Skip to main content
Switzerland · Canton GR

Luzein

7222–7246
GR CANTON7222722372247226+6 PLZ
Residents
1'706
Area
83.9 km²
Population density
20 pop./km²
Elevation
1'892 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
2'812 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
85%
Postal codes
10

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
816 47.8%
Men
890 52.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
313 18.3%
Swiss citizens
1'527 89.5%
Foreign residents
179 10.5%
Population density
20 pop./km²
0–19 · 313 · 18.3%20–64 · 965 · 56.6%65+ · 428 · 25.1%
Foreign residents 10.5%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP49.6% · strongest party
SVP49.6%
Mitte16.0%
SP11.3%
FDP8.8%
EDU4.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Municipal tax multiplier85%
Cantonal tax multiplier92%
85%GR range 30%120%
Tax rank 42 of 100 in canton Grisons
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'394 CHF(12.4%)
Rank 37 of 100 in the canton · 369 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:12'394 CHF(~12.4%)
LuzeinCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeLuzeinGrisonsSwitzerland median
40'0003.7%2.64.3%5.4%
50'0005.7%4.16.8%7.8%
60'0007.6%5.59%10.5%
70'0009.2%6.610.8%11.9%
80'00010.3%7.512.2%13.1%
90'00011.3%8.213.3%14.1%
100'00012.4%9.114.5%15.3%
110'00013.3%9.815.5%16.3%
120'00014.1%10.516.4%17.2%
130'00014.8%1117.2%18.1%
140'00015.6%11.718%19%
150'00016.2%12.218.8%19.7%
175'00017.8%13.520.5%21.6%
200'00019.1%14.721.9%23.2%
225'00020.2%15.623.1%24.6%
250'00021.2%16.524.1%25.8%
275'00022%17.325%26.8%
300'00022.7%17.925.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.8 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)3.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'306 mm
6.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
2'812 m
Mean elevation
1'780 m
Relief
2'127 m
Mean slope
24.7°
Flat share
1.8%
South-facing
30.0%
Above 2000 m
33.3%
Relief 2'127 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
40.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
56.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'900
40 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
29.2 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.6 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
15.3 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
29.2 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
Vacancy rate
0 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
1'656
Built before 194644.2%
Built since 200113.6%
0 %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 115 min · Car 94 min
AgglomerationPT 38 min · Car 27 min
Remoteness 74/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 10
What is the postal code of Luzein?
Luzein has 10 postal codes: 7222, 7223, 7224, 7226, 7240, 7242, 7243, 7244, 7245, 7246.
What is the tax rate in Luzein?
The municipal tax multiplier of Luzein is 85% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Luzein?
A single person without children pays about 12'394 CHF income tax in Luzein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 37 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Luzein have?
Luzein has 1'706 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Luzein?
Luzein has 179 foreign residents, a share of 10.49% (2025).

Map

OpenStreetMap