Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
Population change 2025: +14 (+2%) · 7 births · 13 deaths · net migration +22
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 28.7% Yes
20.9% YesNo 79.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 36.9% Yes
40.4% YesNo 59.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 56.4% Yes
57.9% YesNo 42.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 54.7% Yes
67.0% YesNo 33.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 42.7% Yes
35.2% YesNo 64.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 24.1% Yes
18.5% YesNo 81.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 45.2% Yes
48.2% YesNo 51.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 46.1% Yes
46.6% YesNo 53.5%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 69.5% Yes
69.1% YesNo 31.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Vorderland: 52.8% Yes
55.7% YesNo 44.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP53.2% · strongest party
SVP53.2%
FDP27.3%
Mitte15.6%
Übrige3.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier350%
Cantonal tax multiplier330%
350%AR range 260%450%
Tax rank 5 of 20 in canton Appenzell AusserrhodenTax 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
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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual 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 mHighest 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
Roof potential
6.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
9.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'400
Per inhabitant
9'024 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff range H4
28.18–34.76 Rp./kWh
31.47 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators Elektra Oberegg · Politische Gemeinde Rebstein, Elektrizitätsversorgung
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Standard model, deductible 300540 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden370 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
1.2 %
Second homes
18.9 %
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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
222
Workplaces
59
Services share
72.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 26 (11.7%) · Secondary 35 (15.8%) · Tertiary 161 (72.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
11
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
133 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities717 #19 AR · #1639 CHGrowing municipalities2% #3 AR · #353 CHShrinking municipalities2% #18 AR · #1757 CHJobs per resident0.31 #17 AR · #1240 CHFamilies & children15.3% #20 AR · #1958 CHAge structure26.9% #1 AR · #238 CHWomen share47.3% #18 AR · #1975 CHForeign residents20.6% #6 AR · #802 CHPopulation density144/km² #15 AR · #1249 CHTax burden13'345 #5 AR · #652 CHTaxes350% #5 ARWarmest municipalities8.7 °C #13 AR · #1515 CHSunniest municipalities40.6% #12 AR · #1574 CHRainiest municipalities1'355 mm #11 AR · #417 CHVoter turnout57.2% #16 AR · #924 CHSVP strongholds53.2% #9 AR · #159 CHCentre strongholds15.6% #8 AR · #790 CHFDP strongholds27.3% #13 AR · #153 CHLargest by area5 km² #18 AR · #1546 CHHighest municipalities703 m #19 AR · #591 CHSecond homes18.9% #2 AR · #362 CHOrganic farming0% #20 AR · #1820 CHBest-connected municipalities148 min #19 AR · #2043 CHRemotest municipalities148 min #2 AR · #67 CHHighest peaks1'024 m #14 AR · #714 CHHighest-lying municipalities792 m #16 AR · #621 CHGreatest vertical range476 m #7 AR · #713 CHSteepest municipalities17.6° #3 AR · #469 CHSolar potential6 GWh #19 AR · #1799 CHSolar potential per capita9'024 kWh #9 AR · #1257 CHCheapest electricity31.47 Rp./kWh #20 AR · #1966 CHMost expensive electricity31.47 Rp./kWh #1 AR · #141 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- 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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