7%

Men

891 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

315 18.1%

Swiss citizens

1'567 90.2%

Foreign residents

171 9.8%

Population density

18 pop./km²

0–19 · 315 · 18.1%20–64 · 956 · 55.0%65+ · 467 · 26.9%

Foreign residents 9.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +32 (+1.9%) · 10 births · 17 deaths · net migration +36

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 Breil/Brigels

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 Region Surselva: 21.7% Yes

19.9% YesNo 80.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 31.7% Yes

36.0% YesNo 64.0%

27.09.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Graubünden (Stimmrechtsalter 16)Cantonal GR● Rejected · 32.6% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 30.7% Yes

27.9% YesNo 72.1%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 62.3% Yes

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 46.9% Yes

52.7% YesNo 47.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 43.3% Yes

44.5% YesNo 55.5%

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 Region Surselva: 19.5% Yes

15.6% YesNo 84.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 31.5% Yes

37.2% YesNo 62.8%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 37.2% Yes

42.0% YesNo 58.0%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 69.5% Yes

68.8% YesNo 31.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte46.7% · strongest party

Mitte46.7%

SVP29.6%

SP10.4%

FDP6.0%

GLP2.8%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier90%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

90%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 55 of 100 in canton Grisons

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'696 CHF(12.7%)

Rank 47 of 100 in the canton · 439 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'696 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Rongellen 9'071 CHF · most expensive Flerden 14'508 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'696 CHF(~12.7%)

Breil/BrigelsCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Breil/Brigels	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	3.8%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	5.9%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.8%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	9.4%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	10.6%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	11.6%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	12.7%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	13.6%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	14.4%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	15.2%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	15.9%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	16.6%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	18.2%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	19.5%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	20.6%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	21.6%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.4%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	23.1%	17.9–25.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20203.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'621 mm

3.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'414 m

Mean elevation

1'883 m

Relief

2'680 m

Mean slope

25.6°

Flat share

4.0%

South-facing

39.4%

Above 2000 m

47.1%

Relief 2'680 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

49.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

73.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'000

Per inhabitant

28'452 kWh/yr

49 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

29.79 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.38 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.12 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.3 Rp./kWh

29.79 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 28.55 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Repower 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 3

Standard model, deductible 300510 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Grisons363 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Breil/Brigels →Canton Grisons →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton Grisons. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Grisons (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

0.52 %

Second homes

68 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

2'480

Built before 194631.7%

Built since 200121.3%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

0.52 %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

753

Workplaces

174

Services share

63.2 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 130 (17.3%) · Secondary 147 (19.5%) · Tertiary 476 (63.2%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

82.2 %

Farmland

1'278 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 149 min · Car 121 min

AgglomerationPT 60 min · Car 52 min

Remoteness 51/100 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number3981

Websitebreil.ch ↗

DistrictRegion Surselva

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Breil/Brigels ranks

Largest municipalities1'738 #33 GR · #1062 CH Growing municipalities1.9% #24 GR · #385 CH Shrinking municipalities1.9% #77 GR · #1722 CH Jobs per resident0.43 #67 GR · #742 CH Families & children18.1% #36 GR · #1656 CH Age structure26.9% #38 GR · #239 CH Women share48.7% #57 GR · #1648 CH Foreign residents9.8% #77 GR · #1709 CH Population density18/km² #64 GR · #1996 CH Tax burden12'696 #50 GR · #442 CH Taxes90% #55 GR Warmest municipalities3.1 °C #66 GR · #2058 CH Sunniest municipalities46.1% #92 GR · #550 CH Rainiest municipalities1'621 mm #5 GR · #162 CH Voter turnout51% #79 GR · #1699 CH Against Switzerland15.8% #13 GR · #822 CH Aligned with Switzerland84.2% #41 GR · #633 CH SVP strongholds29.6% #59 GR · #1297 CH SP strongholds10.4% #82 GR · #1480 CH Centre strongholds46.7% #11 GR · #95 CH FDP strongholds6% #90 GR · #1788 CH GLP strongholds2.8% #75 GR · #1637 CH Green strongholds2.8% #75 GR · #1894 CH Largest by area96.6 km² #24 GR · #71 CH Highest municipalities2'189 m #7 GR · #16 CH Second homes68% #25 GR · #59 CH Organic farming82.2% #20 GR · #34 CH Best-connected municipalities149 min #53 GR · #2048 CH Remotest municipalities149 min #51 GR · #65 CH Highest peaks3'414 m #7 GR · #46 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'883 m #39 GR · #111 CH Greatest vertical range2'680 m #4 GR · #45 CH Steepest municipalities25.6° #56 GR · #242 CH Solar potential49 GWh #15 GR · #334 CH Solar potential per capita28'452 kWh #12 GR · #55 CH Cheapest electricity29.79 Rp./kWh #76 GR · #1743 CH Most expensive electricity29.79 Rp./kWh #26 GR · #365 CH

Postal codes (7)

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Localities

swisstopo · 7

Andiast7159 Breil/Brigels7165 Danis7163 Dardin7164 Obersaxen7134 Tavanasa7162 Waltensburg/Vuorz7158

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Breil/Brigels?: Breil/Brigels has 7 postal codes: 7134, 7158, 7159, 7162, 7163, 7164, 7165.
What is the tax rate in Breil/Brigels?: The municipal tax multiplier of Breil/Brigels is 90% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Breil/Brigels?: A single person without children pays about 12'696 CHF income tax in Breil/Brigels on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Breil/Brigels have?: Breil/Brigels has 1'738 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Breil/Brigels?: Breil/Brigels has 171 foreign residents, a share of 9.84% (2025).

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