Switzerland · Canton TG
Sulgen
8583–9214Residents
4'186
Area
9.1 km²
Population density
459 pop./km²
Elevation
486 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
140%
Postal codes
2
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'110 50.4%
Men
2'076 49.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
853 20.4%
Swiss citizens
2'951 70.5%
Foreign residents
1'235 29.5%
Population density
459 pop./km²
0–19 · 853 · 20.4%20–64 · 2'488 · 59.4%65+ · 845 · 20.2%
Foreign residents 29.5%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)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
64.7% YesNo 35.3%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
64.1% YesNo 35.9%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes
53.5% YesNo 46.6%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
13.1% YesNo 86.9%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
49.9% YesNo 50.1%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
41.8% YesNo 58.2%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
70.1% YesNo 29.9%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
50.0% YesNo 50.0%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
9.3% YesNo 90.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP46.6% · strongest party
SVP46.6%
Mitte14.0%
FDP11.4%
SP8.7%
GLP5.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier140%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
140%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 25 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'938 CHF(12.9%)
Rank 25 of 80 in the canton · 505 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
100'000 CHF:12'938 CHF(~12.9%)
SulgenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Sulgen | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.7% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.3% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.5% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.4% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.1% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.9% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.8% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.4% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.1% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.7% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.3% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.6% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.9% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.1% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.1% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.9% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.6% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020995 mm
9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
539 m
Mean elevation
469 m
Relief
102 m
Mean slope
3.3°
Flat share
78.6%
South-facing
8.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 102 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
49.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
64 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
10'900
49 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 · 2026Tariff H4
30.13 Rp./kWh
Energy
15 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.66 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.4 Rp./kWh
30.13 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator Gemeinde Sulgen, Elektrizitätsversorgung
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
BFSVacancy rate
0.41 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
1'961
Built before 194624.5%
Built since 200124.8%
0.41 %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 · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Websitesulgen.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities4'186 #17 TG · #534 CHFamilies & children20.4% #52 TG · #1018 CHAge structure20.2% #28 TG · #1215 CHWomen share50.4% #11 TG · #699 CHForeign residents29.5% #19 TG · #331 CHPopulation density459/km² #23 TG · #540 CHTax burden12'938 #28 TG · #508 CHTaxes140% #25 TGWarmest municipalities9.7 °C #36 TG · #835 CHSunniest municipalities40% #18 TG · #1912 CHRainiest municipalities995 mm #29 TG · #1642 CHVoter turnout50.7% #68 TG · #1635 CHAgainst Switzerland25.3% #23 TG · #233 CHAligned with Switzerland74.7% #48 TG · #1230 CHSVP strongholds46.6% #31 TG · #336 CHSP strongholds8.7% #29 TG · #1625 CHCentre strongholds14% #43 TG · #896 CHFDP strongholds11.4% #20 TG · #1220 CHGLP strongholds5% #53 TG · #1207 CHGreen strongholds4.8% #77 TG · #1578 CHLargest by area9.1 km² #48 TG · #1039 CHHighest municipalities486 m #33 TG · #1282 CHRemotest municipalities85 min #52 TG · #654 CHBest-connected municipalities85 min #28 TG · #1457 CHHighest peaks539 m #61 TG · #1755 CHHighest-lying municipalities469 m #49 TG · #1597 CHGreatest vertical range102 m #66 TG · #1825 CHSteepest municipalities3.3° #55 TG · #1866 CHSolar potential49 GWh #13 TG · #339 CHCheapest electricity30.13 Rp./kWh #41 TG · #1641 CHMost expensive electricity30.13 Rp./kWh #40 TG · #470 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Sulgen?
- Sulgen has 2 postal codes: 8583, 9214.
- What is the tax rate in Sulgen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Sulgen is 140% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Sulgen?
- A single person without children pays about 12'938 CHF income tax in Sulgen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 25 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Sulgen have?
- Sulgen has 4'186 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Sulgen?
- Sulgen has 1'235 foreign residents, a share of 29.5% (2025).
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