What is the postal code of Schänis?

Schänis has 4 postal codes: 8718, 8722, 8723, 8866.

What is the tax rate in Schänis?

The municipal tax multiplier of Schänis is 125% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.

How much tax do you pay in Schänis?

A single person without children pays about 14'421 CHF income tax in Schänis on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 60 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Schänis have?

Schänis has 4'213 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Schänis?

Schänis has 693 foreign residents, a share of 16.45% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SG · Wahlkreis See-Gaster

Schänis

8718–8866

SG CANTON8718 8722 8723 8866

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'123 50.4%

Men

2'090 49.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

995 23.6%

Swiss citizens

3'520 83.6%

Foreign residents

693 16.5%

Population density

106 pop./km²

0–19 · 995 · 23.6%20–64 · 2'402 · 57.0%65+ · 816 · 19.4%

Foreign residents 16.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +41 (+1%) · 31 births · 32 deaths · net migration +48

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 Schänis

BFS

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 Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 24.2% Yes

21.1% YesNo 78.9%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 36.7% Yes

50.8% YesNo 49.2%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 59.1% Yes

60.9% YesNo 39.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 56.1% Yes

70.3% YesNo 29.7%

14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 56.4% Yes

42.8% YesNo 57.2%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 45.1% Yes

38.6% YesNo 61.4%

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 Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 22.3% Yes

14.4% YesNo 85.6%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 43.3% Yes

49.5% YesNo 50.5%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 40.8% Yes

49.0% YesNo 51.0%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 73.1% Yes

69.3% YesNo 30.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.3% · strongest party

SVP42.3%

Mitte23.2%

FDP11.0%

GRÜNE7.5%

SP5.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier125%

Cantonal tax multiplier105%

125%SG range 61%155%

Tax rank 60 of 75 in canton St. Gallen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'421 CHF(14.4%)

Rank 60 of 75 in the canton · 915 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:14'421 CHF(~14.4%)

SchänisCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Schänis	St. Gallen	Switzerland median
40'000	6.5%	4.8–7.3%	5.4%
50'000	8.3%	6.1–9.3%	7.8%
60'000	9.9%	7.4–11.2%	10.5%
70'000	11.2%	8.3–12.5%	11.9%
80'000	12.3%	9.2–13.8%	13.1%
90'000	13.3%	10–14.9%	14.1%
100'000	14.4%	10.9–16.1%	15.3%
110'000	15.4%	11.7–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	16.2%	12.3–18%	17.2%
130'000	16.9%	12.9–18.7%	18.1%
140'000	17.6%	13.6–19.5%	19%
150'000	18.2%	14.1–20.2%	19.7%
175'000	19.7%	15.4–21.8%	21.6%
200'000	21%	16.5–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	22.1%	17.5–24.2%	24.6%
250'000	23%	18.4–25.2%	25.8%
275'000	23.8%	19.1–26.1%	26.8%
300'000	24.5%	19.7–26.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'828 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'917 m

Mean elevation

851 m

Relief

1'507 m

Mean slope

19.3°

Flat share

28.7%

South-facing

19.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'507 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

36.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

49.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'200

Per inhabitant

8'723 kWh/yr

37 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

34.93 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.58 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

16.82 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.95 Rp./kWh

34.93 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator EVS Energieversorgung Schänis 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300538 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton St. Gallen377 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Schänis →Canton St. Gallen →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton St. Gallen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton St. Gallen (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

0.37 %

Second homes

10.2 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

1'869

Built before 194621.5%

Built since 200125.6%

0.37 %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

1'585

Workplaces

319

Services share

56.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 235 (14.8%) · Secondary 448 (28.3%) · Tertiary 902 (56.9%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

12.3 %

Farmland

1'353 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 76 min · Car 46 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 69/75 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number3315

Websiteschaenis.ch ↗

DistrictWahlkreis See-Gaster

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Schänis ranks

Largest municipalities4'213 #44 SG · #530 CH Growing municipalities1% #23 SG · #814 CH Shrinking municipalities1% #53 SG · #1294 CH Jobs per resident0.38 #49 SG · #926 CH Families & children23.6% #11 SG · #216 CH Age structure19.4% #38 SG · #1354 CH Women share50.4% #10 SG · #688 CH Foreign residents16.5% #51 SG · #1166 CH Population density106/km² #65 SG · #1436 CH Tax burden14'421 #62 SG · #917 CH Taxes125% #60 SG Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #40 SG · #1245 CH Sunniest municipalities44.5% #18 SG · #736 CH Rainiest municipalities1'828 mm #13 SG · #65 CH Voter turnout54.8% #42 SG · #1245 CH Against Switzerland32.4% #3 SG · #34 CH Aligned with Switzerland67.6% #73 SG · #1429 CH SVP strongholds42.3% #21 SG · #538 CH SP strongholds5.9% #66 SG · #1881 CH Centre strongholds23.2% #24 SG · #408 CH FDP strongholds11% #68 SG · #1274 CH GLP strongholds4.1% #57 SG · #1392 CH Green strongholds7.5% #28 SG · #982 CH Largest by area39.9 km² #18 SG · #225 CH Highest municipalities683 m #20 SG · #630 CH Second homes10.2% #40 SG · #1175 CH Organic farming12.3% #30 SG · #1066 CH Best-connected municipalities76 min #6 SG · #1263 CH Remotest municipalities76 min #69 SG · #860 CH Highest peaks1'917 m #17 SG · #372 CH Highest-lying municipalities851 m #18 SG · #552 CH Greatest vertical range1'507 m #16 SG · #329 CH Steepest municipalities19.3° #12 SG · #409 CH Solar potential37 GWh #48 SG · #532 CH Solar potential per capita8'723 kWh #37 SG · #1313 CH Cheapest electricity34.93 Rp./kWh #66 SG · #2079 CH Most expensive electricity34.93 Rp./kWh #9 SG · #28 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Kaltbrunn8722 Maseltrangen8723 Rufi8723 Schänis8718 Ziegelbrücke8866

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Schänis?: Schänis has 4 postal codes: 8718, 8722, 8723, 8866.
What is the tax rate in Schänis?: The municipal tax multiplier of Schänis is 125% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
How much tax do you pay in Schänis?: A single person without children pays about 14'421 CHF income tax in Schänis on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 60 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Schänis have?: Schänis has 4'213 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Schänis?: Schänis has 693 foreign residents, a share of 16.45% (2025).

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