Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'061 48.5%
Men
2'191 51.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
815 19.2%
Swiss citizens
2'808 66.0%
Foreign residents
1'444 34.0%
Population density
363 pop./km²
0–19 · 815 · 19.2%20–64 · 2'659 · 62.5%65+ · 778 · 18.3%
Foreign residents 34.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +79 (+1.9%) · 43 births · 32 deaths · net migration +66
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
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 62.0% Yes
65.0% YesNo 35.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 61.5% Yes
65.6% YesNo 34.4%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 54.0% Yes
50.4% YesNo 49.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 33.3% Yes
36.4% YesNo 63.6%
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 Weinfelden: 18.0% Yes
15.5% YesNo 84.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 45.8% Yes
50.4% YesNo 49.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 42.7% Yes
47.1% YesNo 52.9%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 70.4% Yes
70.0% YesNo 30.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP49.7% · strongest party
SVP49.7%
Mitte14.0%
FDP8.9%
SP7.6%
GLP6.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier151%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
151%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 59 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'435 CHF(13.4%)
Rank 55 of 80 in the canton · 675 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:13'435 CHF(~13.4%)
BürglenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Bürglen | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.3% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.1% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.7% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.9% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.6% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.4% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.3% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.6% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.2% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.8% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.2% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.5% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.7% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.7% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.6% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.3% | 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 1991–20201'004 mm
9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
515 m
Mean elevation
449 m
Relief
91 m
Mean slope
2.4°
Flat share
88.3%
South-facing
2.6%
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
48.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
62.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
10'800
Per inhabitant
11'465 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 · 2027Tariff range H4
29.6–32.55 Rp./kWh
31.08 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG · Politische Gemeinde Bürglen TG, Elektrizitätsversorgung
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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
0.77 %
Second homes
11.6 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
2'069
Built before 194625.7%
Built since 200127.6%
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 · 2024Jobs
1'723
Workplaces
254
Services share
64.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 184 (10.7%) · Secondary 422 (24.5%) · Tertiary 1'117 (64.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
36
Organic share
25 %
Farmland
826 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 municipalities4'252 #16 TG · #526 CHGrowing municipalities1.9% #23 TG · #382 CHShrinking municipalities1.9% #58 TG · #1729 CHJobs per resident0.41 #33 TG · #816 CHFamilies & children19.2% #66 TG · #1403 CHAge structure18.3% #62 TG · #1592 CHWomen share48.5% #66 TG · #1722 CHForeign residents34% #11 TG · #177 CHPopulation density363/km² #30 TG · #662 CHTax burden13'435 #57 TG · #677 CHTaxes151% #59 TGWarmest municipalities9.2 °C #67 TG · #1262 CHSunniest municipalities40.1% #16 TG · #1850 CHRainiest municipalities1'004 mm #23 TG · #1603 CHVoter turnout46.6% #78 TG · #1959 CHAgainst Switzerland26% #21 TG · #212 CHAligned with Switzerland74% #50 TG · #1258 CHSVP strongholds49.7% #24 TG · #243 CHSP strongholds7.6% #45 TG · #1743 CHCentre strongholds14% #45 TG · #903 CHFDP strongholds8.9% #42 TG · #1514 CHGLP strongholds6.2% #38 TG · #941 CHGreen strongholds4.8% #78 TG · #1583 CHLargest by area11.7 km² #33 TG · #839 CHHighest municipalities441 m #54 TG · #1612 CHSecond homes11.6% #21 TG · #954 CHOrganic farming25% #15 TG · #467 CHBest-connected municipalities83 min #25 TG · #1419 CHRemotest municipalities83 min #56 TG · #704 CHHighest peaks515 m #66 TG · #1828 CHHighest-lying municipalities449 m #59 TG · #1727 CHGreatest vertical range91 m #70 TG · #1875 CHSteepest municipalities2.4° #66 TG · #1973 CHSolar potential49 GWh #15 TG · #344 CHSolar potential per capita11'465 kWh #37 TG · #831 CHCheapest electricity31.08 Rp./kWh #51 TG · #1899 CHMost expensive electricity31.08 Rp./kWh #29 TG · #208 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Bürglen?
- Bürglen has 2 postal codes: 8575, 8584.
- What is the tax rate in Bürglen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Bürglen is 151% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Bürglen?
- A single person without children pays about 13'435 CHF income tax in Bürglen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 55 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Bürglen have?
- Bürglen has 4'252 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Bürglen?
- Bürglen has 1'444 foreign residents, a share of 33.96% (2025).
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