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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
554 51.6%
Men
520 48.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
218 20.3%
Swiss citizens
876 81.6%
Foreign residents
198 18.4%
Population density
185 pop./km²
0–19 · 218 · 20.3%20–64 · 599 · 55.8%65+ · 257 · 23.9%
Foreign residents 18.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +18 (+1.7%) · 4 births · 9 deaths · net migration +25
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 Bezirk Reiat: 40.3% Yes
38.3% YesNo 61.7%
27.09.2026B. Änderung des Strassengesetzes (Gegenvorschlag zur Verkehrsflussinitiative)Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 48.8% Yes
51.2% YesNo 48.8%
27.09.2026A. Volksinitiative «für flüssigen Verkehr auf kantonalen Hauptstrassen (Verkehrsflussinitiative)»Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 51.2% Yes
49.1% YesNo 51.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 59.5% Yes
58.4% YesNo 41.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 57.2% Yes
55.1% YesNo 44.9%
14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 75.7% Yes
76.7% YesNo 23.3%
14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 66.4% Yes
66.8% YesNo 33.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 38.3% Yes
37.0% YesNo 63.0%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP48.6% · strongest party
SVP48.6%
SP19.4%
FDP13.4%
GLP7.4%
GRÜNE4.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier98%
Cantonal tax multiplier76%
98%SH range 59%117%
Tax rank 13 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'457 CHF(12.5%)
Rank 13 of 26 in the canton · 389 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 12'457 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Buchberg 10'060 CHF · most expensive Oberhallau 13'625 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:12'457 CHF(~12.5%)
DörflingenCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeDörflingenSchaffhausenSwitzerland median
40'0005.6%4.4–6.1%5.4%
50'0007.1%5.6–7.8%7.8%
60'0008.4%6.7–9.2%10.5%
70'0009.5%7.6–10.4%11.9%
80'00010.5%8.4–11.5%13.1%
90'00011.4%9.1–12.5%14.1%
100'00012.5%10.1–13.6%15.3%
110'00013.4%10.8–14.6%16.3%
120'00014.1%11.5–15.4%17.2%
130'00014.8%12.1–16.1%18.1%
140'00015.5%12.7–16.8%19%
150'00016.1%13.2–17.4%19.7%
175'00017.6%14.6–19.1%21.6%
200'00019.1%15.9–20.6%23.2%
225'00020.3%17–21.9%24.6%
250'00021.2%17.9–22.9%25.8%
275'00021.8%18.5–23.5%26.8%
300'00022.3%18.9–24%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020827 mm
9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
519 m
Mean elevation
449 m
Relief
128 m
Mean slope
4.6°
Flat share
67.6%
South-facing
14.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 128 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
11.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
15 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'500
Per inhabitant
10'577 kWh/yr
11 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
30.82 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.9 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
15.05 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
30.82 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.82 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätswerk des Kantons Schaffhausen AG
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 2
Standard model, deductible 300557 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Schaffhausen413 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Schaffhausen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Schaffhausen (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
3.43 %
Second homes
7 %
Avg. rooms
4.5
Dwellings
495
Built before 194620.6%
Built since 200133.9%
3.43 %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
230
Workplaces
78
Services share
40.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 57 (24.8%) · Secondary 79 (34.3%) · Tertiary 94 (40.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
18
Organic share
11.1 %
Farmland
424 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 86 min · Car 61 min
AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 18 min
Remoteness 13/26 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number2915
DistrictBezirk Reiat
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'074 #13 SH · #1415 CHGrowing municipalities1.7% #9 SH · #447 CHShrinking municipalities1.7% #18 SH · #1663 CHJobs per resident0.21 #19 SH · #1726 CHFamilies & children20.3% #9 SH · #1037 CHAge structure23.9% #13 SH · #533 CHWomen share51.6% #2 SH · #211 CHForeign residents18.4% #14 SH · #998 CHPopulation density185/km² #8 SH · #1079 CHTax burden12'457 #13 SH · #389 CHTaxes98% #13 SHWarmest municipalities9.5 °C #7 SH · #981 CHSunniest municipalities39.1% #22 SH · #2082 CHRainiest municipalities827 mm #18 SH · #2033 CHVoter turnout74.9% #9 SH · #19 CHAgainst Switzerland19.6% #7 SH · #543 CHAligned with Switzerland80.4% #7 SH · #896 CHSVP strongholds48.6% #14 SH · #275 CHSP strongholds19.4% #10 SH · #513 CHCentre strongholds1.1% #22 SH · #2085 CHFDP strongholds13.4% #6 SH · #995 CHGLP strongholds7.4% #7 SH · #678 CHGreen strongholds4.5% #8 SH · #1634 CHLargest by area5.8 km² #20 SH · #1423 CHHighest municipalities451 m #17 SH · #1526 CHSecond homes7% #23 SH · #1820 CHOrganic farming11.1% #12 SH · #1139 CHBest-connected municipalities86 min #14 SH · #1480 CHRemotest municipalities86 min #13 SH · #631 CHHighest peaks519 m #25 SH · #1816 CHHighest-lying municipalities449 m #22 SH · #1724 CHGreatest vertical range128 m #26 SH · #1698 CHSteepest municipalities4.6° #26 SH · #1644 CHSolar potential11 GWh #14 SH · #1452 CHSolar potential per capita10'577 kWh #16 SH · #971 CHCheapest electricity30.82 Rp./kWh #6 SH · #1866 CHMost expensive electricity30.82 Rp./kWh #5 SH · #225 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Dörflingen?
The postal code of Dörflingen is 8239.
What is the tax rate in Dörflingen?
The municipal tax multiplier of Dörflingen is 98% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Dörflingen?
A single person without children pays about 12'457 CHF income tax in Dörflingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Dörflingen have?
Dörflingen has 1'074 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Dörflingen?
Dörflingen has 198 foreign residents, a share of 18.44% (2025).

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