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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
1'336 49.9%
Men
1'340 50.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
533 19.9%
Swiss citizens
2'346 87.7%
Foreign residents
330 12.3%
Population density
97 pop./km²
0–19 · 533 · 19.9%20–64 · 1'643 · 61.4%65+ · 500 · 18.7%
Foreign residents 12.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +2 (+0.1%) · 16 births · 15 deaths · net migration +0
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% YesDistrict Region Landquart: 34.5% Yes
37.9% YesNo 62.1%
27.09.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Graubünden (Stimmrechtsalter 16)Cantonal GR● Rejected · 32.6% YesDistrict Region Landquart: 31.7% Yes
28.7% YesNo 71.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Region Landquart: 61.5% Yes
61.3% YesNo 38.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Region Landquart: 53.5% Yes
56.5% YesNo 43.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Region Landquart: 46.0% Yes
41.7% YesNo 58.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Region Landquart: 21.9% Yes
19.1% YesNo 80.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Region Landquart: 38.8% Yes
40.8% YesNo 59.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Region Landquart: 37.1% Yes
38.6% YesNo 61.4%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Region Landquart: 70.8% Yes
71.9% YesNo 28.1%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP39.9% · strongest party
SVP39.9%
Mitte20.1%
SP19.2%
FDP7.4%
GLP5.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier85%
Cantonal tax multiplier92%
85%GR range 30%120%
Tax rank 39 of 100 in canton Grisons
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'394 CHF(12.4%)
Rank 37 of 100 in the canton · 369 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:12'394 CHF(~12.4%)
UntervazCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeUntervazGrisonsSwitzerland median
40'0003.7%2.6–4.3%5.4%
50'0005.7%4.1–6.8%7.8%
60'0007.6%5.5–9%10.5%
70'0009.2%6.6–10.8%11.9%
80'00010.3%7.5–12.2%13.1%
90'00011.3%8.2–13.3%14.1%
100'00012.4%9.1–14.5%15.3%
110'00013.3%9.8–15.5%16.3%
120'00014.1%10.5–16.4%17.2%
130'00014.8%11–17.2%18.1%
140'00015.6%11.7–18%19%
150'00016.2%12.2–18.8%19.7%
175'00017.8%13.5–20.5%21.6%
200'00019.1%14.7–21.9%23.2%
225'00020.2%15.6–23.1%24.6%
250'00021.2%16.5–24.1%25.8%
275'00022%17.3–25%26.8%
300'00022.7%17.9–25.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'161 mm
8.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
2'792 m
Mean elevation
1'280 m
Relief
2'272 m
Mean slope
23°
Flat share
13.2%
South-facing
8.6%
Above 2000 m
10.9%
Relief 2'272 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
28.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
36 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'200
Per inhabitant
10'486 kWh/yr
28 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
28 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.11 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.95 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.8 Rp./kWh
28 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.55 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Gemeinde Untervaz, Elektroversorgung
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
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300535 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Grisons363 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Grisons. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Grisons (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

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

Housing

BFS · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.21 %
Second homes
17.3 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
1'432
Built before 194619.8%
Built since 200129.5%
0.21 %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
1'108
Workplaces
171
Services share
59.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 92 (8.3%) · Secondary 352 (31.8%) · Tertiary 664 (59.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
13
Organic share
7.7 %
Farmland
442 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 104 min · Car 78 min
AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 10 min
Remoteness 79/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number3946
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'676 #22 GR · #800 CHGrowing municipalities0.1% #62 GR · #1372 CHShrinking municipalities0.1% #39 GR · #737 CHJobs per resident0.41 #72 GR · #808 CHFamilies & children19.9% #20 GR · #1184 CHAge structure18.7% #97 GR · #1503 CHWomen share49.9% #33 GR · #1019 CHForeign residents12.3% #67 GR · #1510 CHPopulation density97/km² #19 GR · #1490 CHTax burden12'394 #43 GR · #376 CHTaxes85% #39 GRWarmest municipalities8.6 °C #13 GR · #1545 CHSunniest municipalities50.1% #22 GR · #237 CHRainiest municipalities1'161 mm #61 GR · #791 CHVoter turnout48.3% #88 GR · #1908 CHAgainst Switzerland12.9% #26 GR · #1038 CHAligned with Switzerland87.1% #28 GR · #422 CHSVP strongholds39.9% #21 GR · #665 CHSP strongholds19.2% #29 GR · #531 CHCentre strongholds20.1% #48 GR · #518 CHFDP strongholds7.4% #87 GR · #1669 CHGLP strongholds5.6% #41 GR · #1062 CHGreen strongholds4.2% #48 GR · #1706 CHLargest by area27.7 km² #64 GR · #331 CHHighest municipalities1'145 m #56 GR · #183 CHSecond homes17.3% #82 GR · #433 CHOrganic farming7.7% #96 GR · #1383 CHBest-connected municipalities104 min #22 GR · #1768 CHRemotest municipalities104 min #79 GR · #343 CHHighest peaks2'792 m #61 GR · #196 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'280 m #81 GR · #270 CHGreatest vertical range2'272 m #28 GR · #131 CHSteepest municipalities23° #77 GR · #322 CHSolar potential28 GWh #33 GR · #729 CHSolar potential per capita10'486 kWh #77 GR · #985 CHCheapest electricity28 Rp./kWh #49 GR · #1336 CHMost expensive electricity28 Rp./kWh #52 GR · #771 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Untervaz?
The postal code of Untervaz is 7204.
What is the tax rate in Untervaz?
The municipal tax multiplier of Untervaz is 85% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Untervaz?
A single person without children pays about 12'394 CHF income tax in Untervaz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 37 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Untervaz have?
Untervaz has 2'676 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Untervaz?
Untervaz has 330 foreign residents, a share of 12.33% (2025).

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