Switzerland · Canton TG
Diessenhofen
8252–8253Residents
4'157
Area
10.1 km²
Population density
412 pop./km²
Elevation
397 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
140%
Postal codes
2
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'038 49.0%
Men
2'119 51.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
787 18.9%
Swiss citizens
2'509 60.4%
Foreign residents
1'648 39.6%
Population density
412 pop./km²
0–19 · 787 · 18.9%20–64 · 2'407 · 57.9%65+ · 963 · 23.2%
Foreign residents 39.6%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
60.4% YesNo 39.6%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
53.3% YesNo 46.7%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes
58.5% YesNo 41.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
21.4% YesNo 78.7%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
44.6% YesNo 55.4%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
41.3% YesNo 58.7%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
73.5% YesNo 26.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
48.5% YesNo 51.5%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
16.5% YesNo 83.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP36.2% · strongest party
SVP36.2%
Mitte14.6%
SP14.0%
FDP10.4%
GRÜNE9.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier140%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
140%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 26 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'938 CHF(12.9%)
Rank 25 of 80 in the canton · 505 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:12'938 CHF(~12.9%)
DiessenhofenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Diessenhofen | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.7% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.3% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.5% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.4% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.1% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.9% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.8% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.4% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.1% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.7% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.3% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.6% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.9% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.1% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.1% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.9% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.6% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020856 mm
9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
588 m
Mean elevation
426 m
Relief
197 m
Mean slope
5.4°
Flat share
63.2%
South-facing
5.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 197 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
35.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
45.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'800
35 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 · 2026Tariff H4
26.04 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.63 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.03 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.05 Rp./kWh
26.04 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator Gemeinde Diessenhofen, 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.
2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
1.47 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
2'182
Built before 194633.5%
Built since 200123.8%
1.47 %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 · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Head of governmentMarkus Birk
Websitediessenhofen.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities4'157 #18 TG · #537 CHFamilies & children18.9% #69 TG · #1484 CHAge structure23.2% #10 TG · #630 CHWomen share49% #48 TG · #1530 CHForeign residents39.6% #6 TG · #83 CHPopulation density412/km² #27 TG · #596 CHTax burden12'938 #25 TG · #505 CHTaxes140% #26 TGWarmest municipalities9.9 °C #25 TG · #636 CHSunniest municipalities39.2% #62 TG · #2077 CHRainiest municipalities856 mm #78 TG · #2010 CHVoter turnout51.5% #65 TG · #1536 CHAgainst Switzerland13% #58 TG · #1081 CHAligned with Switzerland87% #14 TG · #412 CHSVP strongholds36.2% #66 TG · #888 CHSP strongholds14% #6 TG · #1051 CHCentre strongholds14.6% #39 TG · #854 CHFDP strongholds10.4% #33 TG · #1354 CHGLP strongholds7.5% #16 TG · #663 CHGreen strongholds9.6% #17 TG · #622 CHLargest by area10.1 km² #43 TG · #958 CHHighest municipalities397 m #77 TG · #1908 CHRemotest municipalities78 min #66 TG · #808 CHBest-connected municipalities78 min #13 TG · #1307 CHHighest peaks588 m #45 TG · #1588 CHHighest-lying municipalities426 m #74 TG · #1881 CHGreatest vertical range197 m #34 TG · #1388 CHSteepest municipalities5.4° #30 TG · #1499 CHSolar potential35 GWh #28 TG · #560 CHCheapest electricity26.04 Rp./kWh #7 TG · #479 CHMost expensive electricity26.04 Rp./kWh #74 TG · #1628 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Diessenhofen?
- Diessenhofen has 2 postal codes: 8252, 8253.
- What is the tax rate in Diessenhofen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Diessenhofen is 140% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Diessenhofen?
- A single person without children pays about 12'938 CHF income tax in Diessenhofen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 25 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Diessenhofen have?
- Diessenhofen has 4'157 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Diessenhofen?
- Diessenhofen has 1'648 foreign residents, a share of 39.64% (2025).
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