Switzerland · Canton TG
Fischingen
8372–8499Residents
3'145
Area
30.6 km²
Population density
103 pop./km²
Elevation
691 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
981 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
155%
Postal codes
5
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'519 48.3%
Men
1'626 51.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
710 22.6%
Swiss citizens
2'749 87.4%
Foreign residents
396 12.6%
Population density
103 pop./km²
0–19 · 710 · 22.6%20–64 · 1'839 · 58.5%65+ · 596 · 19.0%
Foreign residents 12.6%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
61.5% YesNo 38.5%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
68.9% YesNo 31.1%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes
50.2% YesNo 49.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
16.6% YesNo 83.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
46.1% YesNo 53.9%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
46.8% YesNo 53.2%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
68.6% YesNo 31.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
52.5% YesNo 47.5%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
12.7% YesNo 87.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP45.5% · strongest party
SVP45.5%
Mitte22.4%
FDP10.6%
GRÜNE7.6%
SP4.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier155%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
155%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 66 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'615 CHF(13.6%)
Rank 66 of 80 in the canton · 730 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:13'615 CHF(~13.6%)
FischingenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Fischingen | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.3% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.2% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.9% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.1% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.1% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.7% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.6% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.5% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.2% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.8% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.5% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.5% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.8% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.9% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.8% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.5% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'286 mm
8.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
981 m
Mean elevation
710 m
Relief
432 m
Mean slope
15.2°
Flat share
12.9%
South-facing
17.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 432 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
35.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
47.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'000
36 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 · 2026Tariff range H4
26.23–32.23 Rp./kWh
29.23 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operators Genossenschaft Elektra Vogelsang · Genossenschaft Energie Fischingen
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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
BFSVacancy rate
0.84 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
1'432
Built before 194637.8%
Built since 200125.1%
0.84 %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 · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Websitefischingen.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities3'145 #30 TG · #695 CHFamilies & children22.6% #15 TG · #399 CHAge structure19% #47 TG · #1442 CHWomen share48.3% #71 TG · #1786 CHForeign residents12.6% #68 TG · #1487 CHPopulation density103/km² #68 TG · #1456 CHTax burden13'615 #67 TG · #731 CHTaxes155% #66 TGWarmest municipalities8.6 °C #79 TG · #1546 CHSunniest municipalities41.5% #1 TG · #1230 CHRainiest municipalities1'286 mm #1 TG · #517 CHVoter turnout52.5% #61 TG · #1412 CHAgainst Switzerland27% #19 TG · #170 CHAligned with Switzerland73% #55 TG · #1298 CHSVP strongholds45.5% #35 TG · #381 CHSP strongholds4.9% #73 TG · #1936 CHCentre strongholds22.4% #4 TG · #434 CHFDP strongholds10.6% #30 TG · #1323 CHGLP strongholds3.8% #73 TG · #1447 CHGreen strongholds7.6% #48 TG · #954 CHLargest by area30.6 km² #1 TG · #307 CHHighest municipalities691 m #3 TG · #616 CHRemotest municipalities95 min #32 TG · #469 CHBest-connected municipalities95 min #47 TG · #1645 CHHighest peaks981 m #1 TG · #745 CHHighest-lying municipalities710 m #1 TG · #740 CHGreatest vertical range432 m #1 TG · #774 CHSteepest municipalities15.2° #1 TG · #577 CHSolar potential36 GWh #27 TG · #546 CHCheapest electricity29.23 Rp./kWh #28 TG · #1296 CHMost expensive electricity29.23 Rp./kWh #53 TG · #811 CH
Postal codes (5)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 7Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Fischingen?
- Fischingen has 5 postal codes: 8372, 8374, 8376, 8495, 8499.
- What is the tax rate in Fischingen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Fischingen is 155% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Fischingen?
- A single person without children pays about 13'615 CHF income tax in Fischingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 66 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Fischingen have?
- Fischingen has 3'145 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Fischingen?
- Fischingen has 396 foreign residents, a share of 12.59% (2025).
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