What is the postal code of Gurtnellen?

Gurtnellen has 4 postal codes: 6473, 6474, 6476, 6482.

What is the tax rate in Gurtnellen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Gurtnellen is 110% (2026); canton UR levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Gurtnellen?

A single person without children pays about 12'189 CHF income tax in Gurtnellen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 19 in canton UR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Gurtnellen have?

Gurtnellen has 501 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gurtnellen?

Gurtnellen has 56 foreign residents, a share of 11.18% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton UR

Gurtnellen

6473–6482

UR CANTON6473 6474 6476 6482

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

227 45.3%

Men

274 54.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

59 11.8%

Swiss citizens

445 88.8%

Foreign residents

56 11.2%

Population density

6 pop./km²

0–19 · 59 · 11.8%20–64 · 292 · 58.3%65+ · 150 · 29.9%

Foreign residents 11.2%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +14 (+2.9%) · 3 births · 5 deaths · net migration +11

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 Gurtnellen

BFS

10.5% YesNo 89.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes

54.6% YesNo 45.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

53.6% YesNo 46.5%

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

72.8% YesNo 27.2%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

34.0% YesNo 66.0%

19.8% YesNo 80.2%

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

55.7% YesNo 44.3%

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

60.3% YesNo 39.7%

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

59.4% YesNo 40.6%

68.1% YesNo 31.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte55.7% · strongest party

Mitte55.7%

SVP43.2%

Übrige1.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier110%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

110%UR range 91%117%

Tax rank 16 of 19 in canton Uri

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'189 CHF(12.2%)

Rank 16 of 19 in the canton · 336 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 11'842 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Schattdorf 11'246 CHF · most expensive Isenthal 12'536 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'189 CHF(~12.2%)

GurtnellenCanton range UriSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gurtnellen	Uri	Switzerland median
40'000	7%	6.5–7.3%	5.4%
50'000	8.4%	7.7–8.7%	7.8%
60'000	9.5%	8.7–9.8%	10.5%
70'000	10.4%	9.5–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11%	10.1–11.4%	13.1%
90'000	11.5%	10.6–11.8%	14.1%
100'000	12.2%	11.2–12.5%	15.3%
110'000	12.8%	11.8–13.1%	16.3%
120'000	13.3%	12.3–13.6%	17.2%
130'000	13.7%	12.7–14.1%	18.1%
140'000	14.2%	13.2–14.6%	19%
150'000	14.7%	13.6–15%	19.7%
175'000	15.8%	14.7–16.2%	21.6%
200'000	16.8%	15.7–17.2%	23.2%
225'000	17.6%	16.6–18%	24.6%
250'000	18.4%	17.3–18.9%	25.8%
275'000	19.1%	18–19.5%	26.8%
300'000	19.6%	18.5–20.1%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20204.8 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)2.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'288 mm

4.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'102 m

Mean elevation

1'848 m

Relief

2'616 m

Mean slope

35.5°

Flat share

1.0%

South-facing

23.2%

Above 2000 m

45.6%

Relief 2'616 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

5.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'300

Per inhabitant

11'277 kWh/yr

6 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

24.09 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.25 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.94 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.3 Rp./kWh

24.09 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 24.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator energieUri 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 300495 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Uri324 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Gurtnellen →Canton Uri →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Uri (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

1.39 %

Second homes

50.2 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

502

Built before 194649.4%

Built since 20015.6%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

1.39 %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

197

Workplaces

Services share

43.1 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 47 (23.9%) · Secondary 65 (33.0%) · Tertiary 85 (43.1%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

16.7 %

Farmland

309 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 99 min · Car 75 min

AgglomerationPT 45 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 12/19 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number1209

Websitegurtnellen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Gurtnellen ranks

Largest municipalities501 #13 UR · #1804 CH Growing municipalities2.9% #3 UR · #173 CH Shrinking municipalities2.9% #17 UR · #1934 CH Jobs per resident0.39 #9 UR · #878 CH Families & children11.8% #19 UR · #2074 CH Age structure29.9% #2 UR · #96 CH Women share45.3% #15 UR · #2071 CH Foreign residents11.2% #12 UR · #1615 CH Population density6/km² #15 UR · #2064 CH Tax burden12'189 #16 UR · #336 CH Taxes110% #16 UR Warmest municipalities4.8 °C #8 UR · #1999 CH Sunniest municipalities47.7% #3 UR · #346 CH Rainiest municipalities1'288 mm #19 UR · #512 CH Voter turnout47.2% #17 UR · #1963 CH SVP strongholds43.2% #7 UR · #486 CH Centre strongholds55.7% #12 UR · #48 CH Largest by area83.3 km² #4 UR · #95 CH Highest municipalities1'104 m #12 UR · #202 CH Second homes50.2% #4 UR · #156 CH Organic farming16.7% #8 UR · #776 CH Best-connected municipalities99 min #8 UR · #1694 CH Remotest municipalities99 min #12 UR · #417 CH Highest peaks3'102 m #9 UR · #120 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'848 m #8 UR · #121 CH Greatest vertical range2'616 m #6 UR · #60 CH Steepest municipalities35.5° #1 UR · #6 CH Solar potential6 GWh #14 UR · #1861 CH Solar potential per capita11'277 kWh #7 UR · #870 CH Cheapest electricity24.09 Rp./kWh #9 UR · #219 CH Most expensive electricity24.09 Rp./kWh #6 UR · #1882 CH

Postal codes (4)

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Localities

swisstopo · 4

Amsteg6474 Gurtnellen6482 Intschi6476 Silenen6473

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gurtnellen?: Gurtnellen has 4 postal codes: 6473, 6474, 6476, 6482.
What is the tax rate in Gurtnellen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gurtnellen is 110% (2026); canton UR levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Gurtnellen?: A single person without children pays about 12'189 CHF income tax in Gurtnellen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 19 in canton UR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gurtnellen have?: Gurtnellen has 501 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gurtnellen?: Gurtnellen has 56 foreign residents, a share of 11.18% (2025).

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