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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
519 47.1%
Men
584 52.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
158 14.3%
Swiss citizens
908 82.3%
Foreign residents
195 17.7%
Population density
24 pop./km²
0–19 · 158 · 14.3%20–64 · 612 · 55.5%65+ · 333 · 30.2%
Foreign residents 17.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +4 (+0.4%) · 5 births · 13 deaths · net migration +15
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Region Bernina: 46.3% Yes
53.2% YesNo 46.8%
27.09.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Graubünden (Stimmrechtsalter 16)Cantonal GR● Rejected · 32.6% YesDistrict Region Bernina: 24.2% Yes
25.6% YesNo 74.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Region Bernina: 62.2% Yes
55.2% YesNo 44.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Region Bernina: 48.4% Yes
54.6% YesNo 45.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Region Bernina: 38.7% Yes
38.3% YesNo 61.7%
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 Bernina: 21.0% Yes
20.8% YesNo 79.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Region Bernina: 31.8% Yes
38.8% YesNo 61.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Region Bernina: 46.5% Yes
54.4% YesNo 45.6%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Region Bernina: 67.0% Yes
65.4% YesNo 34.6%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP46.7% · strongest party
SVP46.7%
SP22.3%
Mitte17.7%
FDP10.2%
GLP1.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier85%
Cantonal tax multiplier92%
85%GR range 30%120%
Tax rank 40 of 100 in canton Grisons
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'394 CHF(12.4%)
Rank 37 of 100 in the canton · 369 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:12'394 CHF(~12.4%)
BrusioCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeBrusioGrisonsSwitzerland median
40'0003.7%2.6–4.3%5.4%
50'0005.7%4.1–6.8%7.8%
60'0007.6%5.5–9%10.5%
70'0009.2%6.6–10.8%11.9%
80'00010.3%7.5–12.2%13.1%
90'00011.3%8.2–13.3%14.1%
100'00012.4%9.1–14.5%15.3%
110'00013.3%9.8–15.5%16.3%
120'00014.1%10.5–16.4%17.2%
130'00014.8%11–17.2%18.1%
140'00015.6%11.7–18%19%
150'00016.2%12.2–18.8%19.7%
175'00017.8%13.5–20.5%21.6%
200'00019.1%14.7–21.9%23.2%
225'00020.2%15.6–23.1%24.6%
250'00021.2%16.5–24.1%25.8%
275'00022%17.3–25%26.8%
300'00022.7%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 1991–20200.6 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)3.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'396 mm
0.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
2'878 m
Mean elevation
1'762 m
Relief
2'361 m
Mean slope
31.1°
Flat share
0.8%
South-facing
29.6%
Above 2000 m
40.6%
Relief 2'361 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
16.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
22 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'600
Per inhabitant
14'696 kWh/yr
16 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
13.15 Rp./kWh
Energy
3.4 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
6.12 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
13.15 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.55 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Comune di Brusio, Erogazione d'Energia Elettrica
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
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300535 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Grisons363 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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
0.77 %
Second homes
43 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
909
Built before 194650.9%
Built since 20013.6%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.77 %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
914
Workplaces
139
Services share
32.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 158 (17.3%) · Secondary 456 (49.9%) · Tertiary 300 (32.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
24
Organic share
50 %
Farmland
443 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 331 min · Car 185 min
AgglomerationPT 127 min · Car 63 min
Remoteness 1/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number3551
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'103 #52 GR · #1395 CHGrowing municipalities0.4% #57 GR · #1197 CHShrinking municipalities0.4% #44 GR · #912 CHJobs per resident0.83 #14 GR · #147 CHFamilies & children14.3% #77 GR · #2015 CHAge structure30.2% #18 GR · #92 CHWomen share47.1% #83 GR · #2004 CHForeign residents17.7% #46 GR · #1074 CHPopulation density24/km² #52 GR · #1943 CHTax burden12'394 #37 GR · #369 CHTaxes85% #40 GRWarmest municipalities0.6 °C #78 GR · #2078 CHSunniest municipalities52.9% #7 GR · #162 CHRainiest municipalities1'396 mm #31 GR · #358 CHVoter turnout60.5% #11 GR · #542 CHAgainst Switzerland23.5% #8 GR · #301 CHAligned with Switzerland76.5% #45 GR · #1146 CHSVP strongholds46.7% #6 GR · #333 CHSP strongholds22.3% #15 GR · #308 CHCentre strongholds17.7% #66 GR · #660 CHFDP strongholds10.2% #73 GR · #1374 CHGLP strongholds1.7% #89 GR · #1805 CHGreen strongholds1% #95 GR · #2015 CHLargest by area46.3 km² #46 GR · #195 CHHighest municipalities1'042 m #64 GR · #234 CHSecond homes43% #61 GR · #195 CHOrganic farming50% #55 GR · #122 CHBest-connected municipalities331 min #100 GR · #2110 CHRemotest municipalities331 min #1 GR · #1 CHHighest peaks2'878 m #53 GR · #175 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'762 m #50 GR · #144 CHGreatest vertical range2'361 m #23 GR · #116 CHSteepest municipalities31.1° #12 GR · #64 CHSolar potential16 GWh #57 GR · #1182 CHSolar potential per capita14'696 kWh #57 GR · #444 CHCheapest electricity13.15 Rp./kWh #7 GR · #8 CHMost expensive electricity13.15 Rp./kWh #94 GR · #2099 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 5
What is the postal code of Brusio?
Brusio has 4 postal codes: 7743, 7744, 7747, 7748.
What is the tax rate in Brusio?
The municipal tax multiplier of Brusio is 85% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Brusio?
A single person without children pays about 12'394 CHF income tax in Brusio on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 37 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Brusio have?
Brusio has 1'103 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Brusio?
Brusio has 195 foreign residents, a share of 17.68% (2025).

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