What is the postal code of Gais?

Gais has 4 postal codes: 9043, 9055, 9056, 9450.

What is the tax rate in Gais?

The municipal tax multiplier of Gais is 335% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.

How much tax do you pay in Gais?

A single person without children pays about 13'089 CHF income tax in Gais on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Gais have?

Gais has 3'150 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gais?

Gais has 432 foreign residents, a share of 13.71% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AR · Bezirk Mittelland

Gais

9043–9450

AR CANTON9043 9055 9056 9450

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'565 49.7%

Men

1'585 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

666 21.1%

Swiss citizens

2'718 86.3%

Foreign residents

432 13.7%

Population density

149 pop./km²

0–19 · 666 · 21.1%20–64 · 1'751 · 55.6%65+ · 733 · 23.3%

Foreign residents 13.7%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +16 (+0.5%) · 23 births · 33 deaths · net migration +21

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

Vote results for Gais

BFS

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 Mittelland: 28.8% Yes

29.0% YesNo 71.0%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 29.3% Yes

34.3% YesNo 65.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 58.1% Yes

59.2% YesNo 40.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 45.1% Yes

51.6% YesNo 48.4%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 48.8% Yes

42.4% YesNo 57.6%

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 Mittelland: 24.4% Yes

24.0% YesNo 76.0%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 38.8% Yes

41.9% YesNo 58.1%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 33.0% Yes

37.6% YesNo 62.4%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 72.8% Yes

73.6% YesNo 26.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Mittelland: 39.9% Yes

44.2% YesNo 55.9%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP45.3% · strongest party

FDP45.3%

SVP45.2%

Mitte9.4%

Übrige0.0%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier335%

Cantonal tax multiplier330%

335%AR range 260%450%

Tax rank 3 of 20 in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'089 CHF(13.1%)

Rank 3 of 20 in the canton · 561 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 14'030 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Teufen 11'804 CHF · most expensive Trogen 15'058 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'089 CHF(~13.1%)

GaisCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gais	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	Switzerland median
40'000	6.8%	6.1–8%	5.4%
50'000	8.2%	7.3–9.5%	7.8%
60'000	9.5%	8.5–11%	10.5%
70'000	10.5%	9.4–12.2%	11.9%
80'000	11.4%	10.3–13.2%	13.1%
90'000	12.2%	10.9–14.1%	14.1%
100'000	13.1%	11.8–15.1%	15.3%
110'000	13.9%	12.6–16%	16.3%
120'000	14.6%	13.3–16.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.3%	13.8–17.4%	18.1%
140'000	15.9%	14.5–18.1%	19%
150'000	16.5%	15–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	17.9%	16.4–20.3%	21.6%
200'000	19.1%	17.5–21.6%	23.2%
225'000	20.2%	18.6–22.7%	24.6%
250'000	21.1%	19.5–23.7%	25.8%
275'000	21.9%	20.2–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.5%	20.8–25.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'473 mm

8.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'248 m

Mean elevation

1'016 m

Relief

456 m

Mean slope

14.5°

Flat share

13.1%

South-facing

26.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 456 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

28.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

41.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'300

Per inhabitant

9'029 kWh/yr

28 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 · 2027

Tariff H4

29.11 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.79 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.28 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

29.11 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 29.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Standard model, deductible 300540 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden370 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Gais →Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

1.56 %

Second homes

17.8 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

1'662

Built before 194647.8%

Built since 200119.5%

1.56 %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 · 2024

Jobs

1'493

Workplaces

299

Services share

72.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 96 (6.4%) · Secondary 315 (21.1%) · Tertiary 1'082 (72.5%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

10.5 %

Farmland

988 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 154 min · Car 89 min

AgglomerationPT 36 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 1/20 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number3022

Websitegais.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Mittelland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Gais ranks

Largest municipalities3'150 #5 AR · #693 CH Growing municipalities0.5% #12 AR · #1097 CH Shrinking municipalities0.5% #9 AR · #1013 CH Jobs per resident0.47 #8 AR · #611 CH Families & children21.1% #11 AR · #781 CH Age structure23.3% #6 AR · #615 CH Women share49.7% #8 AR · #1137 CH Foreign residents13.7% #10 AR · #1390 CH Population density149/km² #14 AR · #1230 CH Tax burden13'089 #3 AR · #561 CH Taxes335% #3 AR Warmest municipalities8.4 °C #15 AR · #1609 CH Sunniest municipalities41.5% #6 AR · #1225 CH Rainiest municipalities1'473 mm #5 AR · #272 CH Voter turnout63.1% #4 AR · #317 CH Against Switzerland16.7% #12 AR · #779 CH Aligned with Switzerland83.3% #5 AR · #670 CH SVP strongholds45.2% #15 AR · #390 CH Centre strongholds9.4% #16 AR · #1260 CH FDP strongholds45.3% #4 AR · #9 CH Largest by area21.2 km² #4 AR · #455 CH Highest municipalities983 m #2 AR · #273 CH Second homes17.8% #4 AR · #413 CH Organic farming10.5% #14 AR · #1189 CH Best-connected municipalities154 min #20 AR · #2056 CH Remotest municipalities154 min #1 AR · #50 CH Highest peaks1'248 m #4 AR · #580 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'016 m #3 AR · #408 CH Greatest vertical range456 m #10 AR · #739 CH Steepest municipalities14.5° #9 AR · #604 CH Solar potential28 GWh #4 AR · #719 CH Solar potential per capita9'029 kWh #8 AR · #1255 CH Cheapest electricity29.11 Rp./kWh #8 AR · #1653 CH Most expensive electricity29.11 Rp./kWh #12 AR · #454 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Altstätten SG9450 Bühler9055 Gais9056 Trogen9043

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gais?: Gais has 4 postal codes: 9043, 9055, 9056, 9450.
What is the tax rate in Gais?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gais is 335% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
How much tax do you pay in Gais?: A single person without children pays about 13'089 CHF income tax in Gais on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gais have?: Gais has 3'150 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gais?: Gais has 432 foreign residents, a share of 13.71% (2025).

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