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Sils im Engadin/Segl

7514–7517
GR CANTON751475157517
Residents
693
Area
63.6 km²
Population density
11 pop./km²
Elevation
1'803 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
3'436 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
70%
Postal codes
3

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
332 47.9%
Men
361 52.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
109 15.7%
Swiss citizens
467 67.4%
Foreign residents
226 32.6%
Population density
11 pop./km²
0–19 · 109 · 15.7%20–64 · 442 · 63.8%65+ · 142 · 20.5%
Foreign residents 32.6%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP30.4% · strongest party
SVP30.4%
FDP26.9%
SP18.7%
Mitte12.7%
GLP7.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Municipal tax multiplier70%
Cantonal tax multiplier92%
70%GR range 30%120%
Tax rank 19 of 100 in canton Grisons
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'488 CHF(11.5%)
Rank 14 of 100 in the canton · 195 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:11'488 CHF(~11.5%)
Sils im Engadin/SeglCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeSils im Engadin/SeglGrisonsSwitzerland median
40'0003.4%2.64.3%5.4%
50'0005.3%4.16.8%7.8%
60'0007%5.59%10.5%
70'0008.5%6.610.8%11.9%
80'0009.6%7.512.2%13.1%
90'00010.5%8.213.3%14.1%
100'00011.5%9.114.5%15.3%
110'00012.4%9.815.5%16.3%
120'00013.1%10.516.4%17.2%
130'00013.8%1117.2%18.1%
140'00014.5%11.718%19%
150'00015.1%12.218.8%19.7%
175'00016.6%13.520.5%21.6%
200'00017.9%14.721.9%23.2%
225'00018.9%15.623.1%24.6%
250'00019.9%16.524.1%25.8%
275'00020.7%17.325%26.8%
300'00021.4%17.925.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20200.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'079 mm
0.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
3'436 m
Mean elevation
2'399 m
Relief
1'646 m
Mean slope
24.1°
Flat share
10.2%
South-facing
18.5%
Above 2000 m
79.1%
Relief 1'646 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
15.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
22 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'400
15 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
30.8–35.48 Rp./kWh
33.14 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operators Repower AG · Azienda Elettrica Grevasalvas

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
Vacancy rate
0.83 %
Avg. rooms
2.8
Dwellings
1'200
Built before 194621.6%
Built since 200113.0%
0.83 %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 253 min · Car 152 min
AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 17 min
Remoteness 5/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 4
What is the postal code of Sils im Engadin/Segl?
Sils im Engadin/Segl has 3 postal codes: 7514, 7515, 7517.
What is the tax rate in Sils im Engadin/Segl?
The municipal tax multiplier of Sils im Engadin/Segl is 70% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Sils im Engadin/Segl?
A single person without children pays about 11'488 CHF income tax in Sils im Engadin/Segl on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 14 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Sils im Engadin/Segl have?
Sils im Engadin/Segl has 693 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Sils im Engadin/Segl?
Sils im Engadin/Segl has 226 foreign residents, a share of 32.61% (2025).

Map

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