What is the postal code of Chur?

Chur has 6 postal codes: 7000, 7023, 7026, 7063, 7064, 7074.

What is the tax rate in Chur?

The municipal tax multiplier of Chur is 88% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Chur?

A single person without children pays about 12'575 CHF income tax in Chur on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 46 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Chur have?

Chur has 39'753 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Chur?

Chur has 9'717 foreign residents, a share of 24.44% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR

Chur

7000–7074

GR CANTON7000 7023 7026 7063+2 PLZ

Residents

39'753

Area

82 km²

Population density

485 pop./km²

Elevation

593 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'807 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

88%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

20'243 50.9%

Men

19'510 49.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

6'657 16.7%

Swiss citizens

30'036 75.6%

Foreign residents

9'717 24.4%

Population density

485 pop./km²

0–19 · 6'657 · 16.7%20–64 · 24'032 · 60.5%65+ · 9'064 · 22.8%

Foreign residents 24.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Chur

BFS

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

53.8% YesNo 46.2%

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

40.9% YesNo 59.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

54.1% YesNo 45.9%

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

29.4% YesNo 70.6%

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

34.9% YesNo 65.1%

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

33.4% YesNo 66.6%

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

72.5% YesNo 27.5%

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

39.8% YesNo 60.2%

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

22.3% YesNo 77.7%

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

19.6% YesNo 80.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP25.6% · strongest party

SP25.6%

SVP23.0%

Mitte19.1%

FDP13.9%

GLP8.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier88%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

88%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 46 of 100 in canton Grisons

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'575 CHF(12.6%)

Rank 46 of 100 in the canton · 410 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:12'575 CHF(~12.6%)

ChurCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Chur	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	3.7%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	5.8%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.7%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	9.3%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	10.5%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	11.5%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	12.6%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	13.5%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	14.3%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	15%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	15.8%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	16.5%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	18%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	19.3%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	20.4%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	21.4%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.3%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	23%	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 1991–20209.2 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)6 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020991 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'807 m

Mean elevation

1'342 m

Relief

2'270 m

Mean slope

24.1°

Flat share

10.4%

South-facing

15.7%

Above 2000 m

19.3%

Relief 2'270 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

191.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

260.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

42'500

191 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

29.92 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.9 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.6 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.3 Rp./kWh

29.92 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator IBC Energie Wasser Chur (IBC)

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

0.23 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

21'635

Built before 194618.8%

Built since 200123.8%

0.23 %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 100 min · Car 85 min

AgglomerationPT 7 min · Car 5 min

Remoteness 81/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitechur.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities39'753 #1 GR · #15 CH Families & children16.7% #54 GR · #1855 CH Age structure22.8% #67 GR · #712 CH Women share50.9% #14 GR · #459 CH Foreign residents24.4% #19 GR · #581 CH Population density485/km² #2 GR · #521 CH Tax burden12'575 #46 GR · #410 CH Taxes88% #46 GR Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #3 GR · #1249 CH Sunniest municipalities49.1% #39 GR · #271 CH Rainiest municipalities991 mm #80 GR · #1663 CH Voter turnout53.6% #55 GR · #1271 CH Against Switzerland10% #42 GR · #1239 CH Aligned with Switzerland90% #15 GR · #250 CH SVP strongholds23% #89 GR · #1660 CH SP strongholds25.6% #7 GR · #153 CH Centre strongholds19.1% #57 GR · #581 CH FDP strongholds13.9% #47 GR · #935 CH GLP strongholds8.4% #8 GR · #520 CH Green strongholds8.1% #6 GR · #858 CH Largest by area82 km² #29 GR · #96 CH Highest municipalities593 m #94 GR · #845 CH Remotest municipalities100 min #81 GR · #405 CH Best-connected municipalities100 min #20 GR · #1707 CH Highest peaks2'807 m #59 GR · #191 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'342 m #74 GR · #251 CH Greatest vertical range2'270 m #29 GR · #132 CH Steepest municipalities24.1° #69 GR · #287 CH Solar potential191 GWh #1 GR · #17 CH Cheapest electricity29.92 Rp./kWh #67 GR · #1460 CH Most expensive electricity29.92 Rp./kWh #34 GR · #647 CH

Postal codes (6)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 6

Chur7000 Haldenstein7023 Maladers7026 Malix7074 Praden7063 Tschiertschen7064

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Chur?: Chur has 6 postal codes: 7000, 7023, 7026, 7063, 7064, 7074.
What is the tax rate in Chur?: The municipal tax multiplier of Chur is 88% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Chur?: A single person without children pays about 12'575 CHF income tax in Chur on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 46 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Chur have?: Chur has 39'753 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Chur?: Chur has 9'717 foreign residents, a share of 24.44% (2025).

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