Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'246 47.9%
Men
1'353 52.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
589 22.7%
Swiss citizens
2'126 81.8%
Foreign residents
473 18.2%
Population density
138 pop./km²
0–19 · 589 · 22.7%20–64 · 1'577 · 60.7%65+ · 433 · 16.7%
Foreign residents 18.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −16 (−0.6%) · 20 births · 20 deaths · net migration −11
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 Weinfelden: 21.7% Yes
18.2% YesNo 81.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 39.6% Yes
44.6% YesNo 55.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 62.0% Yes
63.6% YesNo 36.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 61.5% Yes
70.6% YesNo 29.4%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 54.0% Yes
51.1% YesNo 48.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 33.3% Yes
29.1% YesNo 70.9%
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
14.1% YesNo 85.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 45.8% Yes
50.1% YesNo 50.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 42.7% Yes
44.8% YesNo 55.2%
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
67.8% YesNo 32.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP58.4% · strongest party
SVP58.4%
Mitte15.2%
GRÜNE5.8%
SP5.8%
FDP5.8%
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 60 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%)
BussnangCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Bussnang | 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 1991–20209.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020995 mm
9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
725 m
Mean elevation
501 m
Relief
310 m
Mean slope
5°
Flat share
61.8%
South-facing
5.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 310 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
39.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
51 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'800
Per inhabitant
15'225 kWh/yr
40 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
27.43 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.05 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.25 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.8 Rp./kWh
27.43 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Politische Gemeinde Bussnang, Elektrizitätsversorgung
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 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 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
1'168
Built before 194639.0%
Built since 200126.2%
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
3'337
Workplaces
204
Services share
21.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 196 (5.9%) · Secondary 2'419 (72.5%) · Tertiary 722 (21.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
57
Organic share
22.8 %
Farmland
1'222 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 municipalities2'599 #39 TG · #820 CHGrowing municipalities-0.6% #74 TG · #1690 CHShrinking municipalities-0.6% #8 TG · #421 CHJobs per resident1.28 #1 TG · #48 CHFamilies & children22.7% #13 TG · #380 CHAge structure16.7% #73 TG · #1820 CHWomen share47.9% #75 TG · #1891 CHForeign residents18.2% #50 TG · #1027 CHPopulation density138/km² #60 TG · #1275 CHTax burden13'435 #56 TG · #676 CHTaxes151% #60 TGWarmest municipalities9.9 °C #32 TG · #643 CHSunniest municipalities40.3% #12 TG · #1705 CHRainiest municipalities995 mm #31 TG · #1644 CHVoter turnout57.2% #39 TG · #930 CHAgainst Switzerland30.4% #7 TG · #67 CHAligned with Switzerland69.6% #67 TG · #1403 CHSVP strongholds58.4% #5 TG · #70 CHSP strongholds5.8% #64 TG · #1891 CHCentre strongholds15.2% #34 TG · #814 CHFDP strongholds5.8% #71 TG · #1800 CHGLP strongholds4.2% #70 TG · #1374 CHGreen strongholds5.8% #71 TG · #1389 CHLargest by area18.9 km² #7 TG · #507 CHHighest municipalities445 m #51 TG · #1574 CHSecond homes11% #29 TG · #1040 CHOrganic farming22.8% #19 TG · #526 CHBest-connected municipalities88 min #35 TG · #1532 CHRemotest municipalities88 min #49 TG · #595 CHHighest peaks725 m #9 TG · #1143 CHHighest-lying municipalities501 m #38 TG · #1423 CHGreatest vertical range310 m #3 TG · #976 CHSteepest municipalities5° #36 TG · #1576 CHSolar potential40 GWh #24 TG · #471 CHSolar potential per capita15'225 kWh #16 TG · #401 CHCheapest electricity27.43 Rp./kWh #18 TG · #1170 CHMost expensive electricity27.43 Rp./kWh #62 TG · #937 CH
Postal codes (6)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 11Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Bussnang?
- Bussnang has 6 postal codes: 8575, 9503, 9504, 9517, 9562, 9565.
- What is the tax rate in Bussnang?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Bussnang is 151% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Bussnang?
- A single person without children pays about 13'435 CHF income tax in Bussnang on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 55 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Bussnang have?
- Bussnang has 2'599 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Bussnang?
- Bussnang has 473 foreign residents, a share of 18.2% (2025).
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