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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
345 45.3%
Men
416 54.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
110 14.5%
Swiss citizens
546 71.8%
Foreign residents
215 28.3%
Population density
14 pop./km²
0–19 · 110 · 14.5%20–64 · 482 · 63.3%65+ · 169 · 22.2%
Foreign residents 28.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +11 (+1.5%) · 5 births · 13 deaths · net migration +21
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 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Region Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair: 27.3% Yes
21.9% YesNo 78.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Region Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair: 33.4% Yes
59.5% YesNo 40.5%
27.09.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Graubünden (Stimmrechtsalter 16)Cantonal GR● Rejected · 32.6% YesDistrict Region Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair: 34.4% Yes
23.7% YesNo 76.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Region Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair: 58.5% Yes
70.3% YesNo 29.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Region Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair: 46.3% Yes
64.1% YesNo 35.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Region Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair: 51.1% Yes
42.5% YesNo 57.5%
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 Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair: 25.8% Yes
10.3% YesNo 89.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Region Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair: 34.3% Yes
65.9% YesNo 34.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Region Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair: 39.6% Yes
61.7% YesNo 38.3%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Region Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair: 71.8% Yes
63.3% YesNo 36.7%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP57.6% · strongest party
SVP57.6%
Mitte19.8%
FDP15.3%
SP4.7%
GLP1.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier100%
Cantonal tax multiplier92%
100%GR range 30%120%
Tax rank 69 of 100 in canton Grisons
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'300 CHF(13.3%)
Rank 69 of 100 in the canton · 613 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:13'300 CHF(~13.3%)
SamnaunCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeSamnaunGrisonsSwitzerland median
40'0004%2.6–4.3%5.4%
50'0006.2%4.1–6.8%7.8%
60'0008.2%5.5–9%10.5%
70'0009.9%6.6–10.8%11.9%
80'00011.1%7.5–12.2%13.1%
90'00012.2%8.2–13.3%14.1%
100'00013.3%9.1–14.5%15.3%
110'00014.3%9.8–15.5%16.3%
120'00015.1%10.5–16.4%17.2%
130'00015.8%11–17.2%18.1%
140'00016.6%11.7–18%19%
150'00017.3%12.2–18.8%19.7%
175'00018.9%13.5–20.5%21.6%
200'00020.3%14.7–21.9%23.2%
225'00021.4%15.6–23.1%24.6%
250'00022.4%16.5–24.1%25.8%
275'00023.3%17.3–25%26.8%
300'00024%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 1991–2020-0 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'192 mm
-0 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
3'265 m
Mean elevation
2'330 m
Relief
1'808 m
Mean slope
28.4°
Flat share
1.4%
South-facing
24.5%
Above 2000 m
81.6%
Relief 1'808 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
14.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
20.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'300
Per inhabitant
19'540 kWh/yr
15 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
18.28 Rp./kWh
Energy
6.38 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.71 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
18.28 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.55 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator EW - Samnaun
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 2
Standard model, deductible 300535 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 2 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
1.35 %
Second homes
56.5 %
Avg. rooms
2.5
Dwellings
1'115
Built before 19468.5%
Built since 200124.3%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
1.35 %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
1'196
Workplaces
148
Services share
92.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 38 (3.2%) · Secondary 48 (4.0%) · Tertiary 1'110 (92.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
14
Organic share
14.3 %
Farmland
325 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 264 min · Car 195 min
AgglomerationPT 171 min · Car 101 min
Remoteness 4/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number3752
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Samnaun?
Samnaun has 2 postal codes: 7562, 7563.
What is the tax rate in Samnaun?
The municipal tax multiplier of Samnaun is 100% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Samnaun?
A single person without children pays about 13'300 CHF income tax in Samnaun on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 69 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Samnaun have?
Samnaun has 761 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Samnaun?
Samnaun has 215 foreign residents, a share of 28.25% (2025).

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