What is the postal code of Falera?

Falera has 2 postal codes: 7032, 7153.

What is the tax rate in Falera?

The municipal tax multiplier of Falera is 65% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Falera?

A single person without children pays about 11'186 CHF income tax in Falera on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 11 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Falera have?

Falera has 651 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Falera?

Falera has 78 foreign residents, a share of 11.98% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR

Falera

7032–7153

GR CANTON7032 7153

Residents

651

Area

22.4 km²

Population density

29 pop./km²

Elevation

1'982 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'874 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

65%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

305 46.9%

Men

346 53.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

103 15.8%

Swiss citizens

573 88.0%

Foreign residents

78 12.0%

Population density

29 pop./km²

0–19 · 103 · 15.8%20–64 · 368 · 56.5%65+ · 180 · 27.6%

Foreign residents 12.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Falera

BFS

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

60.9% YesNo 39.1%

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

45.2% YesNo 54.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

41.4% YesNo 58.6%

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

17.5% YesNo 82.5%

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

27.0% YesNo 73.0%

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

32.8% YesNo 67.3%

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

67.7% YesNo 32.3%

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

41.4% YesNo 58.6%

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

9.8% YesNo 90.2%

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

12.3% YesNo 87.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte35.3% · strongest party

Mitte35.3%

SVP31.1%

FDP13.6%

SP12.9%

GLP4.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier65%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

65%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 11 of 100 in canton Grisons

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'186 CHF(11.2%)

Rank 11 of 100 in the canton · 136 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:11'186 CHF(~11.2%)

FaleraCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Falera	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	3.3%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	5.1%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	6.8%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	8.2%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	9.3%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	10.2%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	11.2%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	12.1%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	12.8%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	13.4%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	14.1%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	14.8%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	16.2%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	17.5%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	18.5%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	19.5%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	20.3%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	20.9%	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 1991–20203.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'585 mm

3.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'874 m

Mean elevation

1'861 m

Relief

1'938 m

Mean slope

19.1°

Flat share

1.2%

South-facing

51.2%

Above 2000 m

46.8%

Relief 1'938 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

19.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

29.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'300

20 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

30.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.6 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.3 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.8 Rp./kWh

30.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Repower 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.44 %

Avg. rooms

3.2

Dwellings

1'369

Built before 19467.5%

Built since 200118.8%

0.44 %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 155 min · Car 106 min

AgglomerationPT 60 min · Car 37 min

Remoteness 38/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitefalera.net ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities651 #72 GR · #1682 CH Families & children15.8% #65 GR · #1930 CH Age structure27.6% #33 GR · #194 CH Women share46.9% #85 GR · #2015 CH Foreign residents12% #68 GR · #1550 CH Population density29/km² #46 GR · #1904 CH Tax burden11'186 #11 GR · #139 CH Taxes65% #11 GR Warmest municipalities3.7 °C #59 GR · #2036 CH Sunniest municipalities46% #93 GR · #561 CH Rainiest municipalities1'585 mm #7 GR · #185 CH Voter turnout61.4% #7 GR · #370 CH SVP strongholds31.1% #53 GR · #1204 CH SP strongholds12.9% #66 GR · #1172 CH Centre strongholds35.3% #22 GR · #175 CH FDP strongholds13.6% #48 GR · #971 CH GLP strongholds4.9% #49 GR · #1221 CH Green strongholds2% #87 GR · #1956 CH Largest by area22.4 km² #71 GR · #424 CH Highest municipalities1'982 m #11 GR · #26 CH Remotest municipalities155 min #38 GR · #46 CH Best-connected municipalities155 min #61 GR · #2064 CH Highest peaks2'874 m #55 GR · #178 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'861 m #41 GR · #118 CH Greatest vertical range1'938 m #57 GR · #222 CH Steepest municipalities19.1° #92 GR · #416 CH Solar potential20 GWh #49 GR · #1034 CH Cheapest electricity30.7 Rp./kWh #82 GR · #1773 CH Most expensive electricity30.7 Rp./kWh #8 GR · #323 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Falera7153 Laax GR 27032

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Falera?: Falera has 2 postal codes: 7032, 7153.
What is the tax rate in Falera?: The municipal tax multiplier of Falera is 65% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Falera?: A single person without children pays about 11'186 CHF income tax in Falera on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 11 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Falera have?: Falera has 651 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Falera?: Falera has 78 foreign residents, a share of 11.98% (2025).

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