What is the postal code of Rheinwald?

Rheinwald has 4 postal codes: 7435, 7436, 7437, 7438.

What is the tax rate in Rheinwald?

The municipal tax multiplier of Rheinwald is 100% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Rheinwald?

A single person without children pays about 13'300 CHF income tax in Rheinwald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 69 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Rheinwald have?

Rheinwald has 598 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Rheinwald?

Rheinwald has 91 foreign residents, a share of 15.22% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR

Rheinwald

7435–7438

GR CANTON7435 7436 7437 7438

Residents

598

Area

136.8 km²

Population density

4 pop./km²

Elevation

1'516 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'383 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

100%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

284 47.5%

Men

314 52.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

81 13.5%

Swiss citizens

507 84.8%

Foreign residents

91 15.2%

Population density

4 pop./km²

0–19 · 81 · 13.5%20–64 · 342 · 57.2%65+ · 175 · 29.3%

Foreign residents 15.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Rheinwald

BFS

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

65.2% YesNo 34.8%

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

50.9% YesNo 49.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

35.7% YesNo 64.3%

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

17.5% YesNo 82.5%

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

33.3% YesNo 66.7%

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

37.3% YesNo 62.7%

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

68.0% YesNo 32.0%

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

43.2% YesNo 56.8%

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

12.0% YesNo 88.0%

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

13.8% YesNo 86.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP37.9% · strongest party

SVP37.9%

Mitte21.1%

FDP19.6%

SP14.1%

GLP3.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier100%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

100%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 73 of 100 in canton Grisons

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'300 CHF(13.3%)

Rank 69 of 100 in the canton · 613 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:13'300 CHF(~13.3%)

RheinwaldCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Rheinwald	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	4%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	6.2%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	8.2%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	9.9%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	11.1%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	12.2%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	13.3%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	14.3%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	15.1%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	15.8%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	16.6%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	17.3%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	18.9%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	20.3%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	21.4%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	22.4%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.3%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	24%	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 1991–2020-0.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'420 mm

-0.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'383 m

Mean elevation

2'189 m

Relief

1'985 m

Mean slope

27.4°

Flat share

3.4%

South-facing

29.6%

Above 2000 m

66.5%

Relief 1'985 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

21.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

32.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'800

22 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

18.63 Rp./kWh

Energy

5.2 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.06 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.3 Rp./kWh

18.63 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Gemeinde Rheinwald, Elektrizitätsversorgung

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

0.37 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

812

Built before 194641.6%

Built since 20017.0%

0.37 %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 132 min · Car 64 min

AgglomerationPT 84 min · Car 49 min

Remoteness 62/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiterheinwald.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities598 #76 GR · #1719 CH Families & children13.5% #84 GR · #2035 CH Age structure29.3% #23 GR · #124 CH Women share47.5% #75 GR · #1951 CH Foreign residents15.2% #55 GR · #1263 CH Population density4/km² #96 GR · #2087 CH Tax burden13'300 #77 GR · #621 CH Taxes100% #73 GR Warmest municipalities-0.6 °C #88 GR · #2088 CH Sunniest municipalities46.9% #79 GR · #457 CH Rainiest municipalities1'420 mm #28 GR · #329 CH Voter turnout56.4% #25 GR · #886 CH SVP strongholds37.9% #26 GR · #779 CH SP strongholds14.1% #62 GR · #1036 CH Centre strongholds21.1% #46 GR · #475 CH FDP strongholds19.6% #18 GR · #482 CH GLP strongholds3.8% #64 GR · #1445 CH Green strongholds1.8% #88 GR · #1974 CH Largest by area136.8 km² #17 GR · #39 CH Highest municipalities1'516 m #34 GR · #86 CH Remotest municipalities132 min #62 GR · #118 CH Best-connected municipalities132 min #39 GR · #1992 CH Highest peaks3'383 m #15 GR · #56 CH Highest-lying municipalities2'189 m #24 GR · #59 CH Greatest vertical range1'985 m #52 GR · #204 CH Steepest municipalities27.4° #39 GR · #177 CH Solar potential22 GWh #44 GR · #950 CH Cheapest electricity18.63 Rp./kWh #12 GR · #16 CH Most expensive electricity18.63 Rp./kWh #89 GR · #2091 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Hinterrhein7438 Medels im Rheinwald7436 Nufenen7437 Splügen7435

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Rheinwald?: Rheinwald has 4 postal codes: 7435, 7436, 7437, 7438.
What is the tax rate in Rheinwald?: The municipal tax multiplier of Rheinwald is 100% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Rheinwald?: A single person without children pays about 13'300 CHF income tax in Rheinwald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 69 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rheinwald have?: Rheinwald has 598 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rheinwald?: Rheinwald has 91 foreign residents, a share of 15.22% (2025).

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