What is the postal code of Vaz/Obervaz?

Vaz/Obervaz has 5 postal codes: 7076, 7077, 7078, 7082, 7450.

What is the tax rate in Vaz/Obervaz?

The municipal tax multiplier of Vaz/Obervaz is 70% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.

How much tax do you pay in Vaz/Obervaz?

A single person without children pays about 11'488 CHF income tax in Vaz/Obervaz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 14 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Vaz/Obervaz have?

Vaz/Obervaz has 2'703 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Vaz/Obervaz?

Vaz/Obervaz has 571 foreign residents, a share of 21.12% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR · Region Albula

Vaz/Obervaz

7076–7450

GR CANTON7076 7077 7078 7082+1 PLZ

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'311 48.5%

Men

1'392 51.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

427 15.8%

Swiss citizens

2'132 78.9%

Foreign residents

571 21.1%

Population density

64 pop./km²

0–19 · 427 · 15.8%20–64 · 1'575 · 58.3%65+ · 701 · 25.9%

Foreign residents 21.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −29 (−1.1%) · 10 births · 24 deaths · net migration −6

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

Vote results for Vaz/Obervaz

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Region Albula: 22.4% Yes

22.7% YesNo 77.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Region Albula: 30.5% Yes

29.6% YesNo 70.5%

27.09.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Graubünden (Stimmrechtsalter 16)Cantonal GR● Rejected · 32.6% YesDistrict Region Albula: 32.8% Yes

33.4% YesNo 66.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Region Albula: 61.2% Yes

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Region Albula: 45.4% Yes

44.9% YesNo 55.1%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Region Albula: 45.2% Yes

49.3% YesNo 50.7%

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 Albula: 20.9% Yes

21.2% YesNo 78.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Region Albula: 34.2% Yes

34.8% YesNo 65.2%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Region Albula: 34.2% Yes

34.3% YesNo 65.8%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Region Albula: 71.7% Yes

74.4% YesNo 25.6%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte38.3% · strongest party

Mitte38.3%

SVP26.8%

FDP12.6%

SP10.7%

GLP6.0%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier70%

Cantonal tax multiplier92%

70%GR range 30%120%

Tax rank 14 of 100 in canton Grisons

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

11'488 CHF(11.5%)

Rank 14 of 100 in the canton · 195 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:11'488 CHF(~11.5%)

Vaz/ObervazCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Vaz/Obervaz	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	3.4%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	5.3%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	7%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	8.5%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	9.6%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	10.5%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	11.5%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	12.4%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	13.1%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	13.8%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	14.5%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	15.1%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	16.6%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	17.9%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	18.9%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	19.9%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	20.7%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	21.4%	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 1991–20204 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'021 mm

4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'850 m

Mean elevation

1'699 m

Relief

2'130 m

Mean slope

21.7°

Flat share

5.6%

South-facing

23.7%

Above 2000 m

22.1%

Relief 2'130 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

63.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

90.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

14'100

Per inhabitant

23'433 kWh/yr

63 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

29.53 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.7 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.1 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3 Rp./kWh

29.53 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 28.55 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Politische Gemeinde Vaz/Obervaz, Elektrizitätswerk / -Versorgung

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

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 3

Standard model, deductible 300510 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Grisons363 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Vaz/Obervaz →Canton Grisons →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 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 %

Second homes

76.2 %

Avg. rooms

3.1

Dwellings

5'829

Built before 19469.5%

Built since 200117.4%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

0 %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

2'865

Workplaces

347

Services share

84.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 84 (2.9%) · Secondary 361 (12.6%) · Tertiary 2'420 (84.5%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

82.8 %

Farmland

786 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 135 min · Car 106 min

AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 30 min

Remoteness 59/100 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number3506

Websitevazobervaz.ch ↗

DistrictRegion Albula

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Vaz/Obervaz ranks

Largest municipalities2'703 #21 GR · #791 CH Growing municipalities-1.1% #83 GR · #1825 CH Shrinking municipalities-1.1% #18 GR · #284 CH Jobs per resident1.06 #6 GR · #76 CH Families & children15.8% #64 GR · #1929 CH Age structure25.9% #46 GR · #318 CH Women share48.5% #58 GR · #1712 CH Foreign residents21.1% #29 GR · #773 CH Population density64/km² #26 GR · #1683 CH Tax burden11'488 #19 GR · #200 CH Taxes70% #14 GR Warmest municipalities4 °C #56 GR · #2026 CH Sunniest municipalities48% #56 GR · #322 CH Rainiest municipalities1'021 mm #75 GR · #1533 CH Voter turnout59.6% #12 GR · #634 CH Against Switzerland10.8% #35 GR · #1179 CH Aligned with Switzerland89.2% #17 GR · #300 CH SVP strongholds26.8% #76 GR · #1466 CH SP strongholds10.7% #80 GR · #1449 CH Centre strongholds38.3% #18 GR · #145 CH FDP strongholds12.6% #59 GR · #1079 CH GLP strongholds6% #33 GR · #977 CH Green strongholds4.4% #40 GR · #1658 CH Largest by area42.5 km² #53 GR · #210 CH Highest municipalities1'300 m #46 GR · #142 CH Second homes76.2% #6 GR · #22 CH Organic farming82.8% #19 GR · #33 CH Best-connected municipalities135 min #42 GR · #2007 CH Remotest municipalities135 min #59 GR · #104 CH Highest peaks2'850 m #56 GR · #184 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'699 m #54 GR · #157 CH Greatest vertical range2'130 m #38 GR · #163 CH Steepest municipalities21.7° #81 GR · #355 CH Solar potential63 GWh #8 GR · #213 CH Solar potential per capita23'433 kWh #23 GR · #112 CH Cheapest electricity29.53 Rp./kWh #67 GR · #1695 CH Most expensive electricity29.53 Rp./kWh #34 GR · #412 CH

Postal codes (5)

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Localities

swisstopo · 5

Lenzerheide/Lai7078 Parpan7076 Tiefencastel7450 Valbella7077 Vaz/Obervaz7082

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Vaz/Obervaz?: Vaz/Obervaz has 5 postal codes: 7076, 7077, 7078, 7082, 7450.
What is the tax rate in Vaz/Obervaz?: The municipal tax multiplier of Vaz/Obervaz is 70% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Vaz/Obervaz?: A single person without children pays about 11'488 CHF income tax in Vaz/Obervaz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 14 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Vaz/Obervaz have?: Vaz/Obervaz has 2'703 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Vaz/Obervaz?: Vaz/Obervaz has 571 foreign residents, a share of 21.12% (2025).

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