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).

Switzerland · Canton GR

Samnaun

7562–7563

GR CANTON7562 7563

Residents

761

Area

56.3 km²

Population density

14 pop./km²

Elevation

1'971 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'265 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

100%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Samnaun

BFS

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

70.3% YesNo 29.7%

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

64.1% YesNo 35.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

42.5% YesNo 57.5%

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

10.3% YesNo 89.7%

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

65.9% YesNo 34.1%

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

61.7% YesNo 38.3%

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

63.3% YesNo 36.7%

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

63.9% YesNo 36.1%

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

9.9% YesNo 90.2%

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

5.9% YesNo 94.1%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

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

100'000 CHF:13'300 CHF(~13.3%)

SamnaunCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Samnaun	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	4%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	6.2%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	8.2%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	9.9%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	11.1%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	12.2%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	13.3%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	14.3%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	15.1%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	15.8%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	16.6%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	17.3%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	18.9%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	20.3%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	21.4%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	22.4%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	23.3%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	24%	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 1991–2020-0 °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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

14.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

20.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'300

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

18.87 Rp./kWh

Energy

6.15 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.53 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

18.87 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.35 %

Avg. rooms

2.5

Dwellings

1'115

Built before 19468.5%

Built since 200124.3%

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

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesamnaun.swiss ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities761 #68 GR · #1604 CH Families & children14.5% #74 GR · #2004 CH Age structure22.2% #73 GR · #826 CH Women share45.3% #97 GR · #2073 CH Foreign residents28.3% #13 GR · #390 CH Population density14/km² #68 GR · #2016 CH Tax burden13'300 #78 GR · #622 CH Taxes100% #69 GR Warmest municipalities-0 °C #84 GR · #2084 CH Sunniest municipalities46.8% #81 GR · #476 CH Rainiest municipalities1'192 mm #54 GR · #712 CH Voter turnout47.3% #91 GR · #1910 CH SVP strongholds57.6% #3 GR · #79 CH SP strongholds4.7% #97 GR · #1945 CH Centre strongholds19.8% #50 GR · #541 CH FDP strongholds15.3% #39 GR · #794 CH GLP strongholds1.4% #95 GR · #1870 CH Green strongholds0.7% #98 GR · #2023 CH Largest by area56.3 km² #37 GR · #149 CH Highest municipalities1'971 m #13 GR · #29 CH Remotest municipalities264 min #4 GR · #4 CH Best-connected municipalities264 min #97 GR · #2107 CH Highest peaks3'265 m #23 GR · #73 CH Highest-lying municipalities2'330 m #11 GR · #37 CH Greatest vertical range1'808 m #65 GR · #254 CH Steepest municipalities28.4° #31 GR · #146 CH Solar potential15 GWh #61 GR · #1245 CH Cheapest electricity18.87 Rp./kWh #13 GR · #17 CH Most expensive electricity18.87 Rp./kWh #88 GR · #2090 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Samnaun Dorf7563 Samnaun-Compatsch7562

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

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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