What is the postal code of Glarus Süd?

Glarus Süd has 15 postal codes: 8750, 8755, 8756, 8762, 8765, 8766, 8767, 8772, 8773, 8774, 8775, 8777 ….

What is the tax rate in Glarus Süd?

The municipal tax multiplier of Glarus Süd is 63% (2026); canton GL levies 59.7%.

How much tax do you pay in Glarus Süd?

A single person without children pays about 13'330 CHF income tax in Glarus Süd on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 3 in canton GL. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Glarus Süd have?

Glarus Süd has 9'634 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Glarus Süd?

Glarus Süd has 1'928 foreign residents, a share of 20.01% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GL

Glarus Süd

8750–8784

GL CANTON8750 8755 8756 8762+11 PLZ

Residents

9'634

Area

430 km²

Population density

22 pop./km²

Elevation

521 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'600 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

63%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

4'733 49.1%

Men

4'901 50.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'592 16.5%

Swiss citizens

7'706 80.0%

Foreign residents

1'928 20.0%

Population density

22 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'592 · 16.5%20–64 · 5'295 · 55.0%65+ · 2'747 · 28.5%

Foreign residents 20.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Glarus Süd

BFS

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

65.6% YesNo 34.4%

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

62.3% YesNo 37.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.7% YesNo 56.3%

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

19.8% YesNo 80.2%

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

44.4% YesNo 55.6%

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

46.0% YesNo 54.0%

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

68.8% YesNo 31.2%

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

52.4% YesNo 47.6%

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

13.8% YesNo 86.2%

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

13.4% YesNo 86.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP47.7% · strongest party

SVP47.7%

Mitte28.0%

SP21.5%

Übrige2.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier63%

Cantonal tax multiplier59.7%

63%GL range 61%63%

Tax rank 3 of 3 in canton Glarus

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'330 CHF(13.3%)

Rank 2 of 3 in the canton · 641 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'330 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Glarus 13'141 CHF · most expensive Glarus Nord 13'330 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'330 CHF(~13.3%)

Glarus SüdCanton range GlarusSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Glarus Süd	Glarus	Switzerland median
40'000	6.6%	6.5–6.6%	5.4%
50'000	8.2%	8.1–8.2%	7.8%
60'000	9.5%	9.4–9.5%	10.5%
70'000	10.7%	10.6–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.7%	11.5–11.7%	13.1%
90'000	12.4%	12.3–12.4%	14.1%
100'000	13.3%	13.1–13.3%	15.3%
110'000	14.1%	13.9–14.1%	16.3%
120'000	14.7%	14.5–14.7%	17.2%
130'000	15.4%	15.2–15.4%	18.1%
140'000	16%	15.8–16%	19%
150'000	16.6%	16.4–16.6%	19.7%
175'000	18.1%	17.9–18.1%	21.6%
200'000	19.5%	19.3–19.5%	23.2%
225'000	20.7%	20.5–20.7%	24.6%
250'000	21.8%	21.6–21.8%	25.8%
275'000	22.7%	22.5–22.7%	26.8%
300'000	23.5%	23.2–23.5%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.6 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)3.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'770 mm

8.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'600 m

Mean elevation

1'771 m

Relief

3'120 m

Mean slope

30.4°

Flat share

3.1%

South-facing

22.0%

Above 2000 m

37.3%

Relief 3'120 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

107.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

150.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

23'800

107 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

24.32 Rp./kWh

Energy

8.1 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.46 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

24.32 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.66 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Technische Betriebe Glarus Süd

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

0.59 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

7'084

Built before 194653.5%

Built since 20019.1%

0.59 %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 104 min · Car 76 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 1/3 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentThomas Hefti · FDP.Die Liberalen

Websiteglarus-sued.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities9'634 #3 GL · #193 CH Families & children16.5% #3 GL · #1879 CH Age structure28.5% #1 GL · #157 CH Women share49.1% #3 GL · #1471 CH Foreign residents20% #3 GL · #865 CH Population density22/km² #3 GL · #1957 CH Tax burden13'330 #3 GL · #642 CH Taxes63% #3 GL Warmest municipalities8.6 °C #1 GL · #1534 CH Sunniest municipalities47.8% #1 GL · #339 CH Rainiest municipalities1'770 mm #2 GL · #89 CH Voter turnout51.3% #1 GL · #1558 CH Against Switzerland21% #1 GL · #465 CH Aligned with Switzerland79% #3 GL · #956 CH SVP strongholds47.7% #1 GL · #306 CH SP strongholds21.5% #3 GL · #354 CH Centre strongholds28% #3 GL · #278 CH Largest by area430 km² #1 GL · #2 CH Highest municipalities521 m #1 GL · #1118 CH Remotest municipalities104 min #1 GL · #341 CH Best-connected municipalities104 min #3 GL · #1765 CH Highest peaks3'600 m #1 GL · #38 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'771 m #1 GL · #140 CH Greatest vertical range3'120 m #1 GL · #18 CH Steepest municipalities30.4° #2 GL · #82 CH Solar potential107 GWh #2 GL · #69 CH Cheapest electricity24.32 Rp./kWh #1 GL · #203 CH Most expensive electricity24.32 Rp./kWh #3 GL · #1904 CH

Postal codes (15)

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Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Glarus Süd?: Glarus Süd has 15 postal codes: 8750, 8755, 8756, 8762, 8765, 8766, 8767, 8772, 8773, 8774, 8775, 8777 ….
What is the tax rate in Glarus Süd?: The municipal tax multiplier of Glarus Süd is 63% (2026); canton GL levies 59.7%.
How much tax do you pay in Glarus Süd?: A single person without children pays about 13'330 CHF income tax in Glarus Süd on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 3 in canton GL. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Glarus Süd have?: Glarus Süd has 9'634 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Glarus Süd?: Glarus Süd has 1'928 foreign residents, a share of 20.01% (2025).

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