What is the postal code of Lengwil?

The postal code of Lengwil is 8574.

What is the tax rate in Lengwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Lengwil is 137% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.

How much tax do you pay in Lengwil?

A single person without children pays about 12'803 CHF income tax in Lengwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 18 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Lengwil have?

Lengwil has 1'814 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Lengwil?

Lengwil has 518 foreign residents, a share of 28.56% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton TG

Lengwil

8574

TG CANTON8574

Residents

1'814

Area

8.9 km²

Population density

204 pop./km²

Elevation

470 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

137%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

917 50.6%

Men

897 49.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

422 23.3%

Swiss citizens

1'296 71.4%

Foreign residents

518 28.6%

Population density

204 pop./km²

0–19 · 422 · 23.3%20–64 · 1'074 · 59.2%65+ · 318 · 17.5%

Foreign residents 28.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Lengwil

BFS

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

58.3% YesNo 41.7%

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

54.5% YesNo 45.5%

14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes

57.0% YesNo 43.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

37.6% YesNo 62.4%

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

20.7% YesNo 79.3%

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

41.7% YesNo 58.3%

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

39.7% YesNo 60.3%

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

71.3% YesNo 28.7%

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

43.3% YesNo 56.7%

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

10.7% YesNo 89.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP41.9% · strongest party

SVP41.9%

Mitte18.4%

GRÜNE8.4%

SP7.8%

FDP7.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier137%

Cantonal tax multiplier109%

137%TG range 94%175%

Tax rank 18 of 80 in canton Thurgau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'803 CHF(12.8%)

Rank 18 of 80 in the canton · 474 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

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'803 CHF(~12.8%)

LengwilCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Lengwil	Thurgau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.9%	5–6.8%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	6.4–8.8%	7.8%
60'000	9.2%	7.7–10.6%	10.5%
70'000	10.4%	8.8–11.9%	11.9%
80'000	11.3%	9.5–12.9%	13.1%
90'000	12%	10.1–13.6%	14.1%
100'000	12.8%	10.9–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	13.6%	11.6–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	14.3%	12.2–16.1%	17.2%
130'000	14.9%	12.8–16.8%	18.1%
140'000	15.5%	13.4–17.5%	19%
150'000	16.1%	13.9–18.1%	19.7%
175'000	17.5%	15.1–19.5%	21.6%
200'000	18.7%	16.3–20.9%	23.2%
225'000	19.9%	17.4–22.1%	24.6%
250'000	20.9%	18.3–23.2%	25.8%
275'000	21.7%	19.1–24%	26.8%
300'000	22.4%	19.7–24.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020928 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

573 m

Mean elevation

535 m

Relief

105 m

Mean slope

2.2°

Flat share

94.3%

South-facing

0.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 105 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

25.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

32.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'600

25 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

38.37 Rp./kWh

Energy

19 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.2 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.57 Rp./kWh

38.37 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Politische Gemeinde Lengwil, Elektrizitätswerk

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

1.17 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

770

Built before 194625.7%

Built since 200139.9%

1.17 %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 98 min · Car 61 min

AgglomerationPT 17 min · Car 12 min

Remoteness 28/80 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitelengwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'814 #50 TG · #1027 CH Families & children23.3% #5 TG · #268 CH Age structure17.5% #68 TG · #1708 CH Women share50.6% #5 TG · #590 CH Foreign residents28.6% #22 TG · #373 CH Population density204/km² #48 TG · #1013 CH Tax burden12'803 #20 TG · #476 CH Taxes137% #18 TG Warmest municipalities10 °C #17 TG · #547 CH Sunniest municipalities39.4% #53 TG · #2061 CH Rainiest municipalities928 mm #57 TG · #1870 CH Voter turnout56% #37 TG · #939 CH Against Switzerland19.2% #40 TG · #586 CH Aligned with Switzerland80.8% #32 TG · #874 CH SVP strongholds41.9% #51 TG · #566 CH SP strongholds7.8% #42 TG · #1717 CH Centre strongholds18.4% #10 TG · #618 CH FDP strongholds7.2% #56 TG · #1684 CH GLP strongholds6% #41 TG · #983 CH Green strongholds8.4% #32 TG · #810 CH Largest by area8.9 km² #50 TG · #1065 CH Highest municipalities470 m #38 TG · #1385 CH Remotest municipalities98 min #28 TG · #433 CH Best-connected municipalities98 min #53 TG · #1681 CH Highest peaks573 m #48 TG · #1638 CH Highest-lying municipalities535 m #22 TG · #1281 CH Greatest vertical range105 m #65 TG · #1812 CH Steepest municipalities2.2° #70 TG · #1987 CH Solar potential25 GWh #42 TG · #833 CH Cheapest electricity38.37 Rp./kWh #78 TG · #2097 CH Most expensive electricity38.37 Rp./kWh #3 TG · #10 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8574

Illighausen

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Dettighofen (Lengwil)8574 Illighausen8574 Lengwil8574 Oberhofen TG8574

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Lengwil?: The postal code of Lengwil is 8574.
What is the tax rate in Lengwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Lengwil is 137% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Lengwil?: A single person without children pays about 12'803 CHF income tax in Lengwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 18 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lengwil have?: Lengwil has 1'814 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lengwil?: Lengwil has 518 foreign residents, a share of 28.56% (2025).

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