What is the postal code of Safiental?

Safiental has 6 postal codes: 7104, 7106, 7107, 7109, 7122, 7402.

What is the tax rate in Safiental?

The municipal tax multiplier of Safiental is 105% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Safiental?

A single person without children pays about 13'602 CHF income tax in Safiental on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 84 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Safiental have?

Safiental has 972 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Safiental?

Safiental has 51 foreign residents, a share of 5.25% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR

Safiental

7104–7402

GR CANTON7104 7106 7107 7109+2 PLZ

Residents

972

Area

151.4 km²

Population density

6 pop./km²

Elevation

1'896 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'048 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

105%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

463 47.6%

Men

509 52.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

182 18.7%

Swiss citizens

921 94.8%

Foreign residents

51 5.3%

Population density

6 pop./km²

0–19 · 182 · 18.7%20–64 · 541 · 55.7%65+ · 249 · 25.6%

Foreign residents 5.3%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Safiental

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

60.4% YesNo 39.6%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

47.5% YesNo 52.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

34.9% YesNo 65.1%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

28.2% YesNo 71.8%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

30.4% YesNo 69.6%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

37.2% YesNo 62.8%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

67.5% YesNo 32.5%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

45.4% YesNo 54.6%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

19.8% YesNo 80.2%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

15.3% YesNo 84.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP35.9% · strongest party

SVP35.9%

Mitte24.4%

SP14.2%

FDP8.3%

GRÜNE7.6%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier105%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

105%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 87 of 100 in canton Grisons

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'602 CHF(13.6%)

Rank 84 of 100 in the canton · 725 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

100'000 CHF:13'602 CHF(~13.6%)

SafientalCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Safiental	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	4%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	6.3%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	8.4%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	10.1%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	11.4%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	12.4%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	13.6%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	14.6%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	15.4%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	16.2%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	17%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	17.7%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	19.3%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	20.7%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	21.8%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	22.9%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.7%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	24.4%	17.9–25.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20204.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'183 mm

4.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'048 m

Mean elevation

1'829 m

Relief

2'432 m

Mean slope

28.4°

Flat share

1.7%

South-facing

11.4%

Above 2000 m

40.3%

Relief 2'432 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

27 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

39.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'000

27 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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff range H4

25.48–29.2 Rp./kWh

27.34 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operators Gemeinde Safiental, Stromversorgung · Repower AG

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.5 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

808

Built before 194661.8%

Built since 20019.3%

0.5 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 166 min · Car 113 min

AgglomerationPT 77 min · Car 44 min

Remoteness 31/100 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegemeinde.safiental.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities972 #55 GR · #1470 CH Families & children18.7% #30 GR · #1532 CH Age structure25.6% #50 GR · #343 CH Women share47.6% #74 GR · #1931 CH Foreign residents5.3% #93 GR · #1996 CH Population density6/km² #86 GR · #2066 CH Tax burden13'602 #85 GR · #726 CH Taxes105% #87 GR Warmest municipalities4.2 °C #54 GR · #2022 CH Sunniest municipalities47.6% #63 GR · #358 CH Rainiest municipalities1'183 mm #56 GR · #731 CH Voter turnout56.3% #28 GR · #899 CH SVP strongholds35.9% #36 GR · #905 CH SP strongholds14.2% #60 GR · #1026 CH Centre strongholds24.4% #39 GR · #368 CH FDP strongholds8.3% #83 GR · #1562 CH GLP strongholds3.5% #69 GR · #1493 CH Green strongholds7.6% #11 GR · #952 CH Largest by area151.4 km² #15 GR · #33 CH Highest municipalities1'896 m #15 GR · #35 CH Remotest municipalities166 min #31 GR · #33 CH Best-connected municipalities166 min #70 GR · #2078 CH Highest peaks3'048 m #41 GR · #128 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'829 m #44 GR · #126 CH Greatest vertical range2'432 m #17 GR · #100 CH Steepest municipalities28.4° #30 GR · #145 CH Solar potential27 GWh #36 GR · #766 CH Cheapest electricity27.34 Rp./kWh #44 GR · #761 CH Most expensive electricity27.34 Rp./kWh #57 GR · #1346 CH

Postal codes (6)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 6

Bonaduz7402 Safien Platz7107 Tenna7106 Thalkirch7109 Valendas7122 Versam7104

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Safiental?: Safiental has 6 postal codes: 7104, 7106, 7107, 7109, 7122, 7402.
What is the tax rate in Safiental?: The municipal tax multiplier of Safiental is 105% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Safiental?: A single person without children pays about 13'602 CHF income tax in Safiental on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 84 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Safiental have?: Safiental has 972 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Safiental?: Safiental has 51 foreign residents, a share of 5.25% (2025).

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