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Sirnach

8370–9573
Residents
8'387
Area
12.4 km²
Population density
677 pop./km²
Elevation
655 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
142%
Postal codes
4

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
4'090 48.8%
Men
4'297 51.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'635 19.5%
Swiss citizens
6'235 74.3%
Foreign residents
2'152 25.7%
Population density
677 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'635 · 19.5%20–64 · 5'153 · 61.4%65+ · 1'599 · 19.1%
Foreign residents 25.7%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)FederalAccepted · 52.5% Yes
61.4% YesNo 38.6%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»FederalRejected · 45.2% Yes
58.1% YesNo 41.9%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TGAccepted · 57.1% Yes
57.1% YesNo 42.9%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederalAccepted · 54.3% Yes
40.0% YesNo 60.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»FederalRejected · 38.1% Yes
48.4% YesNo 51.6%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederalRejected · 37.4% Yes
42.6% YesNo 57.4%
All federal votes
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP39.1% · strongest party
SVP39.1%
Mitte24.5%
FDP9.9%
SP8.3%
GRÜNE7.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Municipal tax multiplier142%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
142%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 34 of 80 in canton Thurgau
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'028 CHF(13%)
Rank 31 of 80 in the canton · 540 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'209 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Warth-Weiningen 10'862 CHF · most expensive Arbon 14'518 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:13'028 CHF(~13%)
SirnachCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeSirnachThurgauSwitzerland median
40'0006%56.8%5.4%
50'0007.8%6.48.8%7.8%
60'0009.4%7.710.6%10.5%
70'00010.6%8.811.9%11.9%
80'00011.5%9.512.9%13.1%
90'00012.2%10.113.6%14.1%
100'00013%10.914.5%15.3%
110'00013.8%11.615.4%16.3%
120'00014.5%12.216.1%17.2%
130'00015.2%12.816.8%18.1%
140'00015.8%13.417.5%19%
150'00016.4%13.918.1%19.7%
175'00017.7%15.119.5%21.6%
200'00019%16.320.9%23.2%
225'00020.2%17.422.1%24.6%
250'00021.2%18.323.2%25.8%
275'00022%19.124%26.8%
300'00022.7%19.724.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'140 mm
9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
735 m
Mean elevation
582 m
Relief
220 m
Mean slope
7.4°
Flat share
45.7%
South-facing
7.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 220 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
60.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
81.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
13'500
61 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
29.38 Rp./kWh
Energy
15.05 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.34 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.55 Rp./kWh
29.38 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator EW Sirnach 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
Vacancy rate
1.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.9
Dwellings
3'993
Built before 194617.3%
Built since 200130.9%
1.9 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 82 min · Car 52 min
AgglomerationPT 15 min · Car 13 min
Remoteness 58/80 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 Sirnach?
Sirnach has 4 postal codes: 8370, 8371, 8372, 9573.
What is the tax rate in Sirnach?
The municipal tax multiplier of Sirnach is 142% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Sirnach?
A single person without children pays about 13'028 CHF income tax in Sirnach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 31 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Sirnach have?
Sirnach has 8'387 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Sirnach?
Sirnach has 2'152 foreign residents, a share of 25.66% (2025).

Map

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