Switzerland · Canton TG
Weinfelden
8570–8575Residents
12'652
Area
15.5 km²
Population density
817 pop./km²
Elevation
432 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
682 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
144%
Postal codes
2
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
6'234 49.3%
Men
6'418 50.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'513 19.9%
Swiss citizens
9'368 74.0%
Foreign residents
3'284 26.0%
Population density
817 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'513 · 19.9%20–64 · 7'588 · 60.0%65+ · 2'551 · 20.2%
Foreign residents 26.0%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
57.6% YesNo 42.5%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
48.4% YesNo 51.6%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes
58.8% YesNo 41.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
23.5% YesNo 76.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
38.1% YesNo 61.9%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
35.5% YesNo 64.5%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
74.3% YesNo 25.7%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
41.4% YesNo 58.6%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
14.5% YesNo 85.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP35.7% · strongest party
SVP35.7%
Mitte15.7%
FDP12.6%
SP10.3%
GLP9.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier144%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
144%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 39 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'119 CHF(13.1%)
Rank 36 of 80 in the canton · 565 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:13'119 CHF(~13.1%)
WeinfeldenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Weinfelden | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.1% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.9% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.5% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.7% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.6% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.3% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.1% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.9% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.6% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.3% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.9% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.5% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.9% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.1% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.3% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.3% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.1% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.8% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020967 mm
9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
682 m
Mean elevation
491 m
Relief
266 m
Mean slope
4.7°
Flat share
64.6%
South-facing
27.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 266 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
113.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
146.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
25'300
114 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
31.93 Rp./kWh
Energy
14.83 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
12.53 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
31.93 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator Technische Betriebe Weinfelden AG
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
1.41 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
6'222
Built before 194620.7%
Built since 200128.5%
1.41 %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 · CC0Websiteweinfelden.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities12'652 #5 TG · #125 CHFamilies & children19.9% #57 TG · #1189 CHAge structure20.2% #29 TG · #1216 CHWomen share49.3% #42 TG · #1399 CHForeign residents26% #25 TG · #506 CHPopulation density817/km² #10 TG · #289 CHTax burden13'119 #39 TG · #568 CHTaxes144% #39 TGWarmest municipalities9.1 °C #71 TG · #1327 CHSunniest municipalities39.8% #31 TG · #1983 CHRainiest municipalities967 mm #43 TG · #1771 CHVoter turnout55.5% #41 TG · #1010 CHAgainst Switzerland9% #65 TG · #1303 CHAligned with Switzerland91% #7 TG · #202 CHSVP strongholds35.7% #68 TG · #926 CHSP strongholds10.3% #19 TG · #1493 CHCentre strongholds15.7% #29 TG · #783 CHFDP strongholds12.6% #16 TG · #1078 CHGLP strongholds9.4% #4 TG · #388 CHGreen strongholds7.9% #43 TG · #896 CHLargest by area15.5 km² #15 TG · #628 CHHighest municipalities432 m #59 TG · #1687 CHRemotest municipalities86 min #51 TG · #640 CHBest-connected municipalities86 min #31 TG · #1489 CHHighest peaks682 m #22 TG · #1266 CHHighest-lying municipalities491 m #41 TG · #1475 CHGreatest vertical range266 m #12 TG · #1098 CHSteepest municipalities4.7° #39 TG · #1632 CHSolar potential114 GWh #3 TG · #62 CHCheapest electricity31.93 Rp./kWh #51 TG · #1865 CHMost expensive electricity31.93 Rp./kWh #30 TG · #242 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Weinfelden?
- Weinfelden has 2 postal codes: 8570, 8575.
- What is the tax rate in Weinfelden?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Weinfelden is 144% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Weinfelden?
- A single person without children pays about 13'119 CHF income tax in Weinfelden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 36 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Weinfelden have?
- Weinfelden has 12'652 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Weinfelden?
- Weinfelden has 3'284 foreign residents, a share of 25.96% (2025).
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