What is the postal code of Castaneda?

Castaneda has 3 postal codes: 6537, 6540, 6541.

What is the tax rate in Castaneda?

The municipal tax multiplier of Castaneda is 90% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Castaneda?

A single person without children pays about 12'696 CHF income tax in Castaneda on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Castaneda have?

Castaneda has 262 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Castaneda?

Castaneda has 40 foreign residents, a share of 15.27% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR

Castaneda

6537–6541

GR CANTON6537 6540 6541

Residents

262

Area

4 km²

Population density

66 pop./km²

Elevation

750 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'785 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

90%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

136 51.9%

Men

126 48.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

29 11.1%

Swiss citizens

222 84.7%

Foreign residents

40 15.3%

Population density

66 pop./km²

0–19 · 29 · 11.1%20–64 · 146 · 55.7%65+ · 87 · 33.2%

Foreign residents 15.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Castaneda

BFS

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

52.5% YesNo 47.5%

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

46.6% YesNo 53.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

48.9% YesNo 51.1%

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

25.2% YesNo 74.8%

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

50.7% YesNo 49.3%

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

64.5% YesNo 35.5%

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

62.5% YesNo 37.5%

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

65.7% YesNo 34.3%

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

24.1% YesNo 75.9%

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

20.5% YesNo 79.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte41.1% · strongest party

Mitte41.1%

SVP28.0%

SP14.7%

GRÜNE6.3%

FDP4.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier90%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

90%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 56 of 100 in canton Grisons

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'696 CHF(12.7%)

Rank 47 of 100 in the canton · 439 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:12'696 CHF(~12.7%)

CastanedaCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Castaneda	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	3.8%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	5.9%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.8%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	9.4%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	10.6%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	11.6%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	12.7%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	13.6%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	14.4%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	15.2%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	15.9%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	16.6%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	18.2%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	19.5%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	20.6%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	21.6%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.4%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	23.1%	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 1991–20204.7 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)8.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'507 mm

4.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'785 m

Mean elevation

912 m

Relief

1'388 m

Mean slope

32.5°

Flat share

1.2%

South-facing

68.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'388 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

3.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

4.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

800

3 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

29.26 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.84 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.49 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.3 Rp./kWh

29.26 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Società Elettrica Sopracenerina SA (Mesolcina)

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

2.07 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

241

Built before 194635.3%

Built since 20015.0%

2.07 %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 71 min · Car 44 min

AgglomerationPT 45 min · Car 29 min

Remoteness 97/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitecastaneda.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities262 #85 GR · #1977 CH Families & children11.1% #94 GR · #2080 CH Age structure33.2% #11 GR · #50 CH Women share51.9% #4 GR · #158 CH Foreign residents15.3% #54 GR · #1259 CH Population density66/km² #25 GR · #1672 CH Tax burden12'696 #51 GR · #443 CH Taxes90% #56 GR Warmest municipalities4.7 °C #49 GR · #2004 CH Sunniest municipalities51.5% #13 GR · #196 CH Rainiest municipalities1'507 mm #16 GR · #234 CH Voter turnout53.8% #53 GR · #1248 CH SVP strongholds28% #69 GR · #1400 CH SP strongholds14.7% #57 GR · #973 CH Centre strongholds41.1% #15 GR · #119 CH FDP strongholds4.8% #93 GR · #1868 CH GLP strongholds2.7% #77 GR · #1651 CH Green strongholds6.3% #16 GR · #1260 CH Largest by area4 km² #97 GR · #1712 CH Highest municipalities750 m #83 GR · #501 CH Remotest municipalities71 min #97 GR · #1004 CH Best-connected municipalities71 min #3 GR · #1115 CH Highest peaks1'785 m #93 GR · #393 CH Highest-lying municipalities912 m #92 GR · #498 CH Greatest vertical range1'388 m #88 GR · #365 CH Steepest municipalities32.5° #8 GR · #41 CH Solar potential3 GWh #94 GR · #2026 CH Cheapest electricity29.26 Rp./kWh #64 GR · #1300 CH Most expensive electricity29.26 Rp./kWh #37 GR · #807 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Sta. Maria in Calanca

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Castaneda6540 Grono6537 Sta. Maria in Calanca6541

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Grono

GR · 0.4 km

Santa Maria in Calanca

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Castaneda?: Castaneda has 3 postal codes: 6537, 6540, 6541.
What is the tax rate in Castaneda?: The municipal tax multiplier of Castaneda is 90% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Castaneda?: A single person without children pays about 12'696 CHF income tax in Castaneda on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Castaneda have?: Castaneda has 262 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Castaneda?: Castaneda has 40 foreign residents, a share of 15.27% (2025).

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