What is the postal code of Flims?

Flims has 3 postal codes: 7017, 7018, 7019.

What is the tax rate in Flims?

The municipal tax multiplier of Flims is 60% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Flims?

A single person without children pays about 10'884 CHF income tax in Flims on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 8 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Flims have?

Flims has 2'954 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Flims?

Flims has 716 foreign residents, a share of 24.24% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR

Flims

7017–7019

GR CANTON7017 7018 7019

Residents

2'954

Area

50.5 km²

Population density

58 pop./km²

Elevation

1'848 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'089 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

60%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'455 49.3%

Men

1'499 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

424 14.4%

Swiss citizens

2'238 75.8%

Foreign residents

716 24.2%

Population density

58 pop./km²

0–19 · 424 · 14.4%20–64 · 1'773 · 60.0%65+ · 757 · 25.6%

Foreign residents 24.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Flims

BFS

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

61.3% YesNo 38.7%

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

40.1% YesNo 59.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

53.7% YesNo 46.3%

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

25.3% YesNo 74.7%

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

30.8% YesNo 69.2%

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

27.8% YesNo 72.2%

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

74.6% YesNo 25.4%

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

34.0% YesNo 66.0%

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

14.4% YesNo 85.6%

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

16.5% YesNo 83.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP25.5% · strongest party

SVP25.5%

FDP23.1%

Mitte17.9%

SP15.9%

GRÜNE8.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier60%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

60%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 8 of 100 in canton Grisons

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'884 CHF(10.9%)

Rank 8 of 100 in the canton · 105 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:10'884 CHF(~10.9%)

FlimsCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Flims	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	3.2%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	5%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	6.6%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	8%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	9%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	9.9%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	10.9%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	11.7%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	12.5%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	13.1%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	13.8%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	14.4%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	15.8%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	17.1%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	18.1%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	19.1%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	19.8%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	20.5%	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 1991–20200.5 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)3.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'643 mm

0.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'089 m

Mean elevation

1'802 m

Relief

2'467 m

Mean slope

21.5°

Flat share

6.9%

South-facing

48.1%

Above 2000 m

43.6%

Relief 2'467 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

51.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

74 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'400

51 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

25.09 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.5 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.89 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.1 Rp./kWh

25.09 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Flims Trin Energie 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

0.3 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

5'289

Built before 19468.4%

Built since 200127.5%

0.3 %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 128 min · Car 99 min

AgglomerationPT 39 min · Car 30 min

Remoteness 65/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegemeindeflims.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'954 #17 GR · #739 CH Families & children14.4% #76 GR · #2008 CH Age structure25.6% #51 GR · #344 CH Women share49.3% #47 GR · #1388 CH Foreign residents24.2% #21 GR · #586 CH Population density58/km² #29 GR · #1737 CH Tax burden10'884 #9 GR · #106 CH Taxes60% #8 GR Warmest municipalities0.5 °C #79 GR · #2079 CH Sunniest municipalities45.2% #97 GR · #639 CH Rainiest municipalities1'643 mm #4 GR · #141 CH Voter turnout57.9% #18 GR · #708 CH Against Switzerland9% #47 GR · #1291 CH Aligned with Switzerland91% #8 GR · #190 CH SVP strongholds25.5% #81 GR · #1535 CH SP strongholds15.9% #50 GR · #846 CH Centre strongholds17.9% #65 GR · #647 CH FDP strongholds23.1% #12 GR · #309 CH GLP strongholds8.2% #10 GR · #551 CH Green strongholds8.6% #3 GR · #784 CH Largest by area50.5 km² #41 GR · #173 CH Highest municipalities1'848 m #20 GR · #44 CH Remotest municipalities128 min #65 GR · #135 CH Best-connected municipalities128 min #36 GR · #1971 CH Highest peaks3'089 m #38 GR · #121 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'802 m #47 GR · #131 CH Greatest vertical range2'467 m #12 GR · #88 CH Steepest municipalities21.5° #83 GR · #360 CH Solar potential51 GWh #13 GR · #309 CH Cheapest electricity25.09 Rp./kWh #29 GR · #306 CH Most expensive electricity25.09 Rp./kWh #71 GR · #1800 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Fidaz7019 Flims Dorf7017 Flims Waldhaus7018

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Flims?: Flims has 3 postal codes: 7017, 7018, 7019.
What is the tax rate in Flims?: The municipal tax multiplier of Flims is 60% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Flims?: A single person without children pays about 10'884 CHF income tax in Flims on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 8 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Flims have?: Flims has 2'954 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Flims?: Flims has 716 foreign residents, a share of 24.24% (2025).

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