Switzerland · Canton TG
Hefenhofen
8580TG CANTON8580
Residents
1'344
Area
6.1 km²
Population density
221 pop./km²
Elevation
451 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
163%
Postal codes
1
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
667 49.6%
Men
677 50.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
274 20.4%
Swiss citizens
1'113 82.8%
Foreign residents
231 17.2%
Population density
221 pop./km²
0–19 · 274 · 20.4%20–64 · 831 · 61.8%65+ · 239 · 17.8%
Foreign residents 17.2%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
64.8% YesNo 35.2%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
62.8% YesNo 37.2%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes
53.1% YesNo 46.9%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
21.1% YesNo 78.9%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
48.3% YesNo 51.7%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
45.9% YesNo 54.2%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
69.5% YesNo 30.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
51.7% YesNo 48.3%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
9.7% YesNo 90.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP48.6% · strongest party
SVP48.6%
Mitte11.6%
FDP8.1%
SP7.9%
GRÜNE6.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier163%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
163%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 79 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'976 CHF(14%)
Rank 77 of 80 in the canton · 826 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'209 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Warth-Weiningen 10'862 CHF · most expensive Arbon 14'518 CHF
100'000 CHF:13'976 CHF(~14%)
HefenhofenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Hefenhofen | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.5% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.4% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.1% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.4% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.4% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.1% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.8% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.6% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.2% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.9% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.4% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.9% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.2% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.4% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.4% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.3% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020971 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
470 m
Mean elevation
443 m
Relief
56 m
Mean slope
2°
Flat share
95.4%
South-facing
2.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 56 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
Roof potential
19.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
25.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'400
20 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 · 2026Tariff range H4
29.28–36.29 Rp./kWh
30.34 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operators Regio Energie Amriswil (REA) · Elektrizitätsgenossenschaft Brüschwil-Sonnenberg · Genossenschaft Elektra Hatswil
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 3 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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
BFSVacancy rate
0.48 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
630
Built before 194636.8%
Built since 200123.0%
0.48 %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 · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Websitehefenhofen.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities1'344 #63 TG · #1252 CHFamilies & children20.4% #51 TG · #1017 CHAge structure17.8% #63 TG · #1679 CHWomen share49.6% #28 TG · #1219 CHForeign residents17.2% #54 TG · #1111 CHPopulation density221/km² #45 TG · #973 CHTax burden13'976 #77 TG · #826 CHTaxes163% #79 TGWarmest municipalities9.8 °C #33 TG · #736 CHSunniest municipalities39.4% #49 TG · #2057 CHRainiest municipalities971 mm #41 TG · #1755 CHVoter turnout52.4% #62 TG · #1421 CHAgainst Switzerland23% #25 TG · #361 CHAligned with Switzerland77% #44 TG · #1103 CHSVP strongholds48.6% #27 TG · #277 CHSP strongholds7.9% #38 TG · #1703 CHCentre strongholds11.6% #66 TG · #1056 CHFDP strongholds8.1% #48 TG · #1586 CHGLP strongholds5% #51 TG · #1205 CHGreen strongholds6.8% #58 TG · #1144 CHLargest by area6.1 km² #66 TG · #1386 CHHighest municipalities451 m #47 TG · #1531 CHRemotest municipalities100 min #23 TG · #406 CHBest-connected municipalities100 min #57 TG · #1708 CHHighest peaks470 m #73 TG · #1980 CHHighest-lying municipalities443 m #62 TG · #1770 CHGreatest vertical range56 m #73 TG · #2020 CHSteepest municipalities2° #74 TG · #2005 CHSolar potential20 GWh #55 TG · #1017 CHCheapest electricity30.34 Rp./kWh #43 TG · #1730 CHMost expensive electricity30.34 Rp./kWh #38 TG · #377 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Hefenhofen?
- The postal code of Hefenhofen is 8580.
- What is the tax rate in Hefenhofen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Hefenhofen is 163% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Hefenhofen?
- A single person without children pays about 13'976 CHF income tax in Hefenhofen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 77 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Hefenhofen have?
- Hefenhofen has 1'344 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Hefenhofen?
- Hefenhofen has 231 foreign residents, a share of 17.19% (2025).
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