What is the postal code of Scharans?

The postal code of Scharans is 7412.

What is the tax rate in Scharans?

The municipal tax multiplier of Scharans is 90% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Scharans?

A single person without children pays about 12'696 CHF income tax in Scharans on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Scharans have?

Scharans has 846 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Scharans?

Scharans has 41 foreign residents, a share of 4.85% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR

Scharans

7412

GR CANTON7412

Residents

846

Area

14.3 km²

Population density

59 pop./km²

Elevation

1'253 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'477 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

90%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

435 51.4%

Men

411 48.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

176 20.8%

Swiss citizens

805 95.2%

Foreign residents

41 4.9%

Population density

59 pop./km²

0–19 · 176 · 20.8%20–64 · 467 · 55.2%65+ · 203 · 24.0%

Foreign residents 4.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Scharans

BFS

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

52.7% YesNo 47.3%

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

45.3% YesNo 54.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

53.7% YesNo 46.3%

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

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

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

31.0% YesNo 69.0%

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

37.0% YesNo 63.0%

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

71.6% YesNo 28.5%

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

43.2% YesNo 56.8%

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

21.9% YesNo 78.1%

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

18.3% YesNo 81.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP25.8% · strongest party

SVP25.8%

SP25.7%

FDP15.9%

Mitte13.4%

GLP8.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier90%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

90%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 52 of 100 in canton Grisons

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'696 CHF(12.7%)

Rank 47 of 100 in the canton · 439 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:12'696 CHF(~12.7%)

ScharansCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Scharans	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	3.8%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	5.9%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.8%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	9.4%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	10.6%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	11.6%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	12.7%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	13.6%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	14.4%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	15.2%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	15.9%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	16.6%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	18.2%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	19.5%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	20.6%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	21.6%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.4%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	23.1%	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 1991–20207.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020943 mm

7.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'477 m

Mean elevation

1'338 m

Relief

1'821 m

Mean slope

29°

Flat share

1.6%

South-facing

41.2%

Above 2000 m

11.2%

Relief 1'821 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

10 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

13.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'200

10 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

29.68 Rp./kWh

Energy

15 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.76 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.3 Rp./kWh

29.68 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Gemeinde Scharans, Elektrizitätswerk

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

0.78 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

515

Built before 194637.3%

Built since 200116.5%

0.78 %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 150 min · Car 88 min

AgglomerationPT 57 min · Car 27 min

Remoteness 47/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitescharans.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities846 #64 GR · #1555 CH Families & children20.8% #13 GR · #882 CH Age structure24% #58 GR · #519 CH Women share51.4% #6 GR · #261 CH Foreign residents4.9% #95 GR · #2019 CH Population density59/km² #27 GR · #1725 CH Tax burden12'696 #55 GR · #447 CH Taxes90% #52 GR Warmest municipalities7.4 °C #21 GR · #1807 CH Sunniest municipalities47.8% #61 GR · #340 CH Rainiest municipalities943 mm #87 GR · #1835 CH Voter turnout54.2% #46 GR · #1184 CH SVP strongholds25.8% #80 GR · #1524 CH SP strongholds25.7% #5 GR · #148 CH Centre strongholds13.4% #89 GR · #924 CH FDP strongholds15.9% #34 GR · #744 CH GLP strongholds8.2% #9 GR · #550 CH Green strongholds7.4% #12 GR · #999 CH Largest by area14.3 km² #81 GR · #679 CH Highest municipalities1'253 m #48 GR · #157 CH Remotest municipalities150 min #47 GR · #61 CH Best-connected municipalities150 min #55 GR · #2051 CH Highest peaks2'477 m #74 GR · #243 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'338 m #75 GR · #256 CH Greatest vertical range1'821 m #63 GR · #251 CH Steepest municipalities29° #21 GR · #121 CH Solar potential10 GWh #70 GR · #1556 CH Cheapest electricity29.68 Rp./kWh #66 GR · #1431 CH Most expensive electricity29.68 Rp./kWh #35 GR · #676 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

7412

Scharans

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Scharans7412

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Scharans?: The postal code of Scharans is 7412.
What is the tax rate in Scharans?: The municipal tax multiplier of Scharans is 90% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Scharans?: A single person without children pays about 12'696 CHF income tax in Scharans on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Scharans have?: Scharans has 846 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Scharans?: Scharans has 41 foreign residents, a share of 4.85% (2025).

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