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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
346 47.8%
Men
378 52.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
106 14.6%
Swiss citizens
599 82.7%
Foreign residents
125 17.3%
Population density
38 pop./km²
0–19 · 106 · 14.6%20–64 · 391 · 54.0%65+ · 227 · 31.4%
Foreign residents 17.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −12 (−1.6%) · 7 births · 9 deaths · net migration −8
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
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
50.4% YesNo 49.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
65.9% YesNo 34.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
70.1% YesNo 29.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
34.8% YesNo 65.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
46.6% YesNo 53.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
45.3% YesNo 54.7%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
72.8% YesNo 27.2%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP52.9% · strongest party
SVP52.9%
Mitte46.6%
Übrige0.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier110%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
110%UR range 91%117%
Tax rank 17 of 19 in canton Uri
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'189 CHF(12.2%)
Rank 16 of 19 in the canton · 336 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 11'842 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Schattdorf 11'246 CHF · most expensive Isenthal 12'536 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:12'189 CHF(~12.2%)
SeelisbergCanton range UriSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeSeelisbergUriSwitzerland median
40'0007%6.5–7.3%5.4%
50'0008.4%7.7–8.7%7.8%
60'0009.5%8.7–9.8%10.5%
70'00010.4%9.5–10.7%11.9%
80'00011%10.1–11.4%13.1%
90'00011.5%10.6–11.8%14.1%
100'00012.2%11.2–12.5%15.3%
110'00012.8%11.8–13.1%16.3%
120'00013.3%12.3–13.6%17.2%
130'00013.7%12.7–14.1%18.1%
140'00014.2%13.2–14.6%19%
150'00014.7%13.6–15%19.7%
175'00015.8%14.7–16.2%21.6%
200'00016.8%15.7–17.2%23.2%
225'00017.6%16.6–18%24.6%
250'00018.4%17.3–18.9%25.8%
275'00019.1%18–19.5%26.8%
300'00019.6%18.5–20.1%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'323 mm
9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
2'091 m
Mean elevation
825 m
Relief
1'658 m
Mean slope
20.3°
Flat share
31.8%
South-facing
14.4%
Above 2000 m
0.1%
Relief 1'658 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
Roof potential
7.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
10.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'700
Per inhabitant
10'428 kWh/yr
8 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
24.09 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.25 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.94 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
24.09 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator energieUri 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
Standard model, deductible 300495 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Uri324 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Uri (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.9 %
Second homes
32 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
558
Built before 194627.8%
Built since 200124.6%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.9 %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
236
Workplaces
74
Services share
57.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 72 (30.5%) · Secondary 28 (11.9%) · Tertiary 136 (57.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
24
Organic share
29.2 %
Farmland
369 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 133 min · Car 76 min
AgglomerationPT 51 min · Car 26 min
Remoteness 7/19 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number1215
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Seelisberg?
Seelisberg has 2 postal codes: 6377, 6441.
What is the tax rate in Seelisberg?
The municipal tax multiplier of Seelisberg is 110% (2026); canton UR levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Seelisberg?
A single person without children pays about 12'189 CHF income tax in Seelisberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 19 in canton UR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Seelisberg have?
Seelisberg has 724 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Seelisberg?
Seelisberg has 125 foreign residents, a share of 17.27% (2025).

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