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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
157 46.6%
Men
180 53.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
66 19.6%
Swiss citizens
300 89.0%
Foreign residents
37 11.0%
Population density
108 pop./km²
0–19 · 66 · 19.6%20–64 · 196 · 58.2%65+ · 75 · 22.3%
Foreign residents 11.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +33 (+10.9%) · 3 births · 0 deaths · net migration +30
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 Viamala: 33.3% Yes
36.8% YesNo 63.2%
27.09.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Graubünden (Stimmrechtsalter 16)Cantonal GR● Rejected · 32.6% YesDistrict Region Viamala: 32.4% Yes
37.6% YesNo 62.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Region Viamala: 57.1% Yes
62.5% YesNo 37.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Region Viamala: 50.4% Yes
60.5% YesNo 39.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Region Viamala: 45.1% Yes
45.6% YesNo 54.4%
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 Region Viamala: 23.1% Yes
18.4% YesNo 81.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Region Viamala: 37.7% Yes
40.3% YesNo 59.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Region Viamala: 39.7% Yes
41.3% YesNo 58.7%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Region Viamala: 69.6% Yes
66.9% YesNo 33.1%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP42.9% · strongest party
SVP42.9%
SP20.6%
Mitte17.9%
FDP12.5%
GLP3.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier80%
Cantonal tax multiplier92%
80%GR range 30%120%
Tax rank 30 of 100 in canton Grisons
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'092 CHF(12.1%)
Rank 29 of 100 in the canton · 322 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:12'092 CHF(~12.1%)
RothenbrunnenCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeRothenbrunnenGrisonsSwitzerland median
40'0003.6%2.6–4.3%5.4%
50'0005.6%4.1–6.8%7.8%
60'0007.4%5.5–9%10.5%
70'0008.9%6.6–10.8%11.9%
80'00010.1%7.5–12.2%13.1%
90'00011%8.2–13.3%14.1%
100'00012.1%9.1–14.5%15.3%
110'00013%9.8–15.5%16.3%
120'00013.8%10.5–16.4%17.2%
130'00014.5%11–17.2%18.1%
140'00015.2%11.7–18%19%
150'00015.9%12.2–18.8%19.7%
175'00017.4%13.5–20.5%21.6%
200'00018.7%14.7–21.9%23.2%
225'00019.8%15.6–23.1%24.6%
250'00020.8%16.5–24.1%25.8%
275'00021.6%17.3–25%26.8%
300'00022.3%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 1991–20207.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'060 mm
7.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'178 m
Mean elevation
723 m
Relief
578 m
Mean slope
24.4°
Flat share
28.8%
South-facing
17.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 578 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
3.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
5.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
900
Per inhabitant
11'395 kWh/yr
4 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
24.63 Rp./kWh
Energy
7.88 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.12 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.6 Rp./kWh
24.63 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.55 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätswerk der Stadt Zürich
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 3
Standard model, deductible 300510 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 3 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
0 %
Second homes
15.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
166
Built before 194632.5%
Built since 200111.4%
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
486
Workplaces
31
Services share
89.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 27 (5.6%) · Secondary 25 (5.1%) · Tertiary 434 (89.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
4
Organic share
25 %
Farmland
71 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 149 min · Car 91 min
AgglomerationPT 42 min · Car 23 min
Remoteness 48/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number3637
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Rothenbrunnen?
The postal code of Rothenbrunnen is 7405.
What is the tax rate in Rothenbrunnen?
The municipal tax multiplier of Rothenbrunnen is 80% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Rothenbrunnen?
A single person without children pays about 12'092 CHF income tax in Rothenbrunnen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 29 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Rothenbrunnen have?
Rothenbrunnen has 337 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Rothenbrunnen?
Rothenbrunnen has 37 foreign residents, a share of 10.98% (2025).

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