What is the postal code of Ermatingen?

Ermatingen has 2 postal codes: 8272, 8273.

What is the tax rate in Ermatingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Ermatingen is 111% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.

How much tax do you pay in Ermatingen?

A single person without children pays about 11'629 CHF income tax in Ermatingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 4 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Ermatingen have?

Ermatingen has 3'799 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ermatingen?

Ermatingen has 1'233 foreign residents, a share of 32.46% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TG

Ermatingen

8272–8273

TG CANTON8272 8273

Residents

3'799

Area

10.5 km²

Population density

363 pop./km²

Elevation

517 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

111%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'900 50.0%

Men

1'899 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

665 17.5%

Swiss citizens

2'566 67.5%

Foreign residents

1'233 32.5%

Population density

363 pop./km²

0–19 · 665 · 17.5%20–64 · 2'220 · 58.4%65+ · 914 · 24.1%

Foreign residents 32.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Ermatingen

BFS

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

58.6% YesNo 41.4%

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

47.5% YesNo 52.5%

14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes

59.6% YesNo 40.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

41.7% YesNo 58.3%

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

23.0% YesNo 77.0%

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

42.9% YesNo 57.1%

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

37.5% YesNo 62.5%

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

68.5% YesNo 31.5%

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

43.0% YesNo 57.0%

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

14.5% YesNo 85.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP35.5% · strongest party

SVP35.5%

FDP17.0%

GRÜNE13.9%

SP11.4%

Mitte10.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier111%

Cantonal tax multiplier109%

111%TG range 94%175%

Tax rank 4 of 80 in canton Thurgau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'629 CHF(11.6%)

Rank 4 of 80 in the canton · 236 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

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:11'629 CHF(~11.6%)

ErmatingenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Ermatingen	Thurgau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	5–6.8%	5.4%
50'000	6.9%	6.4–8.8%	7.8%
60'000	8.3%	7.7–10.6%	10.5%
70'000	9.4%	8.8–11.9%	11.9%
80'000	10.2%	9.5–12.9%	13.1%
90'000	10.8%	10.1–13.6%	14.1%
100'000	11.6%	10.9–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	12.4%	11.6–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	13%	12.2–16.1%	17.2%
130'000	13.6%	12.8–16.8%	18.1%
140'000	14.2%	13.4–17.5%	19%
150'000	14.8%	13.9–18.1%	19.7%
175'000	16.1%	15.1–19.5%	21.6%
200'000	17.3%	16.3–20.9%	23.2%
225'000	18.4%	17.4–22.1%	24.6%
250'000	19.3%	18.3–23.2%	25.8%
275'000	20.1%	19.1–24%	26.8%
300'000	20.8%	19.7–24.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020869 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

612 m

Mean elevation

490 m

Relief

216 m

Mean slope

5.7°

Flat share

56.4%

South-facing

1.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 216 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

29.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

38.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'600

30 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

29.76 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.7 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

13.43 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

29.76 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Einheitsgemeinde Ermatingen, 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

BFS

Vacancy rate

2.12 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

2'026

Built before 194627.5%

Built since 200133.3%

2.12 %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 102 min · Car 63 min

AgglomerationPT 21 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 17/80 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteermatingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'799 #22 TG · #588 CH Families & children17.5% #75 TG · #1746 CH Age structure24.1% #8 TG · #509 CH Women share50% #19 TG · #956 CH Foreign residents32.5% #12 TG · #219 CH Population density363/km² #29 TG · #661 CH Tax burden11'629 #4 TG · #236 CH Taxes111% #4 TG Warmest municipalities10 °C #14 TG · #544 CH Sunniest municipalities39.4% #52 TG · #2060 CH Rainiest municipalities869 mm #76 TG · #1995 CH Voter turnout59.4% #20 TG · #541 CH Against Switzerland8.1% #66 TG · #1306 CH Aligned with Switzerland91.9% #4 TG · #153 CH SVP strongholds35.5% #69 TG · #938 CH SP strongholds11.4% #13 TG · #1363 CH Centre strongholds10.2% #75 TG · #1181 CH FDP strongholds17% #5 TG · #657 CH GLP strongholds4.9% #55 TG · #1227 CH Green strongholds13.9% #2 TG · #191 CH Largest by area10.5 km² #42 TG · #923 CH Highest municipalities517 m #23 TG · #1133 CH Remotest municipalities102 min #17 TG · #378 CH Best-connected municipalities102 min #65 TG · #1732 CH Highest peaks612 m #42 TG · #1488 CH Highest-lying municipalities490 m #42 TG · #1479 CH Greatest vertical range216 m #28 TG · #1288 CH Steepest municipalities5.7° #24 TG · #1452 CH Solar potential30 GWh #33 TG · #689 CH Cheapest electricity29.76 Rp./kWh #37 TG · #1451 CH Most expensive electricity29.76 Rp./kWh #44 TG · #657 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Ermatingen8272 Triboltingen8273

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Ermatingen?: Ermatingen has 2 postal codes: 8272, 8273.
What is the tax rate in Ermatingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Ermatingen is 111% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Ermatingen?: A single person without children pays about 11'629 CHF income tax in Ermatingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 4 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ermatingen have?: Ermatingen has 3'799 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ermatingen?: Ermatingen has 1'233 foreign residents, a share of 32.46% (2025).

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