What is the postal code of Urmein?

The postal code of Urmein is 7427.

What is the tax rate in Urmein?

The municipal tax multiplier of Urmein is 80% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Urmein?

A single person without children pays about 12'092 CHF income tax in Urmein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 29 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Urmein have?

Urmein has 162 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Urmein?

Urmein has 6 foreign residents, a share of 3.7% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR

Urmein

7427

GR CANTON7427

Residents

162

Area

4.3 km²

Population density

38 pop./km²

Elevation

1'264 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'217 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

80%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

82 50.6%

Men

80 49.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

26 16.0%

Swiss citizens

156 96.3%

Foreign residents

6 3.7%

Population density

38 pop./km²

0–19 · 26 · 16.0%20–64 · 72 · 44.4%65+ · 64 · 39.5%

Foreign residents 3.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Urmein

BFS

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

59.4% YesNo 40.6%

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

54.3% YesNo 45.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

28.1% YesNo 71.9%

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

19.0% YesNo 81.0%

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

39.6% YesNo 60.4%

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

43.5% YesNo 56.5%

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

70.3% YesNo 29.7%

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

43.9% YesNo 56.1%

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

7.2% YesNo 92.8%

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

7.2% YesNo 92.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP42.0% · strongest party

SVP42.0%

Mitte24.3%

FDP14.3%

SP10.0%

GLP5.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier80%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

80%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 29 of 100 in canton Grisons

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'092 CHF(12.1%)

Rank 29 of 100 in the canton · 322 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:12'092 CHF(~12.1%)

UrmeinCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Urmein	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	3.6%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	5.6%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7.4%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	8.9%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	10.1%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	11%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	12.1%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	13%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	13.8%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	14.5%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	15.2%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	15.9%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	17.4%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	18.7%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	19.8%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	20.8%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	21.6%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	22.3%	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 1991–20205.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020994 mm

5.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'217 m

Mean elevation

1'344 m

Relief

1'299 m

Mean slope

22°

Flat share

1.2%

South-facing

15.8%

Above 2000 m

3.7%

Relief 1'299 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

4.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

7.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'100

5 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

24.31 Rp./kWh

Energy

7.88 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.74 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.85 Rp./kWh

24.31 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk der Stadt Zürich

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

0.39 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

255

Built before 194615.3%

Built since 200120.8%

0.39 %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 154 min · Car 96 min

AgglomerationPT 67 min · Car 36 min

Remoteness 43/100 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteurmein.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities162 #94 GR · #2054 CH Families & children16% #61 GR · #1913 CH Age structure39.5% #3 GR · #11 CH Women share50.6% #16 GR · #584 CH Foreign residents3.7% #100 GR · #2059 CH Population density38/km² #41 GR · #1855 CH Tax burden12'092 #32 GR · #325 CH Taxes80% #29 GR Warmest municipalities5.1 °C #46 GR · #1989 CH Sunniest municipalities48.3% #47 GR · #301 CH Rainiest municipalities994 mm #77 GR · #1648 CH Voter turnout74.5% #1 GR · #14 CH SVP strongholds42% #15 GR · #557 CH SP strongholds10% #84 GR · #1516 CH Centre strongholds24.3% #40 GR · #371 CH FDP strongholds14.3% #45 GR · #893 CH GLP strongholds5.2% #44 GR · #1148 CH Green strongholds0.7% #97 GR · #2022 CH Largest by area4.3 km² #95 GR · #1664 CH Highest municipalities1'264 m #47 GR · #153 CH Remotest municipalities154 min #43 GR · #53 CH Best-connected municipalities154 min #60 GR · #2059 CH Highest peaks2'217 m #86 GR · #299 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'344 m #73 GR · #249 CH Greatest vertical range1'299 m #90 GR · #389 CH Steepest municipalities22° #80 GR · #342 CH Solar potential5 GWh #87 GR · #1924 CH Cheapest electricity24.31 Rp./kWh #27 GR · #200 CH Most expensive electricity24.31 Rp./kWh #79 GR · #1912 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

7427

Urmein

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Urmein7427

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Urmein?: The postal code of Urmein is 7427.
What is the tax rate in Urmein?: The municipal tax multiplier of Urmein is 80% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Urmein?: A single person without children pays about 12'092 CHF income tax in Urmein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 29 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Urmein have?: Urmein has 162 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Urmein?: Urmein has 6 foreign residents, a share of 3.7% (2025).

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