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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
822 49.6%
Men
836 50.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
392 23.6%
Swiss citizens
1'397 84.3%
Foreign residents
261 15.7%
Population density
243 pop./km²
0–19 · 392 · 23.6%20–64 · 925 · 55.8%65+ · 341 · 20.6%
Foreign residents 15.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +16 (+1%) · 16 births · 9 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 Oberklettgau: 39.6% Yes
39.1% YesNo 60.9%
27.09.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag angenommen werden?Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Oberklettgau: 47.0% Yes
52.5% YesNo 47.6%
27.09.2026B. Änderung des Strassengesetzes (Gegenvorschlag zur Verkehrsflussinitiative)Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Oberklettgau: 45.2% Yes
45.3% YesNo 54.7%
27.09.2026A. Volksinitiative «für flüssigen Verkehr auf kantonalen Hauptstrassen (Verkehrsflussinitiative)»Cantonal SH● Rejected · 46.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Oberklettgau: 47.5% Yes
51.5% YesNo 48.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Oberklettgau: 60.4% Yes
63.9% YesNo 36.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Oberklettgau: 57.8% Yes
60.3% YesNo 39.7%
14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Oberklettgau: 74.7% Yes
75.0% YesNo 25.0%
14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Oberklettgau: 69.7% Yes
69.4% YesNo 30.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Oberklettgau: 37.0% Yes
33.5% YesNo 66.5%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP46.7% · strongest party
SVP46.7%
SP17.1%
FDP13.8%
EVP5.9%
GLP5.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier93%
Cantonal tax multiplier76%
93%SH range 59%117%
Tax rank 10 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'150 CHF(12.2%)
Rank 10 of 26 in the canton · 333 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:12'150 CHF(~12.2%)
LöhningenCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeLöhningenSchaffhausenSwitzerland median
40'0005.4%4.4–6.1%5.4%
50'0006.9%5.6–7.8%7.8%
60'0008.2%6.7–9.2%10.5%
70'0009.3%7.6–10.4%11.9%
80'00010.2%8.4–11.5%13.1%
90'00011.1%9.1–12.5%14.1%
100'00012.2%10.1–13.6%15.3%
110'00013%10.8–14.6%16.3%
120'00013.8%11.5–15.4%17.2%
130'00014.4%12.1–16.1%18.1%
140'00015.1%12.7–16.8%19%
150'00015.7%13.2–17.4%19.7%
175'00017.2%14.6–19.1%21.6%
200'00018.6%15.9–20.6%23.2%
225'00019.9%17–21.9%24.6%
250'00020.8%17.9–22.9%25.8%
275'00021.4%18.5–23.5%26.8%
300'00021.9%18.9–24%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020912 mm
9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
782 m
Mean elevation
542 m
Relief
353 m
Mean slope
8.1°
Flat share
50.3%
South-facing
33.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 353 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
15.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
19.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'400
Per inhabitant
9'228 kWh/yr
15 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
1.72 %
Second homes
7.2 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
758
Built before 194626.0%
Built since 200133.2%
1.72 %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
311
Workplaces
91
Services share
45 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 52 (16.7%) · Secondary 119 (38.3%) · Tertiary 140 (45.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
14
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
434 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 83 min · Car 62 min
AgglomerationPT 25 min · Car 16 min
Remoteness 16/26 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number2903
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'658 #11 SH · #1089 CHGrowing municipalities1% #15 SH · #825 CHShrinking municipalities1% #12 SH · #1283 CHJobs per resident0.19 #22 SH · #1826 CHFamilies & children23.6% #2 SH · #214 CHAge structure20.6% #22 SH · #1122 CHWomen share49.6% #13 SH · #1206 CHForeign residents15.7% #17 SH · #1219 CHPopulation density243/km² #7 SH · #910 CHTax burden12'150 #10 SH · #333 CHTaxes93% #10 SHWarmest municipalities9.1 °C #14 SH · #1312 CHSunniest municipalities40.1% #4 SH · #1814 CHRainiest municipalities912 mm #7 SH · #1916 CHVoter turnout73.3% #13 SH · #26 CHAgainst Switzerland17.6% #10 SH · #696 CHAligned with Switzerland82.4% #5 SH · #745 CHSVP strongholds46.7% #18 SH · #332 CHSP strongholds17.1% #17 SH · #728 CHCentre strongholds1.5% #17 SH · #2074 CHFDP strongholds13.8% #5 SH · #949 CHGLP strongholds5.8% #11 SH · #1013 CHGreen strongholds3.6% #12 SH · #1796 CHLargest by area6.8 km² #16 SH · #1296 CHHighest municipalities484 m #15 SH · #1290 CHSecond homes7.2% #22 SH · #1793 CHOrganic farming0% #22 SH · #1815 CHBest-connected municipalities83 min #10 SH · #1414 CHRemotest municipalities83 min #16 SH · #699 CHHighest peaks782 m #9 SH · #1014 CHHighest-lying municipalities542 m #11 SH · #1250 CHGreatest vertical range353 m #8 SH · #893 CHSteepest municipalities8.1° #12 SH · #1103 CHSolar potential15 GWh #11 SH · #1227 CHSolar potential per capita9'228 kWh #22 SH · #1214 CHCheapest electricity30.82 Rp./kWh #3 SH · #1863 CHMost expensive electricity30.82 Rp./kWh #2 SH · #222 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Löhningen?
Löhningen has 2 postal codes: 8223, 8224.
What is the tax rate in Löhningen?
The municipal tax multiplier of Löhningen is 93% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Löhningen?
A single person without children pays about 12'150 CHF income tax in Löhningen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 10 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Löhningen have?
Löhningen has 1'658 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Löhningen?
Löhningen has 261 foreign residents, a share of 15.74% (2025).

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