What is the postal code of Schmitten?

The postal code of Schmitten is 7493.

What is the tax rate in Schmitten?

The municipal tax multiplier of Schmitten is 100% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Schmitten?

A single person without children pays about 13'300 CHF income tax in Schmitten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 69 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Schmitten have?

Schmitten has 213 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Schmitten?

Schmitten has 34 foreign residents, a share of 15.96% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR · Region Albula

Schmitten

7493

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

93 43.7%

Men

120 56.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

25 11.7%

Swiss citizens

179 84.0%

Foreign residents

34 16.0%

Population density

19 pop./km²

0–19 · 25 · 11.7%20–64 · 109 · 51.2%65+ · 79 · 37.1%

Foreign residents 16.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +8 (+3.9%) · 1 births · 5 deaths · net migration +13

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 Schmitten

BFS

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine sichere Ernährung – durch Stärkung einer nachhaltigen inländischen Produktion, mehr pflanzliche Lebensmittel und sauberes Trinkwasser (Ernährungsinitiative)»Federal

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Wahrung der schweizerischen Neutralität (Neutralitätsinitiative)»Federal

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Region Albula: 61.2% Yes

79.1% YesNo 20.9%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Region Albula: 45.4% Yes

62.1% YesNo 37.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Region Albula: 45.2% Yes

35.7% YesNo 64.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Region Albula: 20.9% Yes

8.6% YesNo 91.4%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Region Albula: 34.2% Yes

44.3% YesNo 55.7%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Region Albula: 34.2% Yes

54.4% YesNo 45.6%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Region Albula: 71.7% Yes

63.6% YesNo 36.4%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Region Albula: 42.5% Yes

56.3% YesNo 43.8%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte37.6% · strongest party

Mitte37.6%

SVP35.7%

GLP8.6%

FDP7.8%

EDU4.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier100%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

100%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 78 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%)

SchmittenCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Schmitten	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 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–2020-0.9 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)2.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'461 mm

-0.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'796 m

Mean elevation

1'809 m

Relief

1'814 m

Mean slope

28°

Flat share

1.3%

South-facing

56.5%

Above 2000 m

31.7%

Relief 1'814 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

4.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'100

Per inhabitant

22'207 kWh/yr

5 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

29.77 Rp./kWh

Energy

9 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.55 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.55 Rp./kWh

29.77 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 28.55 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Gemeinde Schmitten, Stromversorgung

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 3

Standard model, deductible 300510 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Grisons363 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Schmitten →Canton Grisons →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 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

0.97 %

Second homes

62.3 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

308

Built before 194642.2%

Built since 20012.6%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

0.97 %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

Workplaces

Services share

33.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 4 (8.3%) · Secondary 28 (58.3%) · Tertiary 16 (33.3%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

100 %

Farmland

90 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 185 min · Car 112 min

AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 27 min

Remoteness 21/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number3514

Websiteschmitten-gr.ch ↗

DistrictRegion Albula

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Schmitten ranks

Largest municipalities213 #88 GR · #2021 CH Growing municipalities3.9% #8 GR · #97 CH Shrinking municipalities3.9% #93 GR · #2012 CH Jobs per resident0.23 #92 GR · #1638 CH Families & children11.7% #93 GR · #2075 CH Age structure37.1% #5 GR · #16 CH Women share43.7% #99 GR · #2095 CH Foreign residents16% #51 GR · #1200 CH Population density19/km² #59 GR · #1984 CH Tax burden13'300 #80 GR · #624 CH Taxes100% #78 GR Warmest municipalities-0.9 °C #93 GR · #2093 CH Sunniest municipalities46.8% #80 GR · #475 CH Rainiest municipalities1'461 mm #23 GR · #280 CH Voter turnout44.8% #97 GR · #2012 CH SVP strongholds35.7% #39 GR · #928 CH SP strongholds2.7% #98 GR · #2009 CH Centre strongholds37.6% #19 GR · #153 CH FDP strongholds7.8% #85 GR · #1614 CH GLP strongholds8.6% #6 GR · #498 CH Green strongholds1.6% #93 GR · #1991 CH Largest by area11.4 km² #84 GR · #861 CH Highest municipalities1'699 m #26 GR · #56 CH Second homes62.3% #34 GR · #95 CH Organic farming100% #1 GR · #5 CH Best-connected municipalities185 min #79 GR · #2089 CH Remotest municipalities185 min #21 GR · #21 CH Highest peaks2'796 m #60 GR · #194 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'809 m #46 GR · #129 CH Greatest vertical range1'814 m #64 GR · #252 CH Steepest municipalities28° #33 GR · #158 CH Solar potential5 GWh #90 GR · #1941 CH Solar potential per capita22'207 kWh #28 GR · #134 CH Cheapest electricity29.77 Rp./kWh #70 GR · #1734 CH Most expensive electricity29.77 Rp./kWh #31 GR · #372 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

7493

Schmitten (Albula)

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Schmitten (Albula)7493

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Schmitten?: The postal code of Schmitten is 7493.
What is the tax rate in Schmitten?: The municipal tax multiplier of Schmitten is 100% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Schmitten?: A single person without children pays about 13'300 CHF income tax in Schmitten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 69 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Schmitten have?: Schmitten has 213 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Schmitten?: Schmitten has 34 foreign residents, a share of 15.96% (2025).

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