What is the postal code of Poschiavo?

Poschiavo has 6 postal codes: 7710, 7741, 7742, 7743, 7745, 7746.

What is the tax rate in Poschiavo?

The municipal tax multiplier of Poschiavo is 90% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Poschiavo?

A single person without children pays about 12'696 CHF income tax in Poschiavo on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Poschiavo have?

Poschiavo has 3'494 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Poschiavo?

Poschiavo has 378 foreign residents, a share of 10.82% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR

Poschiavo

7710–7746

GR CANTON7710 7741 7742 7743+2 PLZ

Residents

3'494

Area

191 km²

Population density

18 pop./km²

Elevation

1'014 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'899 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

90%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'759 50.3%

Men

1'735 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

657 18.8%

Swiss citizens

3'116 89.2%

Foreign residents

378 10.8%

Population density

18 pop./km²

0–19 · 657 · 18.8%20–64 · 1'856 · 53.1%65+ · 981 · 28.1%

Foreign residents 10.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Poschiavo

BFS

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

64.2% YesNo 35.8%

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

46.5% YesNo 53.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

38.9% YesNo 61.1%

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

21.1% YesNo 78.9%

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

29.0% YesNo 71.0%

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

43.5% YesNo 56.5%

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

67.7% YesNo 32.3%

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

51.0% YesNo 49.0%

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

19.3% YesNo 80.7%

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

24.3% YesNo 75.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.9% · strongest party

SVP36.9%

Mitte29.9%

SP17.0%

FDP10.7%

GLP2.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier90%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

90%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 48 of 100 in canton Grisons

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'696 CHF(12.7%)

Rank 47 of 100 in the canton · 439 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:12'696 CHF(~12.7%)

PoschiavoCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Poschiavo	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	3.8%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	5.9%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.8%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	9.4%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	10.6%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	11.6%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	12.7%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	13.6%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	14.4%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	15.2%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	15.9%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	16.6%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	18.2%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	19.5%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	20.6%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	21.6%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.4%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	23.1%	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 1991–20200 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'511 mm

0 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'899 m

Mean elevation

2'110 m

Relief

2'937 m

Mean slope

27.6°

Flat share

4.9%

South-facing

20.7%

Above 2000 m

61.6%

Relief 2'937 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

50.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

71.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'200

51 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

20.7 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.7 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.36 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

20.7 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Comune di Poschiavo, 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

2.84 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

2'813

Built before 194653.1%

Built since 20017.6%

2.84 %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 312 min · Car 204 min

AgglomerationPT 108 min · Car 49 min

Remoteness 2/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteposchiavo.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'494 #11 GR · #631 CH Families & children18.8% #26 GR · #1501 CH Age structure28.1% #30 GR · #169 CH Women share50.3% #19 GR · #737 CH Foreign residents10.8% #72 GR · #1642 CH Population density18/km² #60 GR · #1992 CH Tax burden12'696 #54 GR · #446 CH Taxes90% #48 GR Warmest municipalities0 °C #83 GR · #2083 CH Sunniest municipalities50.7% #14 GR · #215 CH Rainiest municipalities1'511 mm #15 GR · #230 CH Voter turnout51% #73 GR · #1601 CH Against Switzerland16% #14 GR · #851 CH Aligned with Switzerland84% #38 GR · #593 CH SVP strongholds36.9% #30 GR · #847 CH SP strongholds17% #40 GR · #732 CH Centre strongholds29.9% #25 GR · #235 CH FDP strongholds10.7% #69 GR · #1296 CH GLP strongholds2.6% #78 GR · #1664 CH Green strongholds2% #86 GR · #1955 CH Largest by area191 km² #8 GR · #17 CH Highest municipalities1'014 m #65 GR · #257 CH Remotest municipalities312 min #2 GR · #2 CH Best-connected municipalities312 min #99 GR · #2109 CH Highest peaks3'899 m #3 GR · #27 CH Highest-lying municipalities2'110 m #27 GR · #70 CH Greatest vertical range2'937 m #1 GR · #26 CH Steepest municipalities27.6° #37 GR · #168 CH Solar potential51 GWh #14 GR · #319 CH Cheapest electricity20.7 Rp./kWh #16 GR · #22 CH Most expensive electricity20.7 Rp./kWh #85 GR · #2085 CH

Postal codes (6)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 9

Alp Grüm7710 La Rösa7742 Le Prese7746 Li Curt7745 Miralago7743 Ospizio Bernina7710 Poschiavo7742 S. Carlo (Poschiavo)7741 Sfazù7742

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Poschiavo?: Poschiavo has 6 postal codes: 7710, 7741, 7742, 7743, 7745, 7746.
What is the tax rate in Poschiavo?: The municipal tax multiplier of Poschiavo is 90% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Poschiavo?: A single person without children pays about 12'696 CHF income tax in Poschiavo on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Poschiavo have?: Poschiavo has 3'494 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Poschiavo?: Poschiavo has 378 foreign residents, a share of 10.82% (2025).

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