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%
Population change 2025: +19 (+0.5%) · 39 births · 44 deaths · net migration +46
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 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 24.4% Yes
26.0% YesNo 74.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 31.5% Yes
29.9% YesNo 70.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 60.2% Yes
60.4% YesNo 39.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 52.2% Yes
53.3% YesNo 46.7%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 58.8% Yes
58.5% YesNo 41.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 41.3% Yes
44.1% YesNo 55.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 22.0% Yes
21.4% YesNo 78.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 40.7% Yes
44.6% YesNo 55.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 37.1% Yes
41.3% YesNo 58.7%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 72.9% Yes
73.5% YesNo 26.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
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 25.09.2026
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 24.09.2026
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
Per inhabitant
8'444 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
26.9 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.4 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.85 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.05 Rp./kWh
26.9 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Thurgau382 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Thurgau (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
1.47 %
Second homes
10.8 %
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 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 · 2024Jobs
2'032
Workplaces
266
Services share
65.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 49 (2.4%) · Secondary 660 (32.5%) · Tertiary 1'323 (65.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
14
Organic share
21.4 %
Farmland
348 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0BFS municipality number4545
Head of governmentMarkus Birk
Websitediessenhofen.ch ↗
DistrictBezirk Frauenfeld
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities4'157 #18 TG · #537 CHGrowing municipalities0.5% #54 TG · #1126 CHShrinking municipalities0.5% #27 TG · #985 CHJobs per resident0.49 #18 TG · #565 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 turnout52.7% #66 TG · #1506 CHAgainst Switzerland12.7% #58 TG · #1082 CHAligned with Switzerland87.3% #14 TG · #412 CHSVP strongholds36.2% #66 TG · #890 CHSP strongholds14% #6 TG · #1054 CHCentre strongholds14.6% #39 TG · #858 CHFDP strongholds10.4% #33 TG · #1358 CHGLP strongholds7.5% #16 TG · #664 CHGreen strongholds9.6% #17 TG · #625 CHLargest by area10.1 km² #43 TG · #958 CHHighest municipalities397 m #77 TG · #1908 CHSecond homes10.8% #33 TG · #1091 CHOrganic farming21.4% #25 TG · #584 CHBest-connected municipalities78 min #13 TG · #1307 CHRemotest municipalities78 min #66 TG · #807 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 CHSolar potential per capita8'444 kWh #60 TG · #1374 CHCheapest electricity26.9 Rp./kWh #14 TG · #1099 CHMost expensive electricity26.9 Rp./kWh #66 TG · #1010 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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