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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
2'596 50.9%
Men
2'505 49.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
876 17.2%
Swiss citizens
4'065 79.7%
Foreign residents
1'036 20.3%
Population density
38 pop./km²
0–19 · 876 · 17.2%20–64 · 2'910 · 57.0%65+ · 1'315 · 25.8%
Foreign residents 20.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +34 (+0.7%) · 34 births · 73 deaths · net migration +72
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
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 31.7% Yes
34.9% YesNo 65.1%
27.09.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Graubünden (Stimmrechtsalter 16)Cantonal GR● Rejected · 32.6% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 30.7% Yes
27.7% YesNo 72.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 62.3% Yes
57.5% YesNo 42.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 46.9% Yes
48.9% YesNo 51.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 43.3% Yes
43.2% YesNo 56.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 19.5% Yes
22.7% YesNo 77.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 31.5% Yes
35.8% YesNo 64.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 37.2% Yes
41.4% YesNo 58.6%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 69.5% Yes
67.1% YesNo 32.9%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
Mitte35.6% · strongest party
Mitte35.6%
SVP28.2%
SP16.0%
FDP8.3%
GRÜNE5.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier100%
Cantonal tax multiplier92%
100%GR range 30%120%
Tax rank 82 of 100 in canton Grisons
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'300 CHF(13.3%)
Rank 69 of 100 in the canton · 613 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 12'696 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Rongellen 9'071 CHF · most expensive Flerden 14'508 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:13'300 CHF(~13.3%)
Ilanz/GlionCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeIlanz/GlionGrisonsSwitzerland median
40'0004%2.6–4.3%5.4%
50'0006.2%4.1–6.8%7.8%
60'0008.2%5.5–9%10.5%
70'0009.9%6.6–10.8%11.9%
80'00011.1%7.5–12.2%13.1%
90'00012.2%8.2–13.3%14.1%
100'00013.3%9.1–14.5%15.3%
110'00014.3%9.8–15.5%16.3%
120'00015.1%10.5–16.4%17.2%
130'00015.8%11–17.2%18.1%
140'00016.6%11.7–18%19%
150'00017.3%12.2–18.8%19.7%
175'00018.9%13.5–20.5%21.6%
200'00020.3%14.7–21.9%23.2%
225'00021.4%15.6–23.1%24.6%
250'00022.4%16.5–24.1%25.8%
275'00023.3%17.3–25%26.8%
300'00024%17.9–25.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20205.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'248 mm
5.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
3'142 m
Mean elevation
1'647 m
Relief
2'480 m
Mean slope
25.8°
Flat share
3.8%
South-facing
31.0%
Above 2000 m
29.4%
Relief 2'480 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
77.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
110.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
17'100
Per inhabitant
15'113 kWh/yr
77 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
29.79 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.38 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
15.12 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
29.79 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.55 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Repower 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
Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300510 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Grisons363 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton Grisons. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Grisons (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.67 %
Second homes
33.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
3'584
Built before 194633.8%
Built since 200118.7%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.67 %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
3'508
Workplaces
519
Services share
79.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 172 (4.9%) · Secondary 551 (15.7%) · Tertiary 2'785 (79.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
60
Organic share
46.7 %
Farmland
1'866 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 136 min · Car 109 min
AgglomerationPT 48 min · Car 40 min
Remoteness 57/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number3619
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities5'101 #5 GR · #426 CHGrowing municipalities0.7% #48 GR · #989 CHShrinking municipalities0.7% #53 GR · #1123 CHJobs per resident0.69 #22 GR · #231 CHFamilies & children17.2% #46 GR · #1799 CHAge structure25.8% #49 GR · #324 CHWomen share50.9% #10 GR · #455 CHForeign residents20.3% #33 GR · #831 CHPopulation density38/km² #40 GR · #1854 CHTax burden13'300 #75 GR · #619 CHTaxes100% #82 GRWarmest municipalities5.1 °C #45 GR · #1988 CHSunniest municipalities48.1% #50 GR · #310 CHRainiest municipalities1'248 mm #47 GR · #589 CHVoter turnout53.5% #61 GR · #1421 CHAgainst Switzerland9.8% #39 GR · #1236 CHAligned with Switzerland90.2% #12 GR · #247 CHSVP strongholds28.2% #66 GR · #1388 CHSP strongholds16% #48 GR · #838 CHCentre strongholds35.6% #21 GR · #170 CHFDP strongholds8.3% #82 GR · #1565 CHGLP strongholds3.6% #67 GR · #1476 CHGreen strongholds5.7% #26 GR · #1406 CHLargest by area133.5 km² #20 GR · #43 CHHighest municipalities698 m #86 GR · #601 CHSecond homes33.2% #69 GR · #243 CHOrganic farming46.7% #63 GR · #156 CHBest-connected municipalities136 min #43 GR · #2012 CHRemotest municipalities136 min #57 GR · #100 CHHighest peaks3'142 m #35 GR · #113 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'647 m #60 GR · #169 CHGreatest vertical range2'480 m #11 GR · #84 CHSteepest municipalities25.8° #55 GR · #239 CHSolar potential77 GWh #5 GR · #157 CHSolar potential per capita15'113 kWh #56 GR · #417 CHCheapest electricity29.79 Rp./kWh #75 GR · #1742 CHMost expensive electricity29.79 Rp./kWh #25 GR · #364 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 15
What is the postal code of Ilanz/Glion?
Ilanz/Glion has 13 postal codes: 7111, 7112, 7122, 7126, 7127, 7128, 7130, 7141, 7142, 7154, 7155, 7156 ….
What is the tax rate in Ilanz/Glion?
The municipal tax multiplier of Ilanz/Glion is 100% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Ilanz/Glion?
A single person without children pays about 13'300 CHF income tax in Ilanz/Glion on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 69 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ilanz/Glion have?
Ilanz/Glion has 5'101 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ilanz/Glion?
Ilanz/Glion has 1'036 foreign residents, a share of 20.31% (2025).

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