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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
73 42.4%
Men
99 57.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
12 7.0%
Swiss citizens
157 91.3%
Foreign residents
15 8.7%
Population density
3 pop./km²
0–19 · 12 · 7.0%20–64 · 89 · 51.7%65+ · 71 · 41.3%
Foreign residents 8.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +4 (+2.4%) · 1 births · 2 deaths · net migration +7
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Region Moesa: 57.8% Yes
60.6% YesNo 39.4%
27.09.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Graubünden (Stimmrechtsalter 16)Cantonal GR● Rejected · 32.6% YesDistrict Region Moesa: 22.1% Yes
20.9% YesNo 79.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Region Moesa: 57.5% Yes
52.5% YesNo 47.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Region Moesa: 60.4% Yes
59.2% YesNo 40.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Region Moesa: 43.8% Yes
48.7% YesNo 51.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Region Moesa: 48.7% Yes
47.0% YesNo 53.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Region Moesa: 55.0% Yes
63.6% YesNo 36.5%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Region Moesa: 68.2% Yes
50.5% YesNo 49.6%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP28.1% · strongest party
SVP28.1%
Mitte23.4%
SP19.5%
FDP18.2%
GRÜNE8.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier77%
Cantonal tax multiplier92%
77%GR range 30%120%
Tax rank 27 of 100 in canton Grisons
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'910 CHF(11.9%)
Rank 27 of 100 in the canton · 293 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:11'910 CHF(~11.9%)
RossaCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeRossaGrisonsSwitzerland median
40'0003.5%2.6–4.3%5.4%
50'0005.5%4.1–6.8%7.8%
60'0007.3%5.5–9%10.5%
70'0008.8%6.6–10.8%11.9%
80'0009.9%7.5–12.2%13.1%
90'00010.9%8.2–13.3%14.1%
100'00011.9%9.1–14.5%15.3%
110'00012.8%9.8–15.5%16.3%
120'00013.6%10.5–16.4%17.2%
130'00014.3%11–17.2%18.1%
140'00015%11.7–18%19%
150'00015.6%12.2–18.8%19.7%
175'00017.2%13.5–20.5%21.6%
200'00018.4%14.7–21.9%23.2%
225'00019.5%15.6–23.1%24.6%
250'00020.5%16.5–24.1%25.8%
275'00021.3%17.3–25%26.8%
300'00022%17.9–25.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.2 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)3.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'506 mm
6.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
3'058 m
Mean elevation
1'906 m
Relief
2'074 m
Mean slope
35°
Flat share
0.7%
South-facing
17.9%
Above 2000 m
42.5%
Relief 2'074 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
3.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
4.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
800
Per inhabitant
19'767 kWh/yr
3 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
28.94 Rp./kWh
Energy
10 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
15.04 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
28.94 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.55 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Consorzio Energia Elettrica Calanca
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
Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300573 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Grisons363 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 1 of canton Grisons. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Grisons (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

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

Housing

BFS · ARE
Vacancy rate
1.76 %
Second homes
71.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.3
Dwellings
341
Built before 194664.5%
Built since 20013.8%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
1.76 %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
27
Workplaces
16
Services share
40.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 11 (40.7%) · Secondary 5 (18.5%) · Tertiary 11 (40.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
1
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
3 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 94 min · Car 55 min
AgglomerationPT 69 min · Car 40 min
Remoteness 85/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number3808
DistrictRegion Moesa
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 3
What is the postal code of Rossa?
The postal code of Rossa is 6548.
What is the tax rate in Rossa?
The municipal tax multiplier of Rossa is 77% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Rossa?
A single person without children pays about 11'910 CHF income tax in Rossa on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 27 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rossa have?
Rossa has 172 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rossa?
Rossa has 15 foreign residents, a share of 8.72% (2025).

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