Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
Population change 2025: +142 (+3.1%) · 29 births · 25 deaths · net migration +132
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
20.7% YesNo 79.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 31.5% Yes
30.1% YesNo 69.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 60.2% Yes
60.7% YesNo 39.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 52.2% Yes
52.8% YesNo 47.2%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 58.8% Yes
62.9% YesNo 37.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 41.3% Yes
41.3% YesNo 58.7%
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
17.3% YesNo 82.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 40.7% Yes
41.1% YesNo 58.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Frauenfeld: 37.1% Yes
35.6% YesNo 64.4%
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
74.0% YesNo 26.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP41.0% · strongest party
SVP41.0%
Mitte13.4%
FDP11.2%
GLP10.5%
GRÜNE8.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier132%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
132%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 15 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax 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
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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual 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 mHighest 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
Roof potential
40.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
51.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'900
Per inhabitant
8'382 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
27.88 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.08 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.7 Rp./kWh
27.88 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
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
1.09 %
Second homes
7.7 %
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 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
1'559
Workplaces
299
Services share
66 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 68 (4.4%) · Secondary 462 (29.6%) · Tertiary 1'029 (66.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
22
Organic share
9.1 %
Farmland
657 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 · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities4'778 #15 TG · #462 CHGrowing municipalities3.1% #12 TG · #153 CHShrinking municipalities3.1% #69 TG · #1956 CHJobs per resident0.33 #59 TG · #1143 CHFamilies & children21.7% #26 TG · #613 CHAge structure17.7% #65 TG · #1685 CHWomen share50% #18 TG · #955 CHForeign residents17.3% #53 TG · #1100 CHPopulation density491/km² #20 TG · #515 CHTax burden12'577 #15 TG · #411 CHTaxes132% #15 TGWarmest municipalities10 °C #11 TG · #541 CHSunniest municipalities39.7% #36 TG · #2006 CHRainiest municipalities971 mm #42 TG · #1756 CHVoter turnout56.6% #44 TG · #1008 CHAgainst Switzerland13.9% #54 TG · #963 CHAligned with Switzerland86.1% #17 TG · #495 CHSVP strongholds41% #54 TG · #617 CHSP strongholds8% #37 TG · #1699 CHCentre strongholds13.4% #51 TG · #933 CHFDP strongholds11.2% #23 TG · #1257 CHGLP strongholds10.5% #2 TG · #265 CHGreen strongholds8.4% #31 TG · #813 CHLargest by area9.7 km² #45 TG · #987 CHHighest municipalities465 m #42 TG · #1425 CHSecond homes7.7% #67 TG · #1680 CHOrganic farming9.1% #65 TG · #1301 CHBest-connected municipalities65 min #2 TG · #951 CHRemotest municipalities65 min #80 TG · #1181 CHHighest peaks548 m #58 TG · #1720 CHHighest-lying municipalities441 m #64 TG · #1787 CHGreatest vertical range168 m #42 TG · #1503 CHSteepest municipalities4.5° #41 TG · #1665 CHSolar potential40 GWh #23 TG · #463 CHSolar potential per capita8'382 kWh #62 TG · #1385 CHCheapest electricity27.88 Rp./kWh #26 TG · #1232 CHMost expensive electricity27.88 Rp./kWh #54 TG · #875 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- 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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