What is the postal code of Hallau?

The postal code of Hallau is 8215.

What is the tax rate in Hallau?

The municipal tax multiplier of Hallau is 112% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.

How much tax do you pay in Hallau?

A single person without children pays about 13'318 CHF income tax in Hallau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 20 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Hallau have?

Hallau has 2'600 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Hallau?

Hallau has 565 foreign residents, a share of 21.73% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SH

Hallau

8215

SH CANTON8215

Residents

2'600

Area

15.3 km²

Population density

170 pop./km²

Elevation

540 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

112%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'302 50.1%

Men

1'298 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

544 20.9%

Swiss citizens

2'035 78.3%

Foreign residents

565 21.7%

Population density

170 pop./km²

0–19 · 544 · 20.9%20–64 · 1'431 · 55.0%65+ · 625 · 24.0%

Foreign residents 21.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Hallau

BFS

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

63.8% YesNo 36.2%

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

59.2% YesNo 40.8%

14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% Yes

73.8% YesNo 26.2%

14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% Yes

69.9% YesNo 30.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

35.9% YesNo 64.1%

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

20.6% YesNo 79.4%

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

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

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

43.6% YesNo 56.5%

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

68.7% YesNo 31.3%

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

53.6% YesNo 46.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.5% · strongest party

SVP45.5%

SP22.7%

FDP9.7%

GLP6.3%

EVP5.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier112%

Cantonal tax multiplier76%

112%SH range 59%117%

Tax rank 21 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'318 CHF(13.3%)

Rank 20 of 26 in the canton · 629 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'457 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Buchberg 10'060 CHF · most expensive Oberhallau 13'625 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'318 CHF(~13.3%)

HallauCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Hallau	Schaffhausen	Switzerland median
40'000	6%	4.4–6.1%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	5.6–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	9%	6.7–9.2%	10.5%
70'000	10.2%	7.6–10.4%	11.9%
80'000	11.3%	8.4–11.5%	13.1%
90'000	12.2%	9.1–12.5%	14.1%
100'000	13.3%	10.1–13.6%	15.3%
110'000	14.3%	10.8–14.6%	16.3%
120'000	15.1%	11.5–15.4%	17.2%
130'000	15.8%	12.1–16.1%	18.1%
140'000	16.5%	12.7–16.8%	19%
150'000	17.1%	13.2–17.4%	19.7%
175'000	18.7%	14.6–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	20.2%	15.9–20.6%	23.2%
225'000	21.5%	17–21.9%	24.6%
250'000	22.5%	17.9–22.9%	25.8%
275'000	23.1%	18.5–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.5%	18.9–24%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020927 mm

8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

604 m

Mean elevation

491 m

Relief

213 m

Mean slope

6.8°

Flat share

44.8%

South-facing

16.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 213 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

30.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

39.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'900

31 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

32.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.63 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.48 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

32.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 32.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk des Kantons Schaffhausen 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.02 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

1'275

Built before 194650.1%

Built since 200122.9%

1.02 %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 83 min · Car 59 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 17/26 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitehallau.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'600 #7 SH · #819 CH Families & children20.9% #7 SH · #848 CH Age structure24% #12 SH · #518 CH Women share50.1% #8 SH · #872 CH Foreign residents21.7% #11 SH · #732 CH Population density170/km² #9 SH · #1130 CH Tax burden13'318 #20 SH · #629 CH Taxes112% #21 SH Warmest municipalities8.9 °C #21 SH · #1427 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #3 SH · #1746 CH Rainiest municipalities927 mm #3 SH · #1875 CH Voter turnout70.3% #23 SH · #46 CH Against Switzerland26.3% #3 SH · #185 CH Aligned with Switzerland73.7% #12 SH · #1274 CH SVP strongholds45.5% #20 SH · #377 CH SP strongholds22.7% #6 SH · #285 CH Centre strongholds1.3% #19 SH · #2074 CH FDP strongholds9.7% #18 SH · #1431 CH GLP strongholds6.3% #10 SH · #908 CH Green strongholds3.7% #11 SH · #1774 CH Largest by area15.3 km² #8 SH · #633 CH Highest municipalities540 m #7 SH · #1038 CH Remotest municipalities83 min #17 SH · #700 CH Best-connected municipalities83 min #11 SH · #1415 CH Highest peaks604 m #19 SH · #1525 CH Highest-lying municipalities491 m #17 SH · #1471 CH Greatest vertical range213 m #16 SH · #1300 CH Steepest municipalities6.8° #20 SH · #1267 CH Solar potential31 GWh #5 SH · #649 CH Cheapest electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #23 SH · #1946 CH Most expensive electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #22 SH · #179 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8215

Hallau

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Hallau8215

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Hallau?: The postal code of Hallau is 8215.
What is the tax rate in Hallau?: The municipal tax multiplier of Hallau is 112% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Hallau?: A single person without children pays about 13'318 CHF income tax in Hallau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 20 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Hallau have?: Hallau has 2'600 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Hallau?: Hallau has 565 foreign residents, a share of 21.73% (2025).

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