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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
380 49.8%
Men
383 50.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
104 13.6%
Swiss citizens
586 76.8%
Foreign residents
177 23.2%
Population density
12 pop./km²
0–19 · 104 · 13.6%20–64 · 442 · 57.9%65+ · 217 · 28.4%
Foreign residents 23.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +13 (+1.7%) · 7 births · 7 deaths · net migration +15
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 Maloja: 32.5% Yes
34.2% YesNo 65.8%
27.09.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Graubünden (Stimmrechtsalter 16)Cantonal GR● Rejected · 32.6% YesDistrict Region Maloja: 32.6% Yes
29.5% YesNo 70.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Region Maloja: 63.5% Yes
67.4% YesNo 32.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Region Maloja: 43.8% Yes
54.4% YesNo 45.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Region Maloja: 53.5% Yes
48.4% YesNo 51.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Region Maloja: 35.1% Yes
38.8% YesNo 61.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Region Maloja: 36.6% Yes
38.0% YesNo 62.0%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Region Maloja: 74.8% Yes
72.2% YesNo 27.8%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP45.2% · strongest party
SVP45.2%
SP17.9%
FDP15.3%
Mitte8.3%
GRÜNE6.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier49%
Cantonal tax multiplier92%
49%GR range 30%120%
Tax rank 3 of 100 in canton Grisons
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
10'219 CHF(10.2%)
Rank 3 of 100 in the canton · 67 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:10'219 CHF(~10.2%)
La Punt Chamues-chCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeLa Punt Chamues-chGrisonsSwitzerland median
40'0003%2.6–4.3%5.4%
50'0004.7%4.1–6.8%7.8%
60'0006.2%5.5–9%10.5%
70'0007.5%6.6–10.8%11.9%
80'0008.5%7.5–12.2%13.1%
90'0009.3%8.2–13.3%14.1%
100'00010.2%9.1–14.5%15.3%
110'00011%9.8–15.5%16.3%
120'00011.7%10.5–16.4%17.2%
130'00012.3%11–17.2%18.1%
140'00013%11.7–18%19%
150'00013.6%12.2–18.8%19.7%
175'00015%13.5–20.5%21.6%
200'00016.2%14.7–21.9%23.2%
225'00017.2%15.6–23.1%24.6%
250'00018.1%16.5–24.1%25.8%
275'00018.9%17.3–25%26.8%
300'00019.5%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 1991–2020-1.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020991 mm
-1.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
3'256 m
Mean elevation
2'411 m
Relief
1'576 m
Mean slope
27.1°
Flat share
4.7%
South-facing
22.9%
Above 2000 m
85.8%
Relief 1'576 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
13.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
19.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'000
Per inhabitant
17'890 kWh/yr
14 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
30.49 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.38 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
15.12 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4 Rp./kWh
30.49 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 2
Standard model, deductible 300535 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 2 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
0.24 %
Second homes
68.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.2
Dwellings
1'248
Built before 194613.5%
Built since 200121.3%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.24 %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
279
Workplaces
84
Services share
72.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 20 (7.2%) · Secondary 56 (20.1%) · Tertiary 203 (72.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
6
Organic share
100 %
Farmland
145 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 201 min · Car 146 min
AgglomerationPT 36 min · Car 18 min
Remoteness 16/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number3785
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of La Punt Chamues-ch?
The postal code of La Punt Chamues-ch is 7522.
What is the tax rate in La Punt Chamues-ch?
The municipal tax multiplier of La Punt Chamues-ch is 49% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in La Punt Chamues-ch?
A single person without children pays about 10'219 CHF income tax in La Punt Chamues-ch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does La Punt Chamues-ch have?
La Punt Chamues-ch has 763 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in La Punt Chamues-ch?
La Punt Chamues-ch has 177 foreign residents, a share of 23.2% (2025).

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