Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'956 49.9%
Men
1'967 50.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
786 20.0%
Swiss citizens
3'638 92.7%
Foreign residents
285 7.3%
Population density
74 pop./km²
0–19 · 786 · 20.0%20–64 · 2'281 · 58.1%65+ · 856 · 21.8%
Foreign residents 7.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +22 (+0.6%) · 36 births · 39 deaths · net migration +17
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
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
68.4% YesNo 31.6%
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% Yes
16.6% YesNo 83.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
43.1% YesNo 56.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
46.7% YesNo 53.3%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
69.2% YesNo 30.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
55.1% YesNo 44.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte57.1% · strongest party
Mitte57.1%
SVP41.4%
Übrige1.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier92%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
92%UR range 91%117%
Tax rank 2 of 19 in canton UriTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'296 CHF(11.3%)
Rank 2 of 19 in the canton · 160 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 11'842 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Schattdorf 11'246 CHF · most expensive Isenthal 12'536 CHF
100'000 CHF:11'296 CHF(~11.3%)
BürglenCanton range UriSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Bürglen | Uri | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.5% | 6.5–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.7% | 7.7–8.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.8% | 8.7–9.8% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.6% | 9.5–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.2% | 10.1–11.4% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 10.6% | 10.6–11.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.3% | 11.2–12.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 11.9% | 11.8–13.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 12.3% | 12.3–13.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 12.8% | 12.7–14.1% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 13.3% | 13.2–14.6% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 13.7% | 13.6–15% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 14.8% | 14.7–16.2% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 15.8% | 15.7–17.2% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 16.6% | 16.6–18% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 17.4% | 17.3–18.9% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 18% | 18–19.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 18.6% | 18.5–20.1% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20203.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20202'082 mm
3.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'508 m
Mean elevation
1'589 m
Relief
2'060 m
Mean slope
26°
Flat share
4.0%
South-facing
25.6%
Above 2000 m
18.2%
Relief 2'060 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
30.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
43 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'800
Per inhabitant
7'836 kWh/yr
31 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 H4
24.09 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.25 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.94 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
24.09 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator energieUri 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 · 2024Standard model, deductible 300495 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Uri324 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 Uri (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
0.1 %
Second homes
12 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
1'981
Built before 194620.2%
Built since 200119.6%
0.1 %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
1'552
Workplaces
286
Services share
62.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 194 (12.5%) · Secondary 382 (24.6%) · Tertiary 976 (62.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
86
Organic share
7 %
Farmland
1'096 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 · CC0BFS municipality number1205
Websitebuerglen.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities3'923 #4 UR · #570 CHGrowing municipalities0.6% #10 UR · #1064 CHShrinking municipalities0.6% #10 UR · #1041 CHJobs per resident0.4 #7 UR · #848 CHFamilies & children20% #8 UR · #1138 CHAge structure21.8% #13 UR · #892 CHWomen share49.9% #3 UR · #999 CHForeign residents7.3% #15 UR · #1910 CHPopulation density74/km² #5 UR · #1621 CHTax burden11'296 #2 UR · #160 CHTaxes92% #2 URWarmest municipalities3.2 °C #14 UR · #2053 CHSunniest municipalities45.1% #15 UR · #645 CHRainiest municipalities2'082 mm #2 UR · #15 CHVoter turnout51% #11 UR · #1597 CHAgainst Switzerland28% #2 UR · #123 CHAligned with Switzerland72% #8 UR · #1325 CHSVP strongholds41.4% #9 UR · #594 CHCentre strongholds57.1% #9 UR · #43 CHLargest by area53.1 km² #11 UR · #163 CHHighest municipalities525 m #14 UR · #1097 CHSecond homes12% #17 UR · #904 CHOrganic farming7% #15 UR · #1427 CHBest-connected municipalities82 min #4 UR · #1384 CHRemotest municipalities82 min #16 UR · #715 CHHighest peaks2'508 m #14 UR · #238 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'589 m #13 UR · #185 CHGreatest vertical range2'060 m #12 UR · #185 CHSteepest municipalities26° #14 UR · #232 CHSolar potential31 GWh #3 UR · #653 CHSolar potential per capita7'836 kWh #11 UR · #1499 CHCheapest electricity24.09 Rp./kWh #7 UR · #217 CHMost expensive electricity24.09 Rp./kWh #4 UR · #1880 CH
Postal codes (5)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 6Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Bürglen?
- Bürglen has 5 postal codes: 6436, 6460, 6463, 6464, 6469.
- What is the tax rate in Bürglen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Bürglen is 92% (2026); canton UR levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Bürglen?
- A single person without children pays about 11'296 CHF income tax in Bürglen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 19 in canton UR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Bürglen have?
- Bürglen has 3'923 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Bürglen?
- Bürglen has 285 foreign residents, a share of 7.26% (2025).
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