What is the postal code of Sennwald?

Sennwald has 6 postal codes: 9465, 9466, 9467, 9468, 9469, 9473.

What is the tax rate in Sennwald?

The municipal tax multiplier of Sennwald is 70% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.

How much tax do you pay in Sennwald?

A single person without children pays about 11'379 CHF income tax in Sennwald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Sennwald have?

Sennwald has 6'428 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Sennwald?

Sennwald has 2'360 foreign residents, a share of 36.71% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SG

Sennwald

9465–9473

SG CANTON9465 9466 9467 9468+2 PLZ

Residents

6'428

Area

41.6 km²

Population density

155 pop./km²

Elevation

446 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'149 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

70%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'037 47.2%

Men

3'391 52.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'166 18.1%

Swiss citizens

4'068 63.3%

Foreign residents

2'360 36.7%

Population density

155 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'166 · 18.1%20–64 · 4'161 · 64.7%65+ · 1'101 · 17.1%

Foreign residents 36.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Sennwald

BFS

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

60.8% YesNo 39.3%

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

65.3% YesNo 34.7%

14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% Yes

49.2% YesNo 50.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

39.4% YesNo 60.7%

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

16.5% YesNo 83.6%

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

51.1% YesNo 48.9%

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

46.5% YesNo 53.5%

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

70.7% YesNo 29.3%

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

53.3% YesNo 46.7%

08.03.2026Kantonsratsbeschluss über den Bau der «Kantonsstrasse zum See» mit Kostenbeteiligung am «Anschluss Witen mit Zubringer»Cantonal SG● Accepted · 54.0% Yes

55.4% YesNo 44.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.5% · strongest party

SVP45.5%

FDP14.5%

Mitte14.3%

SP9.6%

GLP5.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier70%

Cantonal tax multiplier105%

70%SG range 61%155%

Tax rank 3 of 75 in canton St. Gallen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'379 CHF(11.4%)

Rank 3 of 75 in the canton · 175 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:11'379 CHF(~11.4%)

SennwaldCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Sennwald	St. Gallen	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	4.8–7.3%	5.4%
50'000	6.4%	6.1–9.3%	7.8%
60'000	7.7%	7.4–11.2%	10.5%
70'000	8.7%	8.3–12.5%	11.9%
80'000	9.6%	9.2–13.8%	13.1%
90'000	10.5%	10–14.9%	14.1%
100'000	11.4%	10.9–16.1%	15.3%
110'000	12.2%	11.7–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	12.9%	12.3–18%	17.2%
130'000	13.5%	12.9–18.7%	18.1%
140'000	14.1%	13.6–19.5%	19%
150'000	14.7%	14.1–20.2%	19.7%
175'000	16%	15.4–21.8%	21.6%
200'000	17.1%	16.5–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	18.1%	17.5–24.2%	24.6%
250'000	19%	18.4–25.2%	25.8%
275'000	19.7%	19.1–26.1%	26.8%
300'000	20.4%	19.7–26.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.3 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)9.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20202'042 mm

6.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'149 m

Mean elevation

722 m

Relief

1'721 m

Mean slope

15.3°

Flat share

48.6%

South-facing

22.6%

Above 2000 m

0.8%

Relief 1'721 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

90.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

114.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

20'100

90 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 range H4

27.58–29.34 Rp./kWh

28.46 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.8 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operators Elektrizitätswerk Sennwald Genossenschaft · St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

1.05 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

3'149

Built before 194619.6%

Built since 200133.5%

1.05 %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 129 min · Car 83 min

AgglomerationPT 21 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 12/75 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesennwald.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities6'428 #30 SG · #319 CH Families & children18.1% #69 SG · #1654 CH Age structure17.1% #69 SG · #1760 CH Women share47.2% #73 SG · #1988 CH Foreign residents36.7% #6 SG · #124 CH Population density155/km² #56 SG · #1204 CH Tax burden11'379 #3 SG · #175 CH Taxes70% #3 SG Warmest municipalities6.3 °C #68 SG · #1918 CH Sunniest municipalities45.1% #15 SG · #650 CH Rainiest municipalities2'042 mm #6 SG · #18 CH Voter turnout50.9% #64 SG · #1608 CH Against Switzerland23% #30 SG · #352 CH Aligned with Switzerland77% #47 SG · #1094 CH SVP strongholds45.5% #9 SG · #378 CH SP strongholds9.6% #40 SG · #1554 CH Centre strongholds14.3% #69 SG · #873 CH FDP strongholds14.5% #34 SG · #873 CH GLP strongholds5.3% #30 SG · #1129 CH Green strongholds4.5% #65 SG · #1632 CH Largest by area41.6 km² #17 SG · #218 CH Highest municipalities446 m #54 SG · #1564 CH Remotest municipalities129 min #12 SG · #134 CH Best-connected municipalities129 min #66 SG · #1979 CH Highest peaks2'149 m #13 SG · #324 CH Highest-lying municipalities722 m #28 SG · #718 CH Greatest vertical range1'721 m #12 SG · #276 CH Steepest municipalities15.3° #22 SG · #572 CH Solar potential90 GWh #10 SG · #110 CH Cheapest electricity28.46 Rp./kWh #15 SG · #1165 CH Most expensive electricity28.46 Rp./kWh #61 SG · #942 CH

Postal codes (6)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 6

Frümsen9467 Gams9473 Haag (Rheintal)9469 Salez9465 Sax9468 Sennwald9466

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Sennwald?: Sennwald has 6 postal codes: 9465, 9466, 9467, 9468, 9469, 9473.
What is the tax rate in Sennwald?: The municipal tax multiplier of Sennwald is 70% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
How much tax do you pay in Sennwald?: A single person without children pays about 11'379 CHF income tax in Sennwald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 3 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Sennwald have?: Sennwald has 6'428 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Sennwald?: Sennwald has 2'360 foreign residents, a share of 36.71% (2025).

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