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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%
Population change 2025: +8 (+3.2%) · 3 births · 6 deaths · net migration +9
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Region Moesa: 57.8% Yes
54.4% YesNo 45.6%
27.09.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Graubünden (Stimmrechtsalter 16)Cantonal GR● Rejected · 32.6% YesDistrict Region Moesa: 22.1% Yes
33.0% YesNo 67.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Region Moesa: 57.5% Yes
52.5% YesNo 47.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Region Moesa: 60.4% Yes
46.6% YesNo 53.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Region Moesa: 43.8% Yes
48.9% YesNo 51.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Region Moesa: 48.7% Yes
50.7% YesNo 49.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Region Moesa: 55.0% Yes
64.5% YesNo 35.5%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Region Moesa: 68.2% Yes
62.5% YesNo 37.5%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

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 25.09.2026
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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:12'696 CHF(~12.7%)
CastanedaCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeCastanedaGrisonsSwitzerland median
40'0003.8%2.6–4.3%5.4%
50'0005.9%4.1–6.8%7.8%
60'0007.8%5.5–9%10.5%
70'0009.4%6.6–10.8%11.9%
80'00010.6%7.5–12.2%13.1%
90'00011.6%8.2–13.3%14.1%
100'00012.7%9.1–14.5%15.3%
110'00013.6%9.8–15.5%16.3%
120'00014.4%10.5–16.4%17.2%
130'00015.2%11–17.2%18.1%
140'00015.9%11.7–18%19%
150'00016.6%12.2–18.8%19.7%
175'00018.2%13.5–20.5%21.6%
200'00019.5%14.7–21.9%23.2%
225'00020.6%15.6–23.1%24.6%
250'00021.6%16.5–24.1%25.8%
275'00022.4%17.3–25%26.8%
300'00023.1%17.9–25.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

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
Roof potential
3.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
4.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
800
Per inhabitant
13'092 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027
Tariff H4
27.65 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.9 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
12.76 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
27.65 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.55 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300573 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Grisons363 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 1 of canton Grisons. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Grisons (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE
Vacancy rate
2.07 %
Second homes
44.7 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
241
Built before 194635.3%
Built since 20015.0%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
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 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 · 2024
Jobs
107
Workplaces
29
Services share
84.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 12 (11.2%) · Secondary 5 (4.7%) · Tertiary 90 (84.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
6
Organic share
16.7 %
Farmland
33 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number3805
DistrictRegion Moesa
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 3
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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