What is the postal code of Riemenstalden?

The postal code of Riemenstalden is 6452.

What is the tax rate in Riemenstalden?

The municipal tax multiplier of Riemenstalden is 135% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.

How much tax do you pay in Riemenstalden?

A single person without children pays about 7'215 CHF income tax in Riemenstalden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Riemenstalden have?

Riemenstalden has 88 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Riemenstalden?

Riemenstalden has 7 foreign residents, a share of 7.95% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SZ · Bezirk Schwyz

Riemenstalden

6452

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

42 47.7%

Men

46 52.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

24 27.3%

Swiss citizens

81 92.1%

Foreign residents

7 8.0%

Population density

8 pop./km²

0–19 · 24 · 27.3%20–64 · 44 · 50.0%65+ · 20 · 22.7%

Foreign residents 8.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +3 (+3.5%) · 1 births · 0 deaths · net migration +2

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

Vote results for Riemenstalden

BFS

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 Schwyz: 18.6% Yes

4.9% YesNo 95.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 45.8% Yes

63.4% YesNo 36.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 62.4% Yes

44.9% YesNo 55.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 66.4% Yes

81.6% YesNo 18.4%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Kaufkraft stärken – Prämienverbilligung auch für den Mittelstand»Cantonal SZ● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 40.4% Yes

46.3% YesNo 53.7%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 31.2% Yes

14.7% YesNo 85.3%

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 Schwyz: 15.8% Yes

8.8% YesNo 91.2%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 49.6% Yes

58.8% YesNo 41.2%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 48.7% Yes

66.7% YesNo 33.3%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Schwyz: 68.4% Yes

62.5% YesNo 37.5%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP63.9% · strongest party

SVP63.9%

Mitte18.1%

FDP9.0%

SP5.4%

Übrige3.6%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier135%

Cantonal tax multiplier110%

135%SZ range 64%195%

Tax rank 7 of 30 in canton Schwyz

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

7'215 CHF(7.2%)

Rank 7 of 30 in the canton · 18 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 7'665 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Freienbach 5'617 CHF · most expensive Illgau 8'565 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:7'215 CHF(~7.2%)

RiemenstaldenCanton range SchwyzSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Riemenstalden	Schwyz	Switzerland median
40'000	2.3%	1.7–2.8%	5.4%
50'000	3.7%	2.7–4.4%	7.8%
60'000	4.6%	3.4–5.5%	10.5%
70'000	5.3%	4–6.4%	11.9%
80'000	5.9%	4.5–7.1%	13.1%
90'000	6.5%	5–7.7%	14.1%
100'000	7.2%	5.6–8.6%	15.3%
110'000	7.9%	6.2–9.3%	16.3%
120'000	8.4%	6.7–9.9%	17.2%
130'000	8.9%	7.1–10.4%	18.1%
140'000	9.4%	7.6–11%	19%
150'000	9.9%	8–11.5%	19.7%
175'000	11%	9–12.7%	21.6%
200'000	12%	9.9–13.7%	23.2%
225'000	12.8%	10.7–14.6%	24.6%
250'000	13.6%	11.5–15.4%	25.8%
275'000	14.3%	12.1–16.1%	26.8%
300'000	14.8%	12.6–16.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20203.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20202'100 mm

3.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'465 m

Mean elevation

1'606 m

Relief

1'764 m

Mean slope

29.2°

Flat share

0.8%

South-facing

51.3%

Above 2000 m

19.3%

Relief 1'764 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

1.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

1.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

300

Per inhabitant

15'000 kWh/yr

1 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 · 2027

Tariff H4

24.09 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.25 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.94 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.3 Rp./kWh

24.09 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 27.23 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator energieUri 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Standard model, deductible 300521 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Schwyz361 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Riemenstalden →Canton Schwyz →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Schwyz (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0 %

Second homes

30 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

Built before 194628.0%

Built since 200116.0%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

0 %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 · 2024

Jobs

Workplaces

Services share

48.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 22 (51.2%) · Secondary 0 (0.0%) · Tertiary 21 (48.8%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

22.2 %

Farmland

158 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 116 min · Car 63 min

AgglomerationPT 45 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 2/30 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number1369

Websiteriemenstalden.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Schwyz

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Riemenstalden ranks

Largest municipalities88 #30 SZ · #2090 CH Growing municipalities3.5% #1 SZ · #121 CH Shrinking municipalities3.5% #30 SZ · #1988 CH Jobs per resident0.49 #9 SZ · #558 CH Families & children27.3% #1 SZ · #14 CH Age structure22.7% #5 SZ · #723 CH Women share47.7% #22 SZ · #1919 CH Foreign residents8% #29 SZ · #1867 CH Population density8/km² #29 SZ · #2050 CH Tax burden7'215 #7 SZ · #18 CH Taxes135% #7 SZ Warmest municipalities3.6 °C #30 SZ · #2043 CH Sunniest municipalities45% #7 SZ · #663 CH Rainiest municipalities2'100 mm #3 SZ · #13 CH Voter turnout58.6% #22 SZ · #744 CH SVP strongholds63.9% #1 SZ · #27 CH SP strongholds5.4% #23 SZ · #1912 CH Centre strongholds18.1% #11 SZ · #635 CH FDP strongholds9% #26 SZ · #1503 CH GLP strongholds0% #30 SZ · #2022 CH Green strongholds0% #30 SZ · #2036 CH Largest by area11.2 km² #24 SZ · #880 CH Highest municipalities1'030 m #6 SZ · #248 CH Second homes30% #4 SZ · #261 CH Organic farming22.2% #3 SZ · #540 CH Best-connected municipalities116 min #29 SZ · #1903 CH Remotest municipalities116 min #2 SZ · #202 CH Highest peaks2'465 m #2 SZ · #246 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'606 m #2 SZ · #179 CH Greatest vertical range1'764 m #2 SZ · #268 CH Steepest municipalities29.2° #1 SZ · #111 CH Solar potential1 GWh #30 SZ · #2099 CH Solar potential per capita15'000 kWh #2 SZ · #423 CH Cheapest electricity24.09 Rp./kWh #4 SZ · #229 CH Most expensive electricity24.09 Rp./kWh #27 SZ · #1892 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6452

Riemenstalden

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Riemenstalden6452

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Riemenstalden?: The postal code of Riemenstalden is 6452.
What is the tax rate in Riemenstalden?: The municipal tax multiplier of Riemenstalden is 135% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.
How much tax do you pay in Riemenstalden?: A single person without children pays about 7'215 CHF income tax in Riemenstalden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Riemenstalden have?: Riemenstalden has 88 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Riemenstalden?: Riemenstalden has 7 foreign residents, a share of 7.95% (2025).

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