What is the postal code of Sachseln?

Sachseln has 4 postal codes: 6067, 6072, 6073, 6074.

What is the tax rate in Sachseln?

The municipal tax multiplier of Sachseln is 470% (2026); canton OW levies 325%.

How much tax do you pay in Sachseln?

A single person without children pays about 12'462 CHF income tax in Sachseln on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 7 in canton OW. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Sachseln have?

Sachseln has 5'300 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Sachseln?

Sachseln has 703 foreign residents, a share of 13.26% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton OW

Sachseln

6067–6074

OW CANTON6067 6072 6073 6074

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'691 50.8%

Men

2'609 49.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'054 19.9%

Swiss citizens

4'597 86.7%

Foreign residents

703 13.3%

Population density

92 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'054 · 19.9%20–64 · 3'061 · 57.8%65+ · 1'185 · 22.4%

Foreign residents 13.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +1 (+0%) · 38 births · 55 deaths · net migration +17

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 Sachseln

BFS

24.8% YesNo 75.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes

33.7% YesNo 66.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

60.5% YesNo 39.5%

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

55.3% YesNo 44.7%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

39.6% YesNo 60.4%

21.4% YesNo 78.6%

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

39.1% YesNo 60.9%

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

36.4% YesNo 63.6%

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

74.7% YesNo 25.3%

42.6% YesNo 57.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP53.2% · strongest party

FDP53.2%

SVP46.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier470%

Cantonal tax multiplier325%

470%OW range 386%525%

Tax rank 4 of 7 in canton Obwalden

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'462 CHF(12.5%)

Rank 3 of 7 in the canton · 391 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'462 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Sarnen 11'325 CHF · most expensive Lungern 13'206 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'462 CHF(~12.5%)

SachselnCanton range ObwaldenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Sachseln	Obwalden	Switzerland median
40'000	7.9%	7.1–8.4%	5.4%
50'000	9.2%	8.3–9.9%	7.8%
60'000	10.3%	9.3–11%	10.5%
70'000	11%	9.9–11.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.5%	10.4–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	11.9%	10.7–12.6%	14.1%
100'000	12.5%	11.3–13.2%	15.3%
110'000	13%	11.8–13.7%	16.3%
120'000	13.4%	12.3–14.2%	17.2%
130'000	13.8%	12.6–14.6%	18.1%
140'000	14.3%	13.1–15.1%	19%
150'000	14.7%	13.5–15.5%	19.7%
175'000	15.7%	14.5–16.5%	21.6%
200'000	16.6%	15.4–17.5%	23.2%
225'000	17.5%	16.2–18.3%	24.6%
250'000	18.2%	17–19.1%	25.8%
275'000	18.9%	17.6–19.7%	26.8%
300'000	19.4%	18.1–20.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.1 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)6.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'267 mm

9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'295 m

Mean elevation

1'204 m

Relief

1'826 m

Mean slope

26.1°

Flat share

12.4%

South-facing

8.1%

Above 2000 m

2.2%

Relief 1'826 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

38.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

52.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'600

Per inhabitant

7'281 kWh/yr

39 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

25.99 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.67 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.04 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.7 Rp./kWh

25.99 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 25.99 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk Obwalden

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 300501 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Obwalden340 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Sachseln →Canton Obwalden →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Obwalden (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

0.15 %

Second homes

12.7 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

2'587

Built before 194618.5%

Built since 200125.9%

0.15 %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

3'501

Workplaces

405

Services share

43.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 183 (5.2%) · Secondary 1'783 (50.9%) · Tertiary 1'535 (43.8%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

41 %

Farmland

990 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 105 min · Car 68 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 10 min

Remoteness 6/7 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number1406

Websitesachseln.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Sachseln ranks

Largest municipalities5'300 #4 OW · #402 CH Growing municipalities0% #6 OW · #1393 CH Shrinking municipalities0% #2 OW · #715 CH Jobs per resident0.66 #2 OW · #256 CH Families & children19.9% #4 OW · #1177 CH Age structure22.4% #4 OW · #782 CH Women share50.8% #1 OW · #503 CH Foreign residents13.3% #5 OW · #1430 CH Population density92/km² #3 OW · #1519 CH Tax burden12'462 #4 OW · #392 CH Taxes470% #4 OW Warmest municipalities9.1 °C #1 OW · #1298 CH Sunniest municipalities43.3% #7 OW · #966 CH Rainiest municipalities1'267 mm #7 OW · #545 CH Voter turnout61.9% #3 OW · #428 CH Against Switzerland16.7% #7 OW · #762 CH Aligned with Switzerland83.3% #1 OW · #653 CH SVP strongholds46.8% #7 OW · #328 CH FDP strongholds53.2% #1 OW · #3 CH Largest by area57.5 km² #5 OW · #145 CH Highest municipalities1'634 m #1 OW · #66 CH Second homes12.7% #6 OW · #821 CH Organic farming41% #3 OW · #189 CH Best-connected municipalities105 min #2 OW · #1783 CH Remotest municipalities105 min #6 OW · #323 CH Highest peaks2'295 m #5 OW · #286 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'204 m #5 OW · #302 CH Greatest vertical range1'826 m #5 OW · #248 CH Steepest municipalities26.1° #3 OW · #227 CH Solar potential39 GWh #5 OW · #486 CH Solar potential per capita7'281 kWh #7 OW · #1622 CH Cheapest electricity25.99 Rp./kWh #6 OW · #876 CH Most expensive electricity25.99 Rp./kWh #6 OW · #1235 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Flüeli-Ranft6073 Giswil6074 Melchtal6067 Sachseln6072

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Sachseln?: Sachseln has 4 postal codes: 6067, 6072, 6073, 6074.
What is the tax rate in Sachseln?: The municipal tax multiplier of Sachseln is 470% (2026); canton OW levies 325%.
How much tax do you pay in Sachseln?: A single person without children pays about 12'462 CHF income tax in Sachseln on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 7 in canton OW. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Sachseln have?: Sachseln has 5'300 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Sachseln?: Sachseln has 703 foreign residents, a share of 13.26% (2025).

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