Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
13'717 50.4%
Men
13'484 49.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
5'166 19.0%
Swiss citizens
19'606 72.1%
Foreign residents
7'595 27.9%
Population density
995 pop./km²
0–19 · 5'166 · 19.0%20–64 · 16'418 · 60.4%65+ · 5'617 · 20.6%
Foreign residents 27.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +102 (+0.4%) · 247 births · 235 deaths · net migration +114
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
28.2% YesNo 71.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 31.5% Yes
24.4% YesNo 75.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 60.2% Yes
56.6% YesNo 43.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 52.2% Yes
43.1% YesNo 57.0%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 58.8% Yes
62.4% YesNo 37.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 41.3% Yes
46.4% YesNo 53.6%
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
27.3% YesNo 72.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 40.7% Yes
35.4% YesNo 64.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 37.1% Yes
31.7% YesNo 68.3%
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
74.1% YesNo 25.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP28.5% · strongest party
SVP28.5%
SP16.3%
Mitte13.7%
FDP13.6%
GRÜNE11.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier142%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
142%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 31 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'028 CHF(13%)
Rank 31 of 80 in the canton · 540 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:13'028 CHF(~13%)
FrauenfeldCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Frauenfeld | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.8% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.4% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.6% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.5% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.2% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.8% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.5% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.2% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.8% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.4% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.7% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.2% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.2% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.7% | 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 1991–2020985 mm
9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
588 m
Mean elevation
438 m
Relief
210 m
Mean slope
3.8°
Flat share
73.8%
South-facing
3.2%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 210 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
191 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
247.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
42'400
Per inhabitant
7'022 kWh/yr
191 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
25.21 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.7 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.92 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.53 Rp./kWh
25.21 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Thurplus
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
1.02 %
Second homes
8.6 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
13'591
Built before 194617.2%
Built since 200123.6%
1.02 %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
23'168
Workplaces
2'253
Services share
79.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 166 (0.7%) · Secondary 4'532 (19.6%) · Tertiary 18'470 (79.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
39
Organic share
10.3 %
Farmland
949 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 · CC0BFS municipality number4566
Head of governmentAnders Stokholm · FDP.Die Liberalen
Websitefrauenfeld.ch ↗
DistrictBezirk Frauenfeld
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities27'201 #1 TG · #33 CHGrowing municipalities0.4% #55 TG · #1183 CHShrinking municipalities0.4% #26 TG · #929 CHJobs per resident0.85 #3 TG · #136 CHFamilies & children19% #67 TG · #1443 CHAge structure20.6% #24 TG · #1127 CHWomen share50.4% #12 TG · #700 CHForeign residents27.9% #24 TG · #408 CHPopulation density995/km² #9 TG · #226 CHTax burden13'028 #32 TG · #541 CHTaxes142% #31 TGWarmest municipalities9.9 °C #27 TG · #638 CHSunniest municipalities39.8% #29 TG · #1981 CHRainiest municipalities985 mm #35 TG · #1692 CHVoter turnout55.2% #55 TG · #1190 CHAgainst Switzerland5.9% #69 TG · #1422 CHAligned with Switzerland94.1% #1 TG · #73 CHSVP strongholds28.5% #79 TG · #1367 CHSP strongholds16.3% #2 TG · #811 CHCentre strongholds13.7% #47 TG · #919 CHFDP strongholds13.6% #13 TG · #979 CHGLP strongholds9.2% #5 TG · #411 CHGreen strongholds11.5% #5 TG · #396 CHLargest by area27.4 km² #2 TG · #334 CHHighest municipalities417 m #65 TG · #1802 CHSecond homes8.6% #60 TG · #1490 CHOrganic farming10.3% #58 TG · #1204 CHBest-connected municipalities69 min #3 TG · #1059 CHRemotest municipalities69 min #78 TG · #1061 CHHighest peaks588 m #46 TG · #1589 CHHighest-lying municipalities438 m #68 TG · #1810 CHGreatest vertical range210 m #29 TG · #1314 CHSteepest municipalities3.8° #50 TG · #1783 CHSolar potential191 GWh #1 TG · #18 CHSolar potential per capita7'022 kWh #70 TG · #1671 CHCheapest electricity25.21 Rp./kWh #7 TG · #485 CHMost expensive electricity25.21 Rp./kWh #73 TG · #1622 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Frauenfeld?
- Frauenfeld has 2 postal codes: 8500, 9548.
- What is the tax rate in Frauenfeld?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Frauenfeld is 142% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Frauenfeld?
- A single person without children pays about 13'028 CHF income tax in Frauenfeld on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 31 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Frauenfeld have?
- Frauenfeld has 27'201 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Frauenfeld?
- Frauenfeld has 7'595 foreign residents, a share of 27.92% (2025).
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