What is the postal code of Surses?

Surses has 10 postal codes: 7452, 7453, 7454, 7455, 7456, 7457, 7460, 7462, 7463, 7464.

What is the tax rate in Surses?

The municipal tax multiplier of Surses is 90% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Surses?

A single person without children pays about 12'696 CHF income tax in Surses on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Surses have?

Surses has 2'494 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Surses?

Surses has 471 foreign residents, a share of 18.89% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR

Surses

7452–7464

GR CANTON7452 7453 7454 7455+6 PLZ

Residents

2'494

Area

323.8 km²

Population density

8 pop./km²

Elevation

1'207 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'396 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

90%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'203 48.2%

Men

1'291 51.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

344 13.8%

Swiss citizens

2'023 81.1%

Foreign residents

471 18.9%

Population density

8 pop./km²

0–19 · 344 · 13.8%20–64 · 1'374 · 55.1%65+ · 776 · 31.1%

Foreign residents 18.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Surses

BFS

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

60.5% YesNo 39.5%

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

43.2% YesNo 56.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

43.2% YesNo 56.8%

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

19.2% YesNo 80.8%

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

33.6% YesNo 66.4%

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

28.7% YesNo 71.3%

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

69.3% YesNo 30.7%

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

41.0% YesNo 59.0%

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

16.6% YesNo 83.4%

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

14.4% YesNo 85.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte36.4% · strongest party

Mitte36.4%

SVP22.7%

SP17.2%

FDP13.9%

GLP4.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier90%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

90%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 51 of 100 in canton Grisons

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'696 CHF(12.7%)

Rank 47 of 100 in the canton · 439 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:12'696 CHF(~12.7%)

SursesCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Surses	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	3.8%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	5.9%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.8%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	9.4%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	10.6%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	11.6%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	12.7%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	13.6%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	14.4%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	15.2%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	15.9%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	16.6%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	18.2%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	19.5%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	20.6%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	21.6%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.4%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	23.1%	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 1991–20204.6 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)1.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020976 mm

4.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'396 m

Mean elevation

2'208 m

Relief

2'406 m

Mean slope

24.3°

Flat share

3.2%

South-facing

16.9%

Above 2000 m

70.4%

Relief 2'406 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

58.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

85.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

13'100

59 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

23.28–27.75 Rp./kWh

25.51 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operators Impianti elettrici Bivio società cooperativa · Gemeinde Surses, Elektrizitätsversorgung

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

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.54 %

Avg. rooms

3.2

Dwellings

4'832

Built before 194621.9%

Built since 200116.8%

0.54 %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 176 min · Car 110 min

AgglomerationPT 88 min · Car 45 min

Remoteness 26/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesurses.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'494 #25 GR · #844 CH Families & children13.8% #80 GR · #2029 CH Age structure31.1% #15 GR · #73 CH Women share48.2% #65 GR · #1819 CH Foreign residents18.9% #38 GR · #954 CH Population density8/km² #81 GR · #2051 CH Tax burden12'696 #56 GR · #448 CH Taxes90% #51 GR Warmest municipalities4.6 °C #52 GR · #2013 CH Sunniest municipalities48.8% #41 GR · #280 CH Rainiest municipalities976 mm #83 GR · #1731 CH Voter turnout51.1% #72 GR · #1587 CH Against Switzerland10% #38 GR · #1235 CH Aligned with Switzerland90% #11 GR · #246 CH SVP strongholds22.7% #90 GR · #1670 CH SP strongholds17.2% #38 GR · #714 CH Centre strongholds36.4% #20 GR · #162 CH FDP strongholds13.9% #46 GR · #934 CH GLP strongholds4.5% #52 GR · #1303 CH Green strongholds3.7% #59 GR · #1777 CH Largest by area323.8 km² #3 GR · #4 CH Highest municipalities1'207 m #53 GR · #171 CH Remotest municipalities176 min #26 GR · #26 CH Best-connected municipalities176 min #75 GR · #2085 CH Highest peaks3'396 m #9 GR · #49 CH Highest-lying municipalities2'208 m #21 GR · #53 CH Greatest vertical range2'406 m #18 GR · #105 CH Steepest municipalities24.3° #65 GR · #282 CH Solar potential59 GWh #11 GR · #250 CH Cheapest electricity25.51 Rp./kWh #31 GR · #431 CH Most expensive electricity25.51 Rp./kWh #70 GR · #1676 CH

Postal codes (10)

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Localities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Surses?: Surses has 10 postal codes: 7452, 7453, 7454, 7455, 7456, 7457, 7460, 7462, 7463, 7464.
What is the tax rate in Surses?: The municipal tax multiplier of Surses is 90% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Surses?: A single person without children pays about 12'696 CHF income tax in Surses on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 47 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Surses have?: Surses has 2'494 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Surses?: Surses has 471 foreign residents, a share of 18.89% (2025).

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