What is the postal code of Giswil?

Giswil has 2 postal codes: 6074, 6174.

What is the tax rate in Giswil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Giswil is 485% (2026); canton OW levies 325%.

How much tax do you pay in Giswil?

A single person without children pays about 12'665 CHF income tax in Giswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 5 of 7 in canton OW. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Giswil have?

Giswil has 4'013 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Giswil?

Giswil has 606 foreign residents, a share of 15.1% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton OW

Giswil

6074–6174

OW CANTON6074 6174

Residents

4'013

Area

86 km²

Population density

47 pop./km²

Elevation

1'237 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'317 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

485%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'970 49.1%

Men

2'043 50.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

813 20.3%

Swiss citizens

3'407 84.9%

Foreign residents

606 15.1%

Population density

47 pop./km²

0–19 · 813 · 20.3%20–64 · 2'356 · 58.7%65+ · 844 · 21.0%

Foreign residents 15.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Giswil

BFS

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

63.7% YesNo 36.3%

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

66.1% YesNo 33.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

33.6% YesNo 66.4%

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

15.1% YesNo 84.9%

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

46.2% YesNo 53.8%

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

43.4% YesNo 56.6%

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

71.5% YesNo 28.5%

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

50.3% YesNo 49.7%

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

10.6% YesNo 89.4%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

14.0% YesNo 86.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP55.2% · strongest party

SVP55.2%

FDP44.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier485%

Cantonal tax multiplier325%

485%OW range 386%525%

Tax rank 6 of 7 in canton Obwalden

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'665 CHF(12.7%)

Rank 5 of 7 in the canton · 422 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'462 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Sarnen 11'325 CHF · most expensive Lungern 13'206 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'665 CHF(~12.7%)

GiswilCanton range ObwaldenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Giswil	Obwalden	Switzerland median
40'000	8%	7.1–8.4%	5.4%
50'000	9.4%	8.3–9.9%	7.8%
60'000	10.5%	9.3–11%	10.5%
70'000	11.2%	9.9–11.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.7%	10.4–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	12.1%	10.7–12.6%	14.1%
100'000	12.7%	11.3–13.2%	15.3%
110'000	13.2%	11.8–13.7%	16.3%
120'000	13.6%	12.3–14.2%	17.2%
130'000	14%	12.6–14.6%	18.1%
140'000	14.5%	13.1–15.1%	19%
150'000	14.9%	13.5–15.5%	19.7%
175'000	15.9%	14.5–16.5%	21.6%
200'000	16.9%	15.4–17.5%	23.2%
225'000	17.7%	16.2–18.3%	24.6%
250'000	18.5%	17–19.1%	25.8%
275'000	19.1%	17.6–19.7%	26.8%
300'000	19.6%	18.1–20.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20204.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'831 mm

4.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'317 m

Mean elevation

1'271 m

Relief

1'848 m

Mean slope

20.8°

Flat share

10.1%

South-facing

20.1%

Above 2000 m

1.4%

Relief 1'848 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

41.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

56.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'100

41 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

26.53 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.72 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.53 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.7 Rp./kWh

26.53 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 26.53 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk Obwalden

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

0.52 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

2'109

Built before 194629.9%

Built since 200120.8%

0.52 %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 114 min · Car 73 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 3/7 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegiswil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'013 #6 OW · #550 CH Families & children20.3% #3 OW · #1029 CH Age structure21% #5 OW · #1040 CH Women share49.1% #4 OW · #1470 CH Foreign residents15.1% #4 OW · #1271 CH Population density47/km² #6 OW · #1797 CH Tax burden12'665 #6 OW · #423 CH Taxes485% #6 OW Warmest municipalities4.7 °C #7 OW · #2003 CH Sunniest municipalities45.2% #1 OW · #637 CH Rainiest municipalities1'831 mm #1 OW · #63 CH Voter turnout60.2% #6 OW · #460 CH Against Switzerland26% #2 OW · #198 CH Aligned with Switzerland74% #6 OW · #1244 CH SVP strongholds55.2% #3 OW · #113 CH FDP strongholds44.8% #5 OW · #10 CH Largest by area86 km² #2 OW · #90 CH Highest municipalities1'237 m #3 OW · #165 CH Remotest municipalities114 min #3 OW · #227 CH Best-connected municipalities114 min #5 OW · #1882 CH Highest peaks2'317 m #4 OW · #284 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'271 m #4 OW · #273 CH Greatest vertical range1'848 m #4 OW · #240 CH Steepest municipalities20.8° #6 OW · #370 CH Solar potential41 GWh #4 OW · #443 CH Cheapest electricity26.53 Rp./kWh #3 OW · #533 CH Most expensive electricity26.53 Rp./kWh #3 OW · #1572 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Giswil6074 Sörenberg6174

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Giswil?: Giswil has 2 postal codes: 6074, 6174.
What is the tax rate in Giswil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Giswil is 485% (2026); canton OW levies 325%.
How much tax do you pay in Giswil?: A single person without children pays about 12'665 CHF income tax in Giswil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 5 of 7 in canton OW. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Giswil have?: Giswil has 4'013 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Giswil?: Giswil has 606 foreign residents, a share of 15.1% (2025).

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