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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
1'701 49.0%
Men
1'770 51.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
774 22.3%
Swiss citizens
3'044 87.7%
Foreign residents
427 12.3%
Population density
289 pop./km²
0–19 · 774 · 22.3%20–64 · 2'081 · 60.0%65+ · 616 · 17.7%
Foreign residents 12.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +19 (+0.6%) · 22 births · 21 deaths · net migration +16
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
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 60.1% Yes
63.3% YesNo 36.7%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 55.5% Yes
57.0% YesNo 43.0%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 57.0% Yes
58.4% YesNo 41.6%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 40.4% Yes
38.9% YesNo 61.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 21.1% Yes
16.5% YesNo 83.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 45.7% Yes
43.1% YesNo 56.9%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 42.0% Yes
37.3% YesNo 62.7%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Arbon: 71.0% Yes
72.6% YesNo 27.4%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP42.8% · strongest party
SVP42.8%
FDP14.8%
Mitte13.3%
SP8.9%
GLP7.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier144%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
144%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 37 of 80 in canton Thurgau
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'119 CHF(13.1%)
Rank 36 of 80 in the canton · 565 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'209 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Warth-Weiningen 10'862 CHF · most expensive Arbon 14'518 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:13'119 CHF(~13.1%)
RoggwilCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeRoggwilThurgauSwitzerland median
40'0006.1%5–6.8%5.4%
50'0007.9%6.4–8.8%7.8%
60'0009.5%7.7–10.6%10.5%
70'00010.7%8.8–11.9%11.9%
80'00011.6%9.5–12.9%13.1%
90'00012.3%10.1–13.6%14.1%
100'00013.1%10.9–14.5%15.3%
110'00013.9%11.6–15.4%16.3%
120'00014.6%12.2–16.1%17.2%
130'00015.3%12.8–16.8%18.1%
140'00015.9%13.4–17.5%19%
150'00016.5%13.9–18.1%19.7%
175'00017.9%15.1–19.5%21.6%
200'00019.1%16.3–20.9%23.2%
225'00020.3%17.4–22.1%24.6%
250'00021.3%18.3–23.2%25.8%
275'00022.1%19.1–24%26.8%
300'00022.8%19.7–24.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'029 mm
10 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
598 m
Mean elevation
472 m
Relief
198 m
Mean slope
3.7°
Flat share
75.9%
South-facing
1.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 198 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
37.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
48.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'300
Per inhabitant
10'735 kWh/yr
37 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
33.11 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.47 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
15.47 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
33.11 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Genossenschaft Elektra Roggwil-Freidorf
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
Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Thurgau382 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 Thurgau (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
1.2 %
Second homes
9.3 %
Avg. rooms
4.5
Dwellings
1'502
Built before 194622.4%
Built since 200134.5%
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 · 2024
Jobs
1'770
Workplaces
260
Services share
46.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 159 (9.0%) · Secondary 794 (44.9%) · Tertiary 817 (46.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
39
Organic share
20.5 %
Farmland
795 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 110 min · Car 76 min
AgglomerationPT 16 min · Car 10 min
Remoteness 2/80 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number4431
DistrictBezirk Arbon
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities3'471 #25 TG · #637 CHGrowing municipalities0.6% #51 TG · #1074 CHShrinking municipalities0.6% #30 TG · #1036 CHJobs per resident0.51 #14 TG · #516 CHFamilies & children22.3% #19 TG · #474 CHAge structure17.7% #64 TG · #1684 CHWomen share49% #47 TG · #1529 CHForeign residents12.3% #70 TG · #1515 CHPopulation density289/km² #37 TG · #798 CHTax burden13'119 #38 TG · #567 CHTaxes144% #37 TGWarmest municipalities10 °C #7 TG · #537 CHSunniest municipalities39.8% #27 TG · #1979 CHRainiest municipalities1'029 mm #14 TG · #1494 CHVoter turnout55.2% #44 TG · #1048 CHAgainst Switzerland14% #55 TG · #1026 CHAligned with Switzerland86% #15 TG · #482 CHSVP strongholds42.8% #46 TG · #512 CHSP strongholds8.9% #27 TG · #1617 CHCentre strongholds13.3% #53 TG · #940 CHFDP strongholds14.8% #8 TG · #848 CHGLP strongholds7.3% #20 TG · #704 CHGreen strongholds7.2% #54 TG · #1058 CHLargest by area12 km² #30 TG · #818 CHHighest municipalities440 m #55 TG · #1618 CHSecond homes9.3% #51 TG · #1357 CHOrganic farming20.5% #28 TG · #608 CHBest-connected municipalities110 min #79 TG · #1847 CHRemotest municipalities110 min #2 TG · #269 CHHighest peaks598 m #43 TG · #1556 CHHighest-lying municipalities472 m #48 TG · #1582 CHGreatest vertical range198 m #33 TG · #1384 CHSteepest municipalities3.7° #52 TG · #1803 CHSolar potential37 GWh #26 TG · #521 CHSolar potential per capita10'735 kWh #48 TG · #951 CHCheapest electricity33.11 Rp./kWh #60 TG · #2029 CHMost expensive electricity33.11 Rp./kWh #20 TG · #78 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 6
What is the postal code of Roggwil?
Roggwil has 5 postal codes: 9306, 9308, 9315, 9320, 9325.
What is the tax rate in Roggwil?
The municipal tax multiplier of Roggwil is 144% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Roggwil?
A single person without children pays about 13'119 CHF income tax in Roggwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Roggwil have?
Roggwil has 3'471 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Roggwil?
Roggwil has 427 foreign residents, a share of 12.3% (2025).

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