What is the postal code of Sattel?

Sattel has 4 postal codes: 6315, 6417, 6418, 6422.

What is the tax rate in Sattel?

The municipal tax multiplier of Sattel is 155% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.

How much tax do you pay in Sattel?

A single person without children pays about 7'665 CHF income tax in Sattel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 14 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Sattel have?

Sattel has 2'097 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Sattel?

Sattel has 353 foreign residents, a share of 16.83% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SZ

Sattel

6315–6422

SZ CANTON6315 6417 6418 6422

Residents

2'097

Area

17.4 km²

Population density

121 pop./km²

Elevation

830 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'546 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

155%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

994 47.4%

Men

1'103 52.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

430 20.5%

Swiss citizens

1'744 83.2%

Foreign residents

353 16.8%

Population density

121 pop./km²

0–19 · 430 · 20.5%20–64 · 1'319 · 62.9%65+ · 348 · 16.6%

Foreign residents 16.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Sattel

BFS

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

70.5% YesNo 29.5%

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

73.9% YesNo 26.1%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Kaufkraft stärken – Prämienverbilligung auch für den Mittelstand»Cantonal SZ● Rejected · 40.8% Yes

37.5% YesNo 62.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

25.8% YesNo 74.2%

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

10.5% YesNo 89.6%

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

53.7% YesNo 46.3%

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

49.9% YesNo 50.1%

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

72.9% YesNo 27.1%

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

60.4% YesNo 39.6%

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

7.3% YesNo 92.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP48.0% · strongest party

SVP48.0%

FDP16.1%

Mitte15.6%

Übrige8.8%

SP7.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier155%

Cantonal tax multiplier110%

155%SZ range 64%195%

Tax rank 18 of 30 in canton Schwyz

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

7'665 CHF(7.7%)

Rank 14 of 30 in the canton · 25 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 7'665 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Freienbach 5'617 CHF · most expensive Illgau 8'565 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:7'665 CHF(~7.7%)

SattelCanton range SchwyzSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Sattel	Schwyz	Switzerland median
40'000	2.5%	1.7–2.8%	5.4%
50'000	3.9%	2.7–4.4%	7.8%
60'000	4.9%	3.4–5.5%	10.5%
70'000	5.7%	4–6.4%	11.9%
80'000	6.3%	4.5–7.1%	13.1%
90'000	6.9%	5–7.7%	14.1%
100'000	7.7%	5.6–8.6%	15.3%
110'000	8.3%	6.2–9.3%	16.3%
120'000	8.9%	6.7–9.9%	17.2%
130'000	9.4%	7.1–10.4%	18.1%
140'000	9.9%	7.6–11%	19%
150'000	10.4%	8–11.5%	19.7%
175'000	11.5%	9–12.7%	21.6%
200'000	12.5%	9.9–13.7%	23.2%
225'000	13.4%	10.7–14.6%	24.6%
250'000	14.2%	11.5–15.4%	25.8%
275'000	14.9%	12.1–16.1%	26.8%
300'000	15.4%	12.6–16.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'698 mm

7.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'546 m

Mean elevation

1'006 m

Relief

866 m

Mean slope

17.5°

Flat share

8.7%

South-facing

26.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 866 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

18.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

26.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'200

19 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

26.27 Rp./kWh

Energy

10 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.54 Rp./kWh

26.27 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 28.16 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator ebs Energie AG

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

0.53 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

1'126

Built before 194616.4%

Built since 200135.0%

0.53 %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 79 min · Car 54 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 19/30 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesattel.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'097 #21 SZ · #942 CH Families & children20.5% #9 SZ · #968 CH Age structure16.6% #27 SZ · #1827 CH Women share47.4% #24 SZ · #1957 CH Foreign residents16.8% #19 SZ · #1148 CH Population density121/km² #19 SZ · #1360 CH Tax burden7'665 #17 SZ · #28 CH Taxes155% #18 SZ Warmest municipalities7.7 °C #18 SZ · #1749 CH Sunniest municipalities43.5% #23 SZ · #927 CH Rainiest municipalities1'698 mm #14 SZ · #119 CH Voter turnout61.6% #13 SZ · #353 CH Against Switzerland36% #5 SZ · #10 CH Aligned with Switzerland64% #20 SZ · #1447 CH SVP strongholds48% #9 SZ · #295 CH SP strongholds7.3% #19 SZ · #1752 CH Centre strongholds15.6% #14 SZ · #785 CH FDP strongholds16.1% #16 SZ · #726 CH GLP strongholds2.8% #14 SZ · #1621 CH Green strongholds1.1% #25 SZ · #2005 CH Largest by area17.4 km² #18 SZ · #551 CH Highest municipalities830 m #12 SZ · #380 CH Remotest municipalities79 min #19 SZ · #782 CH Best-connected municipalities79 min #13 SZ · #1329 CH Highest peaks1'546 m #20 SZ · #450 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'006 m #12 SZ · #415 CH Greatest vertical range866 m #19 SZ · #479 CH Steepest municipalities17.5° #14 SZ · #472 CH Solar potential19 GWh #20 SZ · #1067 CH Cheapest electricity26.27 Rp./kWh #8 SZ · #513 CH Most expensive electricity26.27 Rp./kWh #22 SZ · #1593 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Morgarten6315 Rothenthurm6418 Sattel6417 Steinen6422

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Sattel?: Sattel has 4 postal codes: 6315, 6417, 6418, 6422.
What is the tax rate in Sattel?: The municipal tax multiplier of Sattel is 155% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.
How much tax do you pay in Sattel?: A single person without children pays about 7'665 CHF income tax in Sattel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 14 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Sattel have?: Sattel has 2'097 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Sattel?: Sattel has 353 foreign residents, a share of 16.83% (2025).

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