What is the postal code of Cama?

The postal code of Cama is 6557.

What is the tax rate in Cama?

The municipal tax multiplier of Cama is 73% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Cama?

A single person without children pays about 11'669 CHF income tax in Cama on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 21 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many foreign residents live in Cama?

Cama has 216 foreign residents, a share of 29.39% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR

Cama

6557

GR CANTON6557

Residents

735

Area

15 km²

Population density

49 pop./km²

Elevation

366 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'575 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

73%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

345 46.9%

Men

390 53.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

122 16.6%

Swiss citizens

519 70.6%

Foreign residents

216 29.4%

Population density

49 pop./km²

0–19 · 122 · 16.6%20–64 · 479 · 65.2%65+ · 134 · 18.2%

Foreign residents 29.4%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Cama

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

59.3% YesNo 40.7%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

67.3% YesNo 32.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

39.0% YesNo 61.1%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

15.6% YesNo 84.4%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

57.4% YesNo 42.6%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

56.4% YesNo 43.6%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

73.4% YesNo 26.6%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

69.6% YesNo 30.4%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

7.8% YesNo 92.2%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

15.8% YesNo 84.2%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte64.1% · strongest party

Mitte64.1%

SVP14.6%

FDP10.3%

SP6.6%

GLP2.0%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier73%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

73%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 21 of 100 in canton Grisons

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'669 CHF(11.7%)

Rank 21 of 100 in the canton · 243 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:11'669 CHF(~11.7%)

CamaCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Cama	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	3.4%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	5.4%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.1%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	8.6%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	9.7%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	10.6%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	11.7%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	12.6%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	13.3%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	14%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	14.7%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	15.4%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	16.8%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	18.1%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	19.2%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	20.2%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	21%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	21.6%	17.9–25.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'441 mm

7.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'575 m

Mean elevation

1'333 m

Relief

2'241 m

Mean slope

35.2°

Flat share

6.1%

South-facing

4.8%

Above 2000 m

15.0%

Relief 2'241 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

4.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

6.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'100

5 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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

29.65 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.19 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.36 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

29.65 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Comune di Cama, Azienda Elettrica Comunale

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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

3.94 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

432

Built before 194619.2%

Built since 200136.6%

3.94 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 73 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 48 min · Car 27 min

Remoteness 96/100 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitevalcama.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities735 #70 GR · #1627 CH Families & children16.6% #55 GR · #1866 CH Age structure18.2% #99 GR · #1613 CH Women share46.9% #86 GR · #2016 CH Foreign residents29.4% #9 GR · #335 CH Population density49/km² #32 GR · #1782 CH Tax burden11'669 #21 GR · #243 CH Taxes73% #21 GR Warmest municipalities7.2 °C #24 GR · #1833 CH Sunniest municipalities53.2% #4 GR · #151 CH Rainiest municipalities1'441 mm #26 GR · #302 CH Voter turnout41.6% #100 GR · #2085 CH SVP strongholds14.6% #99 GR · #2001 CH SP strongholds6.6% #94 GR · #1819 CH Centre strongholds64.1% #4 GR · #20 CH FDP strongholds10.3% #72 GR · #1360 CH GLP strongholds2% #86 GR · #1758 CH Green strongholds1.2% #94 GR · #2001 CH Largest by area15 km² #79 GR · #648 CH Highest municipalities366 m #98 GR · #1998 CH Remotest municipalities73 min #96 GR · #933 CH Best-connected municipalities73 min #5 GR · #1186 CH Highest peaks2'575 m #69 GR · #226 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'333 m #76 GR · #257 CH Greatest vertical range2'241 m #32 GR · #140 CH Steepest municipalities35.2° #2 GR · #8 CH Solar potential5 GWh #89 GR · #1932 CH Cheapest electricity29.65 Rp./kWh #65 GR · #1429 CH Most expensive electricity29.65 Rp./kWh #36 GR · #678 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6557

Cama

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Cama6557

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Santa Maria in Calanca

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Cama?: The postal code of Cama is 6557.
What is the tax rate in Cama?: The municipal tax multiplier of Cama is 73% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Cama?: A single person without children pays about 11'669 CHF income tax in Cama on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 21 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Cama have?: Cama has 735 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Cama?: Cama has 216 foreign residents, a share of 29.39% (2025).

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