What is the postal code of Silvaplana?

Silvaplana has 2 postal codes: 7512, 7513.

What is the tax rate in Silvaplana?

The municipal tax multiplier of Silvaplana is 55% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Silvaplana?

A single person without children pays about 10'581 CHF income tax in Silvaplana on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 6 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Silvaplana have?

Silvaplana has 1'108 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Silvaplana?

Silvaplana has 362 foreign residents, a share of 32.67% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR

Silvaplana

7512–7513

GR CANTON7512 7513

Residents

1'108

Area

44.8 km²

Population density

25 pop./km²

Elevation

1'817 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'385 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

55%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

525 47.4%

Men

583 52.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

142 12.8%

Swiss citizens

746 67.3%

Foreign residents

362 32.7%

Population density

25 pop./km²

0–19 · 142 · 12.8%20–64 · 652 · 58.8%65+ · 314 · 28.3%

Foreign residents 32.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Silvaplana

BFS

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

63.5% YesNo 36.5%

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

51.1% YesNo 49.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

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

18.1% YesNo 81.9%

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

41.1% YesNo 58.9%

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

41.6% YesNo 58.4%

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

70.2% YesNo 29.8%

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

43.2% YesNo 56.8%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

11.0% YesNo 89.0%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

20.7% YesNo 79.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP35.9% · strongest party

SVP35.9%

FDP26.7%

Mitte12.3%

SP12.3%

GLP9.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier55%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

55%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 6 of 100 in canton Grisons

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

10'581 CHF(10.6%)

Rank 6 of 100 in the canton · 86 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:10'581 CHF(~10.6%)

SilvaplanaCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Silvaplana	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	3.1%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	4.8%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	6.4%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	7.8%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	8.8%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	9.6%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	10.6%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	11.4%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	12.1%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	12.8%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	13.4%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	14%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	15.5%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	16.7%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	17.7%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	18.6%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	19.4%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	20.1%	17.9–25.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–2020-1.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'125 mm

-1.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'385 m

Mean elevation

2'396 m

Relief

1'597 m

Mean slope

24.3°

Flat share

9.8%

South-facing

19.6%

Above 2000 m

79.8%

Relief 1'597 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

20.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

30.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'500

20 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

30.8 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.6 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

15.3 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.9 Rp./kWh

30.8 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Repower 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

0.68 %

Avg. rooms

2.9

Dwellings

2'515

Built before 19465.8%

Built since 200118.3%

0.68 %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 241 min · Car 148 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 11 min

Remoteness 6/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegemeinde-silvaplana.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'108 #51 GR · #1391 CH Families & children12.8% #89 GR · #2051 CH Age structure28.3% #27 GR · #163 CH Women share47.4% #78 GR · #1961 CH Foreign residents32.7% #5 GR · #212 CH Population density25/km² #49 GR · #1932 CH Tax burden10'581 #6 GR · #86 CH Taxes55% #6 GR Warmest municipalities-1.2 °C #95 GR · #2095 CH Sunniest municipalities50.5% #16 GR · #221 CH Rainiest municipalities1'125 mm #65 GR · #955 CH Voter turnout49.6% #81 GR · #1734 CH Against Switzerland13% #29 GR · #1070 CH Aligned with Switzerland87% #27 GR · #401 CH SVP strongholds35.9% #37 GR · #906 CH SP strongholds12.3% #74 GR · #1250 CH Centre strongholds12.3% #95 GR · #1014 CH FDP strongholds26.7% #4 GR · #167 CH GLP strongholds9.8% #3 GR · #346 CH Green strongholds1.8% #89 GR · #1975 CH Largest by area44.8 km² #50 GR · #202 CH Highest municipalities1'817 m #22 GR · #47 CH Remotest municipalities241 min #6 GR · #6 CH Best-connected municipalities241 min #95 GR · #2105 CH Highest peaks3'385 m #14 GR · #55 CH Highest-lying municipalities2'396 m #7 GR · #26 CH Greatest vertical range1'597 m #80 GR · #313 CH Steepest municipalities24.3° #66 GR · #283 CH Solar potential20 GWh #47 GR · #1007 CH Cheapest electricity30.8 Rp./kWh #94 GR · #1797 CH Most expensive electricity30.8 Rp./kWh #7 GR · #309 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Champfèr7512 Silvaplana7513 Silvaplana-Surlej7513

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Silvaplana?: Silvaplana has 2 postal codes: 7512, 7513.
What is the tax rate in Silvaplana?: The municipal tax multiplier of Silvaplana is 55% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Silvaplana?: A single person without children pays about 10'581 CHF income tax in Silvaplana on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 6 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Silvaplana have?: Silvaplana has 1'108 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Silvaplana?: Silvaplana has 362 foreign residents, a share of 32.67% (2025).

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