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Klosters

7247–7265
GR CANTON7247724972507252+1 PLZ
Residents
4'499
Area
219.8 km²
Population density
20 pop./km²
Elevation
1'342 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
3'283 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
78%
Postal codes
5

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
2'226 49.5%
Men
2'273 50.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
651 14.5%
Swiss citizens
3'577 79.5%
Foreign residents
922 20.5%
Population density
20 pop./km²
0–19 · 651 · 14.5%20–64 · 2'525 · 56.1%65+ · 1'323 · 29.4%
Foreign residents 20.5%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP42.9% · strongest party
SVP42.9%
Mitte19.1%
FDP13.1%
SP10.6%
GLP8.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Municipal tax multiplier78%
Cantonal tax multiplier92%
78%GR range 30%120%
Tax rank 28 of 100 in canton Grisons
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'971 CHF(12%)
Rank 28 of 100 in the canton · 303 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:11'971 CHF(~12%)
KlostersCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeKlostersGrisonsSwitzerland median
40'0003.5%2.64.3%5.4%
50'0005.5%4.16.8%7.8%
60'0007.3%5.59%10.5%
70'0008.8%6.610.8%11.9%
80'00010%7.512.2%13.1%
90'00010.9%8.213.3%14.1%
100'00012%9.114.5%15.3%
110'00012.9%9.815.5%16.3%
120'00013.6%10.516.4%17.2%
130'00014.3%1117.2%18.1%
140'00015.1%11.718%19%
150'00015.7%12.218.8%19.7%
175'00017.2%13.520.5%21.6%
200'00018.5%14.721.9%23.2%
225'00019.6%15.623.1%24.6%
250'00020.6%16.524.1%25.8%
275'00021.4%17.325%26.8%
300'00022.1%17.925.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–2020-0.6 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)1.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'330 mm
-0.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
3'283 m
Mean elevation
2'086 m
Relief
2'446 m
Mean slope
27.2°
Flat share
2.6%
South-facing
30.2%
Above 2000 m
62.2%
Relief 2'446 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
80.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
114 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
17'800
80 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
29.2 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.6 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
15.3 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
29.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Vacancy rate
0.19 %
Avg. rooms
3.2
Dwellings
6'477
Built before 194621.2%
Built since 200120.1%
0.19 %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 126 min · Car 100 min
AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 25 min
Remoteness 66/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 5
What is the postal code of Klosters?
Klosters has 5 postal codes: 7247, 7249, 7250, 7252, 7265.
What is the tax rate in Klosters?
The municipal tax multiplier of Klosters is 78% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Klosters?
A single person without children pays about 11'971 CHF income tax in Klosters on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 28 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Klosters have?
Klosters has 4'499 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Klosters?
Klosters has 922 foreign residents, a share of 20.49% (2025).

Map

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