Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'609 48.6%
Men
1'703 51.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
678 20.5%
Swiss citizens
2'596 78.4%
Foreign residents
716 21.6%
Population density
449 pop./km²
0–19 · 678 · 20.5%20–64 · 1'975 · 59.6%65+ · 659 · 19.9%
Foreign residents 21.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +80 (+2.5%) · 26 births · 28 deaths · net migration +91
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
17.3% YesNo 82.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 31.5% Yes
35.7% YesNo 64.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 60.2% Yes
64.1% YesNo 35.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 52.2% Yes
56.9% YesNo 43.1%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 58.8% Yes
61.0% YesNo 39.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 41.3% Yes
38.8% YesNo 61.2%
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
18.8% YesNo 81.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 40.7% Yes
43.0% YesNo 57.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 37.1% Yes
38.7% YesNo 61.3%
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
72.5% YesNo 27.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP44.4% · strongest party
SVP44.4%
Mitte13.1%
FDP10.5%
SP10.5%
GLP7.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier147%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
147%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 43 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'254 CHF(13.3%)
Rank 43 of 80 in the canton · 597 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:13'254 CHF(~13.3%)
Felben-WellhausenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Felben-Wellhausen | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.2% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.9% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.6% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.8% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.7% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.4% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.3% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.1% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.8% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.4% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.6% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.3% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.5% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.5% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.3% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23% | 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 1991–2020951 mm
9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
615 m
Mean elevation
421 m
Relief
226 m
Mean slope
3.9°
Flat share
76.9%
South-facing
1.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 226 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
29.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
37.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'500
Per inhabitant
8'859 kWh/yr
29 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
27.95 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.46 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.92 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.65 Rp./kWh
27.95 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Politische Gemeinde Felben-Wellhausen, 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
2.01 %
Second homes
8.1 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
1'490
Built before 194613.0%
Built since 200137.9%
2.01 %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
1'142
Workplaces
186
Services share
47.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 161 (14.1%) · Secondary 435 (38.1%) · Tertiary 546 (47.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
9
Organic share
22.2 %
Farmland
381 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 · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities3'312 #28 TG · #667 CHGrowing municipalities2.5% #14 TG · #239 CHShrinking municipalities2.5% #67 TG · #1872 CHJobs per resident0.34 #56 TG · #1105 CHFamilies & children20.5% #49 TG · #982 CHAge structure19.9% #31 TG · #1266 CHWomen share48.6% #57 TG · #1686 CHForeign residents21.6% #33 TG · #737 CHPopulation density449/km² #24 TG · #555 CHTax burden13'254 #44 TG · #598 CHTaxes147% #43 TGWarmest municipalities9.9 °C #26 TG · #637 CHSunniest municipalities39.7% #35 TG · #2005 CHRainiest municipalities951 mm #48 TG · #1815 CHVoter turnout49.5% #75 TG · #1821 CHAgainst Switzerland16.7% #49 TG · #791 CHAligned with Switzerland83.3% #21 TG · #682 CHSVP strongholds44.4% #39 TG · #434 CHSP strongholds10.5% #15 TG · #1469 CHCentre strongholds13.1% #57 TG · #957 CHFDP strongholds10.5% #32 TG · #1341 CHGLP strongholds7.4% #19 TG · #689 CHGreen strongholds4.5% #79 TG · #1638 CHLargest by area7.4 km² #59 TG · #1209 CHHighest municipalities396 m #79 TG · #1913 CHSecond homes8.1% #65 TG · #1613 CHOrganic farming22.2% #21 TG · #551 CHBest-connected municipalities71 min #5 TG · #1124 CHRemotest municipalities71 min #76 TG · #1011 CHHighest peaks615 m #40 TG · #1478 CHHighest-lying municipalities421 m #76 TG · #1908 CHGreatest vertical range226 m #25 TG · #1243 CHSteepest municipalities3.9° #47 TG · #1761 CHSolar potential29 GWh #34 TG · #695 CHSolar potential per capita8'859 kWh #56 TG · #1286 CHCheapest electricity27.95 Rp./kWh #27 TG · #1332 CHMost expensive electricity27.95 Rp./kWh #53 TG · #775 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Felben-Wellhausen?
- Felben-Wellhausen has 2 postal codes: 8500, 8552.
- What is the tax rate in Felben-Wellhausen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Felben-Wellhausen is 147% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Felben-Wellhausen?
- A single person without children pays about 13'254 CHF income tax in Felben-Wellhausen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Felben-Wellhausen have?
- Felben-Wellhausen has 3'312 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Felben-Wellhausen?
- Felben-Wellhausen has 716 foreign residents, a share of 21.62% (2025).
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