What is the postal code of Gächlingen?

Gächlingen has 3 postal codes: 8214, 8225, 8226.

What is the tax rate in Gächlingen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Gächlingen is 115% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.

How much tax do you pay in Gächlingen?

A single person without children pays about 13'502 CHF income tax in Gächlingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 24 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Gächlingen have?

Gächlingen has 1'043 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gächlingen?

Gächlingen has 153 foreign residents, a share of 14.67% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SH

Gächlingen

8214–8226

SH CANTON8214 8225 8226

Residents

1'043

Area

7.1 km²

Population density

146 pop./km²

Elevation

539 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

862 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

115%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

510 48.9%

Men

533 51.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

245 23.5%

Swiss citizens

890 85.3%

Foreign residents

153 14.7%

Population density

146 pop./km²

0–19 · 245 · 23.5%20–64 · 558 · 53.5%65+ · 240 · 23.0%

Foreign residents 14.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Gächlingen

BFS

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

64.5% YesNo 35.5%

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

63.6% YesNo 36.4%

14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% Yes

71.0% YesNo 29.0%

14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% Yes

65.5% YesNo 34.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

34.3% YesNo 65.7%

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 81.4%

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

50.6% YesNo 49.4%

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

43.0% YesNo 57.0%

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

70.0% YesNo 30.0%

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

52.7% YesNo 47.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP49.8% · strongest party

SVP49.8%

SP17.7%

FDP9.7%

GLP8.3%

EVP4.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier115%

Cantonal tax multiplier76%

115%SH range 59%117%

Tax rank 25 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'502 CHF(13.5%)

Rank 24 of 26 in the canton · 697 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'457 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Buchberg 10'060 CHF · most expensive Oberhallau 13'625 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'502 CHF(~13.5%)

GächlingenCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gächlingen	Schaffhausen	Switzerland median
40'000	6.1%	4.4–6.1%	5.4%
50'000	7.7%	5.6–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.1%	6.7–9.2%	10.5%
70'000	10.3%	7.6–10.4%	11.9%
80'000	11.4%	8.4–11.5%	13.1%
90'000	12.4%	9.1–12.5%	14.1%
100'000	13.5%	10.1–13.6%	15.3%
110'000	14.5%	10.8–14.6%	16.3%
120'000	15.3%	11.5–15.4%	17.2%
130'000	16%	12.1–16.1%	18.1%
140'000	16.7%	12.7–16.8%	19%
150'000	17.3%	13.2–17.4%	19.7%
175'000	18.9%	14.6–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	20.4%	15.9–20.6%	23.2%
225'000	21.7%	17–21.9%	24.6%
250'000	22.7%	17.9–22.9%	25.8%
275'000	23.3%	18.5–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.8%	18.9–24%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020861 mm

9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

862 m

Mean elevation

526 m

Relief

431 m

Mean slope

6.8°

Flat share

42.4%

South-facing

20.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 431 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

13.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

17 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'000

13 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

32.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.63 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.48 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

32.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 32.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk des Kantons Schaffhausen 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

1.01 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

493

Built before 194638.5%

Built since 200124.3%

1.01 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 87 min · Car 65 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 11/26 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegaechlingen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'043 #14 SH · #1431 CH Families & children23.5% #4 SH · #230 CH Age structure23% #14 SH · #672 CH Women share48.9% #21 SH · #1564 CH Foreign residents14.7% #18 SH · #1310 CH Population density146/km² #15 SH · #1240 CH Tax burden13'502 #24 SH · #697 CH Taxes115% #25 SH Warmest municipalities9 °C #15 SH · #1374 CH Sunniest municipalities39.7% #17 SH · #1992 CH Rainiest municipalities861 mm #15 SH · #2004 CH Voter turnout71.8% #18 SH · #33 CH Against Switzerland24% #6 SH · #294 CH Aligned with Switzerland76% #9 SH · #1148 CH SVP strongholds49.8% #12 SH · #242 CH SP strongholds17.7% #13 SH · #660 CH Centre strongholds1.2% #21 SH · #2078 CH FDP strongholds9.7% #16 SH · #1429 CH GLP strongholds8.3% #6 SH · #533 CH Green strongholds2% #25 SH · #1954 CH Largest by area7.1 km² #15 SH · #1236 CH Highest municipalities539 m #8 SH · #1043 CH Remotest municipalities87 min #11 SH · #608 CH Best-connected municipalities87 min #15 SH · #1501 CH Highest peaks862 m #7 SH · #880 CH Highest-lying municipalities526 m #12 SH · #1323 CH Greatest vertical range431 m #4 SH · #775 CH Steepest municipalities6.8° #19 SH · #1266 CH Solar potential13 GWh #12 SH · #1328 CH Cheapest electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #2 SH · #1925 CH Most expensive electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #1 SH · #158 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Gächlingen8214 Schleitheim8226 Siblingen8225

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gächlingen?: Gächlingen has 3 postal codes: 8214, 8225, 8226.
What is the tax rate in Gächlingen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gächlingen is 115% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Gächlingen?: A single person without children pays about 13'502 CHF income tax in Gächlingen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 24 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gächlingen have?: Gächlingen has 1'043 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gächlingen?: Gächlingen has 153 foreign residents, a share of 14.67% (2025).

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