Switzerland · Canton UR
Flüelen
6454–6460Residents
2'048
Area
15.8 km²
Population density
130 pop./km²
Elevation
435 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
2'201 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
93%
Postal codes
2
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
987 48.2%
Men
1'061 51.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
360 17.6%
Swiss citizens
1'682 82.1%
Foreign residents
366 17.9%
Population density
130 pop./km²
0–19 · 360 · 17.6%20–64 · 1'199 · 58.5%65+ · 489 · 23.9%
Foreign residents 17.9%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
59.2% YesNo 40.8%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
61.5% YesNo 38.6%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
18.6% YesNo 81.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
44.8% YesNo 55.3%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
43.6% YesNo 56.4%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
69.5% YesNo 30.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
48.9% YesNo 51.1%
08.03.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Streichung der Abgangsentschädigung für den Urner Regierungsrat (Abschaffung goldener Fallschirm)»Cantonal UR● Accepted · 66.6% Yes
65.0% YesNo 35.0%
08.03.2026Teilrevision des Energiegesetzes des Kantons Uri (EnG)Cantonal UR● Accepted · 75.1% Yes
79.4% YesNo 20.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte56.4% · strongest party
Mitte56.4%
SVP38.6%
Übrige5.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier93%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
93%UR range 91%117%
Tax rank 4 of 19 in canton UriTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'346 CHF(11.3%)
Rank 4 of 19 in the canton · 168 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 11'842 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Schattdorf 11'246 CHF · most expensive Isenthal 12'536 CHF
100'000 CHF:11'346 CHF(~11.3%)
FlüelenCanton range UriSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Flüelen | Uri | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.5% | 6.5–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.8% | 7.7–8.7% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.8% | 8.7–9.8% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.6% | 9.5–10.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.2% | 10.1–11.4% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 10.7% | 10.6–11.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.3% | 11.2–12.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 11.9% | 11.8–13.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 12.4% | 12.3–13.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 12.8% | 12.7–14.1% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 13.3% | 13.2–14.6% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 13.8% | 13.6–15% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 14.8% | 14.7–16.2% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 15.8% | 15.7–17.2% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 16.7% | 16.6–18% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 17.5% | 17.3–18.9% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 18.1% | 18–19.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 18.6% | 18.5–20.1% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20203.2 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)6.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'852 mm
3.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'201 m
Mean elevation
1'069 m
Relief
1'769 m
Mean slope
23.7°
Flat share
26.1%
South-facing
23.1%
Above 2000 m
3.3%
Relief 1'769 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
11.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
15.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'600
12 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 H4
25.07 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.95 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.22 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
25.07 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 25.07 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator energieUri 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
BFSVacancy rate
0.46 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
1'076
Built before 194624.8%
Built since 200123.5%
0.46 %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 · CC0Websitefluelen.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
27Largest municipalities2'048 #7 UR · #961 CHFamilies & children17.6% #12 UR · #1725 CHAge structure23.9% #5 UR · #530 CHWomen share48.2% #8 UR · #1810 CHForeign residents17.9% #9 UR · #1051 CHPopulation density130/km² #3 UR · #1311 CHTax burden11'346 #4 UR · #168 CHTaxes93% #4 URWarmest municipalities3.2 °C #15 UR · #2054 CHSunniest municipalities44.1% #19 UR · #811 CHRainiest municipalities1'852 mm #5 UR · #55 CHVoter turnout53.1% #6 UR · #1332 CHAgainst Switzerland18% #7 UR · #679 CHAligned with Switzerland82% #3 UR · #728 CHSVP strongholds38.6% #11 UR · #737 CHCentre strongholds56.4% #11 UR · #47 CHLargest by area15.8 km² #18 UR · #608 CHHighest municipalities435 m #19 UR · #1658 CHRemotest municipalities108 min #10 UR · #278 CHBest-connected municipalities108 min #10 UR · #1826 CHHighest peaks2'201 m #17 UR · #305 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'069 m #16 UR · #374 CHGreatest vertical range1'769 m #15 UR · #266 CHSteepest municipalities23.7° #16 UR · #299 CHSolar potential12 GWh #9 UR · #1425 CHCheapest electricity25.07 Rp./kWh #8 UR · #294 CHMost expensive electricity25.07 Rp./kWh #5 UR · #1805 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Flüelen?
- Flüelen has 2 postal codes: 6454, 6460.
- What is the tax rate in Flüelen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Flüelen is 93% (2026); canton UR levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Flüelen?
- A single person without children pays about 11'346 CHF income tax in Flüelen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 4 of 19 in canton UR. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Flüelen have?
- Flüelen has 2'048 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Flüelen?
- Flüelen has 366 foreign residents, a share of 17.87% (2025).
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