What is the postal code of Gachnang?

Gachnang has 3 postal codes: 8500, 8546, 8547.

What is the tax rate in Gachnang?

The municipal tax multiplier of Gachnang is 132% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.

How much tax do you pay in Gachnang?

A single person without children pays about 12'577 CHF income tax in Gachnang on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 15 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Gachnang have?

Gachnang has 4'778 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gachnang?

Gachnang has 827 foreign residents, a share of 17.31% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TG

Gachnang

8500–8547

TG CANTON8500 8546 8547

Residents

4'778

Area

9.7 km²

Population density

491 pop./km²

Elevation

465 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

132%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'387 50.0%

Men

2'391 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'038 21.7%

Swiss citizens

3'951 82.7%

Foreign residents

827 17.3%

Population density

491 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'038 · 21.7%20–64 · 2'893 · 60.5%65+ · 847 · 17.7%

Foreign residents 17.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Gachnang

BFS

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

60.7% YesNo 39.3%

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

52.8% YesNo 47.2%

14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes

62.9% YesNo 37.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

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

17.3% YesNo 82.7%

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

41.1% YesNo 58.9%

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

35.6% YesNo 64.4%

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

74.0% YesNo 26.0%

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

41.5% YesNo 58.6%

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

10.7% YesNo 89.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP41.0% · strongest party

SVP41.0%

Mitte13.4%

FDP11.2%

GLP10.5%

GRÜNE8.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier132%

Cantonal tax multiplier109%

132%TG range 94%175%

Tax rank 15 of 80 in canton Thurgau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'577 CHF(12.6%)

Rank 15 of 80 in the canton · 411 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

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'577 CHF(~12.6%)

GachnangCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gachnang	Thurgau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.8%	5–6.8%	5.4%
50'000	7.5%	6.4–8.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.1%	7.7–10.6%	10.5%
70'000	10.2%	8.8–11.9%	11.9%
80'000	11.1%	9.5–12.9%	13.1%
90'000	11.7%	10.1–13.6%	14.1%
100'000	12.6%	10.9–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	13.4%	11.6–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	14%	12.2–16.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.7%	12.8–16.8%	18.1%
140'000	15.3%	13.4–17.5%	19%
150'000	15.8%	13.9–18.1%	19.7%
175'000	17.2%	15.1–19.5%	21.6%
200'000	18.5%	16.3–20.9%	23.2%
225'000	19.6%	17.4–22.1%	24.6%
250'000	20.6%	18.3–23.2%	25.8%
275'000	21.4%	19.1–24%	26.8%
300'000	22.1%	19.7–24.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020971 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

548 m

Mean elevation

441 m

Relief

168 m

Mean slope

4.5°

Flat share

63.9%

South-facing

4.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 168 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

40.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

51.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'900

40 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

27.82 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.33 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.19 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.7 Rp./kWh

27.82 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Politische Gemeinde Gachnang, Elektrizitätversorgung

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

1.09 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

2'104

Built before 194618.5%

Built since 200138.5%

1.09 %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 65 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 14 min · Car 10 min

Remoteness 80/80 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegachnang.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'778 #15 TG · #462 CH Families & children21.7% #26 TG · #613 CH Age structure17.7% #65 TG · #1685 CH Women share50% #18 TG · #955 CH Foreign residents17.3% #53 TG · #1100 CH Population density491/km² #20 TG · #515 CH Tax burden12'577 #15 TG · #411 CH Taxes132% #15 TG Warmest municipalities10 °C #11 TG · #541 CH Sunniest municipalities39.7% #36 TG · #2006 CH Rainiest municipalities971 mm #42 TG · #1756 CH Voter turnout55.7% #40 TG · #981 CH Against Switzerland14.1% #54 TG · #963 CH Aligned with Switzerland85.9% #17 TG · #495 CH SVP strongholds41% #54 TG · #616 CH SP strongholds8% #37 TG · #1694 CH Centre strongholds13.4% #51 TG · #928 CH FDP strongholds11.2% #23 TG · #1255 CH GLP strongholds10.5% #2 TG · #265 CH Green strongholds8.4% #31 TG · #809 CH Largest by area9.7 km² #45 TG · #987 CH Highest municipalities465 m #42 TG · #1426 CH Remotest municipalities65 min #80 TG · #1181 CH Best-connected municipalities65 min #2 TG · #951 CH Highest peaks548 m #58 TG · #1720 CH Highest-lying municipalities441 m #64 TG · #1787 CH Greatest vertical range168 m #42 TG · #1503 CH Steepest municipalities4.5° #41 TG · #1665 CH Solar potential40 GWh #23 TG · #463 CH Cheapest electricity27.82 Rp./kWh #11 TG · #1003 CH Most expensive electricity27.82 Rp./kWh #70 TG · #1104 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Frauenfeld8500 Gachnang8547 Islikon8546 Kefikon TG8546

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gachnang?: Gachnang has 3 postal codes: 8500, 8546, 8547.
What is the tax rate in Gachnang?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gachnang is 132% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Gachnang?: A single person without children pays about 12'577 CHF income tax in Gachnang on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 15 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gachnang have?: Gachnang has 4'778 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gachnang?: Gachnang has 827 foreign residents, a share of 17.31% (2025).

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