Switzerland · Canton TG
Kemmental
8565–8573Residents
2'924
Area
25 km²
Population density
117 pop./km²
Elevation
548 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
150%
Postal codes
3
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'418 48.5%
Men
1'506 51.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
673 23.0%
Swiss citizens
2'216 75.8%
Foreign residents
708 24.2%
Population density
117 pop./km²
0–19 · 673 · 23.0%20–64 · 1'773 · 60.6%65+ · 478 · 16.3%
Foreign residents 24.2%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
61.1% YesNo 38.9%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
62.0% YesNo 38.0%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes
50.2% YesNo 49.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
17.8% YesNo 82.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
48.7% YesNo 51.3%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
47.5% YesNo 52.5%
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
55.5% YesNo 44.5%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
10.8% YesNo 89.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP48.5% · strongest party
SVP48.5%
Mitte13.6%
FDP10.6%
SP7.7%
GRÜNE6.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier150%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
150%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 51 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'390 CHF(13.4%)
Rank 50 of 80 in the canton · 658 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:13'390 CHF(~13.4%)
KemmentalCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Kemmental | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.2% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.7% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.9% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.8% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.5% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.4% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.2% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.9% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.6% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.2% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.8% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.2% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.5% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.6% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.7% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.5% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.2% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020929 mm
9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
676 m
Mean elevation
537 m
Relief
226 m
Mean slope
3.3°
Flat share
82.6%
South-facing
3.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 226 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
48.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
62.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
10'800
49 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 H4
36.28 Rp./kWh
Energy
15.9 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
16.21 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
36.28 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator Technische Betriebe Kemmental, Stromverkauf
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
BFSVacancy rate
1.75 %
Avg. rooms
4.6
Dwellings
1'259
Built before 194637.7%
Built since 200130.5%
1.75 %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 · CC0Websitekemmental.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities2'924 #34 TG · #745 CHFamilies & children23% #8 TG · #313 CHAge structure16.3% #75 TG · #1873 CHWomen share48.5% #61 TG · #1717 CHForeign residents24.2% #29 TG · #588 CHPopulation density117/km² #65 TG · #1385 CHTax burden13'390 #53 TG · #664 CHTaxes150% #51 TGWarmest municipalities9.4 °C #50 TG · #1081 CHSunniest municipalities39.6% #40 TG · #2033 CHRainiest municipalities929 mm #56 TG · #1869 CHVoter turnout53.5% #56 TG · #1286 CHAgainst Switzerland28% #13 TG · #131 CHAligned with Switzerland72% #57 TG · #1333 CHSVP strongholds48.5% #28 TG · #279 CHSP strongholds7.7% #44 TG · #1727 CHCentre strongholds13.6% #49 TG · #918 CHFDP strongholds10.6% #29 TG · #1322 CHGLP strongholds4.9% #56 TG · #1228 CHGreen strongholds6.6% #62 TG · #1190 CHLargest by area25 km² #3 TG · #367 CHHighest municipalities548 m #18 TG · #1013 CHRemotest municipalities92 min #39 TG · #515 CHBest-connected municipalities92 min #42 TG · #1597 CHHighest peaks676 m #23 TG · #1279 CHHighest-lying municipalities537 m #21 TG · #1273 CHGreatest vertical range226 m #26 TG · #1244 CHSteepest municipalities3.3° #57 TG · #1868 CHSolar potential49 GWh #14 TG · #343 CHCheapest electricity36.28 Rp./kWh #75 TG · #2081 CHMost expensive electricity36.28 Rp./kWh #6 TG · #26 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 8Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Kemmental?
- Kemmental has 3 postal codes: 8565, 8566, 8573.
- What is the tax rate in Kemmental?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Kemmental is 150% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Kemmental?
- A single person without children pays about 13'390 CHF income tax in Kemmental on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 50 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Kemmental have?
- Kemmental has 2'924 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Kemmental?
- Kemmental has 708 foreign residents, a share of 24.21% (2025).
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