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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
416 47.7%
Men
456 52.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
181 20.8%
Swiss citizens
851 97.6%
Foreign residents
21 2.4%
Population density
13 pop./km²
0–19 · 181 · 20.8%20–64 · 494 · 56.7%65+ · 197 · 22.6%
Foreign residents 2.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −9 (−1%) · 9 births · 7 deaths · net migration −10
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
65.2% YesNo 34.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
49.4% YesNo 50.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
86.4% YesNo 13.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
14.7% YesNo 85.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
54.4% YesNo 45.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
70.0% YesNo 30.0%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
66.5% YesNo 33.5%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP61.6% · strongest party
SVP61.6%
Mitte37.9%
Übrige0.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier105%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
105%UR range 91%117%
Tax rank 13 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:11'941 CHF(~11.9%)
SpiringenCanton range UriSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeSpiringenUriSwitzerland median
40'0006.9%6.5–7.3%5.4%
50'0008.2%7.7–8.7%7.8%
60'0009.3%8.7–9.8%10.5%
70'00010.2%9.5–10.7%11.9%
80'00010.8%10.1–11.4%13.1%
90'00011.3%10.6–11.8%14.1%
100'00011.9%11.2–12.5%15.3%
110'00012.5%11.8–13.1%16.3%
120'00013%12.3–13.6%17.2%
130'00013.5%12.7–14.1%18.1%
140'00014%13.2–14.6%19%
150'00014.4%13.6–15%19.7%
175'00015.5%14.7–16.2%21.6%
200'00016.5%15.7–17.2%23.2%
225'00017.4%16.6–18%24.6%
250'00018.2%17.3–18.9%25.8%
275'00018.8%18–19.5%26.8%
300'00019.3%18.5–20.1%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20203.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20202'002 mm
3.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
3'224 m
Mean elevation
1'841 m
Relief
2'499 m
Mean slope
28.8°
Flat share
3.1%
South-facing
28.7%
Above 2000 m
37.3%
Relief 2'499 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
16.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
23 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'600
Per inhabitant
18'429 kWh/yr
16 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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027
Tariff H4
24.09 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.25 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.94 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
24.09 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Standard model, deductible 300495 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Uri324 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Uri (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.29 %
Second homes
50.1 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
683
Built before 194644.7%
Built since 20017.6%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.29 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024
Jobs
326
Workplaces
112
Services share
38.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 151 (46.3%) · Secondary 50 (15.3%) · Tertiary 125 (38.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
62
Organic share
8.1 %
Farmland
648 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 141 min · Car 78 min
AgglomerationPT 28 min · Car 16 min
Remoteness 3/19 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number1218
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Spiringen?
Spiringen has 2 postal codes: 6464, 8751.
What is the tax rate in Spiringen?
The municipal tax multiplier of Spiringen is 105% (2026); canton UR levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Spiringen?
A single person without children pays about 11'941 CHF income tax in Spiringen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 12 of 19 in canton UR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Spiringen have?
Spiringen has 872 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Spiringen?
Spiringen has 21 foreign residents, a share of 2.41% (2025).

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