What is the postal code of Laax?

Laax has 2 postal codes: 7031, 7032.

What is the tax rate in Laax?

The municipal tax multiplier of Laax is 40% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Laax?

A single person without children pays about 9'675 CHF income tax in Laax on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Laax have?

Laax has 2'104 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Laax?

Laax has 376 foreign residents, a share of 17.87% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR

Laax

7031–7032

GR CANTON7031 7032

Residents

2'104

Area

31.7 km²

Population density

66 pop./km²

Elevation

1'685 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'023 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

40%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

972 46.2%

Men

1'132 53.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

307 14.6%

Swiss citizens

1'728 82.1%

Foreign residents

376 17.9%

Population density

66 pop./km²

0–19 · 307 · 14.6%20–64 · 1'247 · 59.3%65+ · 550 · 26.1%

Foreign residents 17.9%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Laax

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

65.5% YesNo 34.5%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

45.7% YesNo 54.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

17.7% YesNo 82.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

34.6% YesNo 65.4%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

31.8% YesNo 68.2%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

76.3% YesNo 23.7%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

37.4% YesNo 62.6%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

10.4% YesNo 89.6%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

14.4% YesNo 85.6%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP33.4% · strongest party

SVP33.4%

Mitte27.3%

FDP15.7%

SP12.5%

GLP5.1%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier40%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

40%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 2 of 100 in canton Grisons

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

9'675 CHF(9.7%)

Rank 2 of 100 in the canton · 48 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

100'000 CHF:9'675 CHF(~9.7%)

LaaxCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Laax	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	2.8%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	4.4%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	5.8%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	7.1%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	8%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	8.8%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	9.7%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	10.5%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	11.1%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	11.7%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	12.4%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	13%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	14.3%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	15.5%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	16.5%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	17.4%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	18.1%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	18.8%	17.9–25.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.1 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)3.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'414 mm

6.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'023 m

Mean elevation

1'862 m

Relief

2'208 m

Mean slope

17.8°

Flat share

5.2%

South-facing

48.7%

Above 2000 m

45.8%

Relief 2'208 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

34.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

49.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'700

35 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

30.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.6 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.3 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.3 Rp./kWh

30.2 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

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.82 %

Avg. rooms

2.9

Dwellings

4'169

Built before 19463.0%

Built since 200129.9%

0.82 %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 146 min · Car 99 min

AgglomerationPT 50 min · Car 31 min

Remoteness 53/100 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitelaax-gr.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'104 #29 GR · #939 CH Families & children14.6% #73 GR · #2001 CH Age structure26.1% #44 GR · #297 CH Women share46.2% #91 GR · #2050 CH Foreign residents17.9% #43 GR · #1052 CH Population density66/km² #24 GR · #1671 CH Tax burden9'675 #2 GR · #48 CH Taxes40% #2 GR Warmest municipalities6.1 °C #35 GR · #1937 CH Sunniest municipalities47.2% #72 GR · #415 CH Rainiest municipalities1'414 mm #30 GR · #338 CH Voter turnout57.6% #20 GR · #738 CH Against Switzerland12% #30 GR · #1125 CH Aligned with Switzerland88% #21 GR · #349 CH SVP strongholds33.4% #42 GR · #1073 CH SP strongholds12.5% #68 GR · #1217 CH Centre strongholds27.3% #33 GR · #296 CH FDP strongholds15.7% #35 GR · #762 CH GLP strongholds5.1% #46 GR · #1171 CH Green strongholds4.1% #50 GR · #1716 CH Largest by area31.7 km² #61 GR · #293 CH Highest municipalities1'685 m #29 GR · #58 CH Remotest municipalities146 min #53 GR · #74 CH Best-connected municipalities146 min #47 GR · #2037 CH Highest peaks3'023 m #43 GR · #134 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'862 m #40 GR · #117 CH Greatest vertical range2'208 m #34 GR · #147 CH Steepest municipalities17.8° #95 GR · #461 CH Solar potential35 GWh #23 GR · #573 CH Cheapest electricity30.2 Rp./kWh #69 GR · #1696 CH Most expensive electricity30.2 Rp./kWh #23 GR · #402 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Laax GR7031 Laax GR 27032

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Laax?: Laax has 2 postal codes: 7031, 7032.
What is the tax rate in Laax?: The municipal tax multiplier of Laax is 40% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Laax?: A single person without children pays about 9'675 CHF income tax in Laax on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Laax have?: Laax has 2'104 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Laax?: Laax has 376 foreign residents, a share of 17.87% (2025).

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