What is the postal code of Mesocco?

Mesocco has 2 postal codes: 6563, 6565.

What is the tax rate in Mesocco?

The municipal tax multiplier of Mesocco is 87% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Mesocco?

A single person without children pays about 12'515 CHF income tax in Mesocco on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 44 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Mesocco have?

Mesocco has 1'432 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Mesocco?

Mesocco has 304 foreign residents, a share of 21.23% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR

Mesocco

6563–6565

GR CANTON6563 6565

Residents

1'432

Area

164.8 km²

Population density

9 pop./km²

Elevation

828 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'253 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

87%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

683 47.7%

Men

749 52.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

203 14.2%

Swiss citizens

1'128 78.8%

Foreign residents

304 21.2%

Population density

9 pop./km²

0–19 · 203 · 14.2%20–64 · 834 · 58.2%65+ · 395 · 27.6%

Foreign residents 21.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Mesocco

BFS

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

55.7% YesNo 44.3%

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

62.9% YesNo 37.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

47.2% YesNo 52.8%

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

24.1% YesNo 75.9%

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

48.6% YesNo 51.4%

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

50.2% YesNo 49.8%

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

77.7% YesNo 22.3%

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

56.9% YesNo 43.1%

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

21.5% YesNo 78.5%

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

17.3% YesNo 82.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP31.3% · strongest party

SVP31.3%

Mitte27.3%

SP20.7%

FDP15.2%

GRÜNE3.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier87%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

87%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 45 of 100 in canton Grisons

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'515 CHF(12.5%)

Rank 44 of 100 in the canton · 401 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:12'515 CHF(~12.5%)

MesoccoCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Mesocco	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	3.7%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	5.8%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.7%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	9.2%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	10.4%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	11.4%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	12.5%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	13.5%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	14.2%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	14.9%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	15.7%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	16.4%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	17.9%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	19.2%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	20.3%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	21.3%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.2%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	22.9%	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 1991–20203.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'738 mm

3.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'253 m

Mean elevation

2'117 m

Relief

2'655 m

Mean slope

29.1°

Flat share

2.4%

South-facing

21.1%

Above 2000 m

65.8%

Relief 2'655 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

24.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

34.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'400

24 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

26.1 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.92 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.21 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

26.1 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Comune Politico di Mesocco, Azienda Elettrica

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

1.32 %

Avg. rooms

3.1

Dwellings

2'351

Built before 194630.7%

Built since 20018.7%

1.32 %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 84 min · Car 45 min

AgglomerationPT 42 min · Car 30 min

Remoteness 92/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemesocco.swiss ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'432 #41 GR · #1203 CH Families & children14.2% #79 GR · #2018 CH Age structure27.6% #34 GR · #195 CH Women share47.7% #73 GR · #1923 CH Foreign residents21.2% #28 GR · #762 CH Population density9/km² #79 GR · #2043 CH Tax burden12'515 #45 GR · #402 CH Taxes87% #45 GR Warmest municipalities3.2 °C #65 GR · #2056 CH Sunniest municipalities47% #78 GR · #447 CH Rainiest municipalities1'738 mm #1 GR · #103 CH Voter turnout50.6% #75 GR · #1648 CH Against Switzerland25% #5 GR · #258 CH Aligned with Switzerland75% #47 GR · #1205 CH SVP strongholds31.3% #52 GR · #1191 CH SP strongholds20.7% #19 GR · #414 CH Centre strongholds27.3% #34 GR · #297 CH FDP strongholds15.2% #42 GR · #805 CH GLP strongholds2.1% #84 GR · #1742 CH Green strongholds3% #70 GR · #1869 CH Largest by area164.8 km² #12 GR · #26 CH Highest municipalities828 m #75 GR · #382 CH Remotest municipalities84 min #92 GR · #675 CH Best-connected municipalities84 min #9 GR · #1433 CH Highest peaks3'253 m #25 GR · #77 CH Highest-lying municipalities2'117 m #26 GR · #69 CH Greatest vertical range2'655 m #5 GR · #51 CH Steepest municipalities29.1° #20 GR · #115 CH Solar potential24 GWh #41 GR · #871 CH Cheapest electricity26.1 Rp./kWh #38 GR · #481 CH Most expensive electricity26.1 Rp./kWh #63 GR · #1626 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Mesocco6563 S. Bernardino6565

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Santa Maria in Calanca

GR · 16.5 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Mesocco?: Mesocco has 2 postal codes: 6563, 6565.
What is the tax rate in Mesocco?: The municipal tax multiplier of Mesocco is 87% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Mesocco?: A single person without children pays about 12'515 CHF income tax in Mesocco on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 44 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Mesocco have?: Mesocco has 1'432 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Mesocco?: Mesocco has 304 foreign residents, a share of 21.23% (2025).

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