What is the postal code of Reute?

Reute has 2 postal codes: 9411, 9437.

What is the tax rate in Reute?

The municipal tax multiplier of Reute is 350% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.

How much tax do you pay in Reute?

A single person without children pays about 13'345 CHF income tax in Reute on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 4 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Reute have?

Reute has 717 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Reute?

Reute has 148 foreign residents, a share of 20.64% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AR

Reute

9411–9437

AR CANTON9411 9437

Residents

717

Area

5 km²

Population density

144 pop./km²

Elevation

703 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'024 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

350%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

339 47.3%

Men

378 52.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

110 15.3%

Swiss citizens

569 79.4%

Foreign residents

148 20.6%

Population density

144 pop./km²

0–19 · 110 · 15.3%20–64 · 414 · 57.7%65+ · 193 · 26.9%

Foreign residents 20.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Reute

BFS

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

57.9% YesNo 42.1%

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

67.0% YesNo 33.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

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

18.5% YesNo 81.5%

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

48.2% YesNo 51.8%

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

46.6% YesNo 53.5%

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

69.1% YesNo 31.0%

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

55.7% YesNo 44.3%

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

11.3% YesNo 88.7%

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

11.3% YesNo 88.8%

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%

FDP27.3%

Mitte15.6%

Übrige3.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier350%

Cantonal tax multiplier330%

350%AR range 260%450%

Tax rank 5 of 20 in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'345 CHF(13.3%)

Rank 4 of 20 in the canton · 651 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 14'030 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Teufen 11'804 CHF · most expensive Trogen 15'058 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'345 CHF(~13.3%)

ReuteCanton range Appenzell AusserrhodenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Reute	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	Switzerland median
40'000	7%	6.1–8%	5.4%
50'000	8.4%	7.3–9.5%	7.8%
60'000	9.7%	8.5–11%	10.5%
70'000	10.7%	9.4–12.2%	11.9%
80'000	11.7%	10.3–13.2%	13.1%
90'000	12.4%	10.9–14.1%	14.1%
100'000	13.3%	11.8–15.1%	15.3%
110'000	14.2%	12.6–16%	16.3%
120'000	14.9%	13.3–16.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.5%	13.8–17.4%	18.1%
140'000	16.2%	14.5–18.1%	19%
150'000	16.8%	15–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	18.2%	16.4–20.3%	21.6%
200'000	19.5%	17.5–21.6%	23.2%
225'000	20.5%	18.6–22.7%	24.6%
250'000	21.5%	19.5–23.7%	25.8%
275'000	22.3%	20.2–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.9%	20.8–25.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'355 mm

8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'024 m

Mean elevation

792 m

Relief

476 m

Mean slope

17.6°

Flat share

6.4%

South-facing

48.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 476 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

6.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

9.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'400

6 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 range H4

29.18–31.16 Rp./kWh

30.24 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.74 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operators Elektra-Korporation Reute, Elektrische Energie · Politische Gemeinde Rebstein, Elektrizitätsversorgung · Elektra-Korporation Schachen-Reute

This municipality is served by 3 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

1.2 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

418

Built before 194655.7%

Built since 200115.1%

1.2 %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 148 min · Car 91 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 2/20 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitereute.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities717 #19 AR · #1639 CH Families & children15.3% #20 AR · #1958 CH Age structure26.9% #1 AR · #238 CH Women share47.3% #18 AR · #1975 CH Foreign residents20.6% #6 AR · #802 CH Population density144/km² #15 AR · #1249 CH Tax burden13'345 #5 AR · #652 CH Taxes350% #5 AR Warmest municipalities8.7 °C #13 AR · #1515 CH Sunniest municipalities40.6% #12 AR · #1574 CH Rainiest municipalities1'355 mm #11 AR · #417 CH Voter turnout56.3% #16 AR · #898 CH SVP strongholds53.2% #9 AR · #160 CH Centre strongholds15.6% #8 AR · #787 CH FDP strongholds27.3% #13 AR · #153 CH Largest by area5 km² #18 AR · #1546 CH Highest municipalities703 m #19 AR · #590 CH Remotest municipalities148 min #2 AR · #67 CH Best-connected municipalities148 min #19 AR · #2043 CH Highest peaks1'024 m #14 AR · #714 CH Highest-lying municipalities792 m #16 AR · #621 CH Greatest vertical range476 m #7 AR · #713 CH Steepest municipalities17.6° #3 AR · #469 CH Solar potential6 GWh #19 AR · #1799 CH Cheapest electricity30.24 Rp./kWh #18 AR · #1714 CH Most expensive electricity30.24 Rp./kWh #3 AR · #392 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Marbach SG9437 Reute AR9411 Schachen b. Reute9411

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Reute?: Reute has 2 postal codes: 9411, 9437.
What is the tax rate in Reute?: The municipal tax multiplier of Reute is 350% (2026); canton AR levies 330%.
How much tax do you pay in Reute?: A single person without children pays about 13'345 CHF income tax in Reute on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 4 of 20 in canton AR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Reute have?: Reute has 717 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Reute?: Reute has 148 foreign residents, a share of 20.64% (2025).

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