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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
396 51.9%
Men
367 48.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
180 23.6%
Swiss citizens
676 88.6%
Foreign residents
87 11.4%
Population density
157 pop./km²
0–19 · 180 · 23.6%20–64 · 420 · 55.0%65+ · 163 · 21.4%
Foreign residents 11.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +3 (+0.4%) · 4 births · 3 deaths · net migration +2
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 Bezirk Reiat: 40.3% Yes
35.3% YesNo 64.7%
27.09.2026B. Änderung des Strassengesetzes (Gegenvorschlag zur Verkehrsflussinitiative)Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 48.8% Yes
50.3% YesNo 49.7%
27.09.2026A. Volksinitiative «für flüssigen Verkehr auf kantonalen Hauptstrassen (Verkehrsflussinitiative)»Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 51.2% Yes
52.4% YesNo 47.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 59.5% Yes
63.4% YesNo 36.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 57.2% Yes
58.4% YesNo 41.6%
14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 75.7% Yes
80.1% YesNo 19.9%
14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 66.4% Yes
66.5% YesNo 33.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Reiat: 38.3% Yes
43.0% YesNo 57.0%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP48.4% · strongest party
SVP48.4%
SP17.4%
FDP14.1%
GRÜNE4.6%
GLP4.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier98%
Cantonal tax multiplier76%
98%SH range 59%117%
Tax rank 14 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'457 CHF(12.5%)
Rank 13 of 26 in the canton · 389 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 12'457 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Buchberg 10'060 CHF · most expensive Oberhallau 13'625 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:12'457 CHF(~12.5%)
LohnCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeLohnSchaffhausenSwitzerland median
40'0005.6%4.4–6.1%5.4%
50'0007.1%5.6–7.8%7.8%
60'0008.4%6.7–9.2%10.5%
70'0009.5%7.6–10.4%11.9%
80'00010.5%8.4–11.5%13.1%
90'00011.4%9.1–12.5%14.1%
100'00012.5%10.1–13.6%15.3%
110'00013.4%10.8–14.6%16.3%
120'00014.1%11.5–15.4%17.2%
130'00014.8%12.1–16.1%18.1%
140'00015.5%12.7–16.8%19%
150'00016.1%13.2–17.4%19.7%
175'00017.6%14.6–19.1%21.6%
200'00019.1%15.9–20.6%23.2%
225'00020.3%17–21.9%24.6%
250'00021.2%17.9–22.9%25.8%
275'00021.8%18.5–23.5%26.8%
300'00022.3%18.9–24%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020823 mm
9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
675 m
Mean elevation
609 m
Relief
199 m
Mean slope
6.9°
Flat share
46.4%
South-facing
17.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 199 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
8.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
10.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'800
Per inhabitant
10'826 kWh/yr
8 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
30.82 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.9 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
15.05 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
30.82 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.82 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätswerk des Kantons Schaffhausen 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 300557 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Schaffhausen413 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 Schaffhausen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Schaffhausen (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
1.14 %
Second homes
10.4 %
Avg. rooms
4.5
Dwellings
352
Built before 194633.8%
Built since 200121.3%
1.14 %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
160
Workplaces
53
Services share
47.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 19 (11.9%) · Secondary 65 (40.6%) · Tertiary 76 (47.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
8
Organic share
37.5 %
Farmland
215 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 81 min · Car 60 min
AgglomerationPT 24 min · Car 17 min
Remoteness 18/26 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number2917
DistrictBezirk Reiat
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Lohn?
The postal code of Lohn is 8235.
What is the tax rate in Lohn?
The municipal tax multiplier of Lohn is 98% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Lohn?
A single person without children pays about 12'457 CHF income tax in Lohn on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 13 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lohn have?
Lohn has 763 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lohn?
Lohn has 87 foreign residents, a share of 11.4% (2025).

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