Switzerland · Canton TG
Pfyn
8505–8508Residents
2'259
Area
13.1 km²
Population density
172 pop./km²
Elevation
438 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
158%
Postal codes
2
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'120 49.6%
Men
1'139 50.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
434 19.2%
Swiss citizens
1'832 81.1%
Foreign residents
427 18.9%
Population density
172 pop./km²
0–19 · 434 · 19.2%20–64 · 1'380 · 61.1%65+ · 445 · 19.7%
Foreign residents 18.9%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
60.3% YesNo 39.7%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
65.7% YesNo 34.3%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes
52.2% YesNo 47.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
16.7% YesNo 83.3%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
48.3% YesNo 51.7%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
44.6% YesNo 55.4%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
70.6% YesNo 29.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
51.6% YesNo 48.4%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
10.9% YesNo 89.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP50.2% · strongest party
SVP50.2%
Mitte12.5%
GRÜNE8.1%
SP7.1%
FDP6.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier158%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
158%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 72 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'751 CHF(13.8%)
Rank 71 of 80 in the canton · 775 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
100'000 CHF:13'751 CHF(~13.8%)
PfynCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Pfyn | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.4% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.3% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.2% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.2% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.9% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.8% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.6% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.3% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.6% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.2% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.6% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.9% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.1% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.1% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.7% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020916 mm
9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
557 m
Mean elevation
449 m
Relief
166 m
Mean slope
4.8°
Flat share
64.9%
South-facing
23.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 166 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
25 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
32.9 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 · 2026Tariff H4
28.56 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.4 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.56 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.8 Rp./kWh
28.56 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator Politische Gemeinde Pfyn
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
BFSVacancy rate
0.86 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
1'052
Built before 194626.9%
Built since 200127.3%
0.86 %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 · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Websitepfyn.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities2'259 #42 TG · #906 CHFamilies & children19.2% #65 TG · #1402 CHAge structure19.7% #37 TG · #1312 CHWomen share49.6% #32 TG · #1223 CHForeign residents18.9% #46 TG · #953 CHPopulation density172/km² #52 TG · #1119 CHTax burden13'751 #72 TG · #776 CHTaxes158% #72 TGWarmest municipalities9.3 °C #59 TG · #1168 CHSunniest municipalities39.5% #46 TG · #2048 CHRainiest municipalities916 mm #65 TG · #1901 CHVoter turnout51.8% #63 TG · #1493 CHAgainst Switzerland29% #12 TG · #102 CHAligned with Switzerland71% #59 TG · #1364 CHSVP strongholds50.2% #23 TG · #237 CHSP strongholds7.1% #51 TG · #1779 CHCentre strongholds12.5% #64 TG · #1002 CHFDP strongholds6.2% #66 TG · #1769 CHGLP strongholds4.9% #57 TG · #1229 CHGreen strongholds8.1% #37 TG · #862 CHLargest by area13.1 km² #20 TG · #745 CHHighest municipalities438 m #56 TG · #1632 CHRemotest municipalities76 min #71 TG · #865 CHBest-connected municipalities76 min #11 TG · #1266 CHHighest peaks557 m #56 TG · #1691 CHHighest-lying municipalities449 m #58 TG · #1725 CHGreatest vertical range166 m #43 TG · #1509 CHSteepest municipalities4.8° #37 TG · #1613 CHSolar potential25 GWh #43 TG · #838 CHCheapest electricity28.56 Rp./kWh #17 TG · #1183 CHMost expensive electricity28.56 Rp./kWh #65 TG · #925 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Pfyn?
- Pfyn has 2 postal codes: 8505, 8508.
- What is the tax rate in Pfyn?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Pfyn is 158% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Pfyn?
- A single person without children pays about 13'751 CHF income tax in Pfyn on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 71 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Pfyn have?
- Pfyn has 2'259 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Pfyn?
- Pfyn has 427 foreign residents, a share of 18.9% (2025).
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