What is the postal code of Ramsen?

The postal code of Ramsen is 8262.

What is the tax rate in Ramsen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Ramsen is 99% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.

How much tax do you pay in Ramsen?

A single person without children pays about 12'519 CHF income tax in Ramsen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 15 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Ramsen have?

Ramsen has 1'697 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ramsen?

Ramsen has 555 foreign residents, a share of 32.7% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SH

Ramsen

8262

SH CANTON8262

Residents

1'697

Area

13.5 km²

Population density

126 pop./km²

Elevation

418 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

661 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

99%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

838 49.4%

Men

859 50.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

344 20.3%

Swiss citizens

1'142 67.3%

Foreign residents

555 32.7%

Population density

126 pop./km²

0–19 · 344 · 20.3%20–64 · 1'020 · 60.1%65+ · 333 · 19.6%

Foreign residents 32.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Ramsen

BFS

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

56.4% YesNo 43.6%

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

61.8% YesNo 38.2%

14.06.2026Verpflichtungskredit für das Sportinfrastrukturprojekt «Erweiterung Hallensportzentrum Schweizersbild»Cantonal SH● Accepted · 73.9% Yes

54.3% YesNo 45.7%

14.06.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Schaffhausen (Finanzrechtliche Befugnisse)Cantonal SH● Accepted · 66.8% Yes

64.4% YesNo 35.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

37.9% YesNo 62.1%

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

18.2% YesNo 81.8%

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

53.2% YesNo 46.8%

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

46.7% YesNo 53.3%

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

69.5% YesNo 30.5%

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

55.9% YesNo 44.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP53.2% · strongest party

SVP53.2%

SP14.0%

Mitte12.0%

FDP6.2%

GLP4.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier99%

Cantonal tax multiplier76%

99%SH range 59%117%

Tax rank 16 of 26 in canton Schaffhausen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'519 CHF(12.5%)

Rank 15 of 26 in the canton · 403 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

100'000 CHF:12'519 CHF(~12.5%)

RamsenCanton range SchaffhausenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Ramsen	Schaffhausen	Switzerland median
40'000	5.6%	4.4–6.1%	5.4%
50'000	7.1%	5.6–7.8%	7.8%
60'000	8.4%	6.7–9.2%	10.5%
70'000	9.6%	7.6–10.4%	11.9%
80'000	10.6%	8.4–11.5%	13.1%
90'000	11.5%	9.1–12.5%	14.1%
100'000	12.5%	10.1–13.6%	15.3%
110'000	13.4%	10.8–14.6%	16.3%
120'000	14.2%	11.5–15.4%	17.2%
130'000	14.9%	12.1–16.1%	18.1%
140'000	15.5%	12.7–16.8%	19%
150'000	16.1%	13.2–17.4%	19.7%
175'000	17.7%	14.6–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	19.1%	15.9–20.6%	23.2%
225'000	20.4%	17–21.9%	24.6%
250'000	21.3%	17.9–22.9%	25.8%
275'000	21.9%	18.5–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.4%	18.9–24%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020851 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

661 m

Mean elevation

436 m

Relief

268 m

Mean slope

5°

Flat share

68.3%

South-facing

5.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 268 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

25.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

32.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'700

26 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

32.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.63 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.48 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

32.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 32.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.99 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

807

Built before 194639.8%

Built since 200129.1%

0.99 %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 107 min · Car 67 min

AgglomerationPT 38 min · Car 29 min

Remoteness 2/26 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteramsen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'697 #10 SH · #1073 CH Families & children20.3% #11 SH · #1039 CH Age structure19.6% #24 SH · #1324 CH Women share49.4% #18 SH · #1325 CH Foreign residents32.7% #2 SH · #211 CH Population density126/km² #16 SH · #1337 CH Tax burden12'519 #16 SH · #404 CH Taxes99% #16 SH Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #2 SH · #607 CH Sunniest municipalities38.8% #24 SH · #2096 CH Rainiest municipalities851 mm #16 SH · #2013 CH Voter turnout67.5% #25 SH · #89 CH Against Switzerland28.3% #1 SH · #110 CH Aligned with Switzerland71.7% #14 SH · #1346 CH SVP strongholds53.2% #6 SH · #158 CH SP strongholds14% #24 SH · #1047 CH Centre strongholds12% #1 SH · #1030 CH FDP strongholds6.2% #25 SH · #1768 CH GLP strongholds4.4% #21 SH · #1320 CH Green strongholds2.1% #24 SH · #1944 CH Largest by area13.5 km² #9 SH · #725 CH Highest municipalities418 m #22 SH · #1792 CH Remotest municipalities107 min #2 SH · #291 CH Best-connected municipalities107 min #25 SH · #1811 CH Highest peaks661 m #15 SH · #1323 CH Highest-lying municipalities436 m #25 SH · #1817 CH Greatest vertical range268 m #12 SH · #1093 CH Steepest municipalities5° #24 SH · #1572 CH Solar potential26 GWh #10 SH · #815 CH Cheapest electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #21 SH · #1944 CH Most expensive electricity32.2 Rp./kWh #20 SH · #177 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8262

Ramsen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Ramsen8262

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Basadingen-Schlattingen

TG · 6.5 km

Dörflingen

SH · 6.9 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Ramsen?: The postal code of Ramsen is 8262.
What is the tax rate in Ramsen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Ramsen is 99% (2026); canton SH levies 76%.
How much tax do you pay in Ramsen?: A single person without children pays about 12'519 CHF income tax in Ramsen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 15 of 26 in canton SH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ramsen have?: Ramsen has 1'697 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ramsen?: Ramsen has 555 foreign residents, a share of 32.7% (2025).

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