What is the postal code of Silenen?

Silenen has 5 postal codes: 6472, 6473, 6474, 6475, 6476.

What is the tax rate in Silenen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Silenen is 105% (2026); canton UR levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Silenen?

A single person without children pays about 11'941 CHF income tax in Silenen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 12 of 19 in canton UR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Silenen have?

Silenen has 2'080 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Silenen?

Silenen has 172 foreign residents, a share of 8.27% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton UR

Silenen

6472–6476

UR CANTON6472 6473 6474 6475+1 PLZ

Residents

2'080

Area

144.8 km²

Population density

14 pop./km²

Elevation

510 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'315 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

105%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'002 48.2%

Men

1'078 51.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

400 19.2%

Swiss citizens

1'908 91.7%

Foreign residents

172 8.3%

Population density

14 pop./km²

0–19 · 400 · 19.2%20–64 · 1'186 · 57.0%65+ · 494 · 23.8%

Foreign residents 8.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Silenen

BFS

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

59.4% YesNo 40.6%

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

71.7% YesNo 28.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

28.5% YesNo 71.6%

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

13.6% YesNo 86.4%

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

44.4% YesNo 55.6%

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

51.5% YesNo 48.6%

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

67.2% YesNo 32.8%

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

56.9% YesNo 43.1%

08.03.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Streichung der Abgangsentschädigung für den Urner Regierungsrat (Abschaffung goldener Fallschirm)»Cantonal UR● Accepted · 66.6% Yes

76.1% YesNo 23.9%

08.03.2026Teilrevision des Energiegesetzes des Kantons Uri (EnG)Cantonal UR● Accepted · 75.1% Yes

66.6% YesNo 33.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte56.7% · strongest party

Mitte56.7%

SVP41.6%

Übrige1.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier105%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

105%UR range 91%117%

Tax rank 12 of 19 in canton Uri

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'941 CHF(11.9%)

Rank 12 of 19 in the canton · 298 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

100'000 CHF:11'941 CHF(~11.9%)

SilenenCanton range UriSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Silenen	Uri	Switzerland median
40'000	6.9%	6.5–7.3%	5.4%
50'000	8.2%	7.7–8.7%	7.8%
60'000	9.3%	8.7–9.8%	10.5%
70'000	10.2%	9.5–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	10.8%	10.1–11.4%	13.1%
90'000	11.3%	10.6–11.8%	14.1%
100'000	11.9%	11.2–12.5%	15.3%
110'000	12.5%	11.8–13.1%	16.3%
120'000	13%	12.3–13.6%	17.2%
130'000	13.5%	12.7–14.1%	18.1%
140'000	14%	13.2–14.6%	19%
150'000	14.4%	13.6–15%	19.7%
175'000	15.5%	14.7–16.2%	21.6%
200'000	16.5%	15.7–17.2%	23.2%
225'000	17.4%	16.6–18%	24.6%
250'000	18.2%	17.3–18.9%	25.8%
275'000	18.8%	18–19.5%	26.8%
300'000	19.3%	18.5–20.1%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.7 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)1.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'381 mm

8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'315 m

Mean elevation

2'034 m

Relief

2'838 m

Mean slope

31.7°

Flat share

3.2%

South-facing

27.7%

Above 2000 m

59.0%

Relief 2'838 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

14.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

19.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'200

14 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

25.07 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.95 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.22 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.3 Rp./kWh

25.07 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 25.07 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.6 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

1'170

Built before 194634.7%

Built since 200114.8%

0.6 %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 83 min · Car 73 min

AgglomerationPT 30 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 15/19 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesilenen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'080 #5 UR · #947 CH Families & children19.2% #9 UR · #1387 CH Age structure23.8% #7 UR · #541 CH Women share48.2% #9 UR · #1811 CH Foreign residents8.3% #14 UR · #1841 CH Population density14/km² #11 UR · #2014 CH Tax burden11'941 #12 UR · #298 CH Taxes105% #12 UR Warmest municipalities8.7 °C #5 UR · #1496 CH Sunniest municipalities45.6% #11 UR · #597 CH Rainiest municipalities1'381 mm #15 UR · #380 CH Voter turnout45.1% #18 UR · #2007 CH Against Switzerland27% #3 UR · #155 CH Aligned with Switzerland73% #7 UR · #1283 CH SVP strongholds41.6% #8 UR · #582 CH Centre strongholds56.7% #10 UR · #46 CH Largest by area144.8 km² #1 UR · #36 CH Highest municipalities510 m #15 UR · #1163 CH Remotest municipalities83 min #15 UR · #691 CH Best-connected municipalities83 min #5 UR · #1406 CH Highest peaks3'315 m #4 UR · #66 CH Highest-lying municipalities2'034 m #6 UR · #81 CH Greatest vertical range2'838 m #1 UR · #32 CH Steepest municipalities31.7° #6 UR · #53 CH Solar potential14 GWh #7 UR · #1268 CH Cheapest electricity25.07 Rp./kWh #14 UR · #300 CH Most expensive electricity25.07 Rp./kWh #11 UR · #1811 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Amsteg6474 Bristen6475 Erstfeld6472 Intschi6476 Silenen6473

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Silenen?: Silenen has 5 postal codes: 6472, 6473, 6474, 6475, 6476.
What is the tax rate in Silenen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Silenen is 105% (2026); canton UR levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Silenen?: A single person without children pays about 11'941 CHF income tax in Silenen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 12 of 19 in canton UR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Silenen have?: Silenen has 2'080 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Silenen?: Silenen has 172 foreign residents, a share of 8.27% (2025).

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