Switzerland · Canton TG
Wuppenau
9514–9515Residents
1'215
Area
12.1 km²
Population density
100 pop./km²
Elevation
696 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
146%
Postal codes
2
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
590 48.6%
Men
625 51.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
304 25.0%
Swiss citizens
1'108 91.2%
Foreign residents
107 8.8%
Population density
100 pop./km²
0–19 · 304 · 25.0%20–64 · 687 · 56.5%65+ · 224 · 18.4%
Foreign residents 8.8%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
59.9% YesNo 40.1%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
65.9% YesNo 34.2%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes
51.0% YesNo 49.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
18.0% YesNo 82.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
48.2% YesNo 51.8%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
45.4% YesNo 54.6%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
70.6% YesNo 29.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
51.2% YesNo 48.8%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
11.2% YesNo 88.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP51.2% · strongest party
SVP51.2%
Mitte15.8%
GRÜNE8.3%
FDP7.2%
GLP6.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier146%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
146%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 40 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'209 CHF(13.2%)
Rank 40 of 80 in the canton · 581 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:13'209 CHF(~13.2%)
WuppenauCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Wuppenau | 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 | 10.8% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.7% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.4% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.2% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.7% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.4% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.6% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.2% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.4% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.4% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.3% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'047 mm
9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
778 m
Mean elevation
662 m
Relief
207 m
Mean slope
7.2°
Flat share
38.1%
South-facing
17.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 207 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
20 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
26.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'400
20 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
30.81 Rp./kWh
Energy
14.11 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
12.4 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
30.81 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.43 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator Gemeinde Wuppenau, Elektrizitätsversorgung
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
1.36 %
Avg. rooms
4.8
Dwellings
513
Built before 194639.2%
Built since 200128.1%
1.36 %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 · CC0Websitewuppenau.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities1'215 #66 TG · #1315 CHFamilies & children25% #1 TG · #79 CHAge structure18.4% #60 TG · #1575 CHWomen share48.6% #59 TG · #1688 CHForeign residents8.8% #79 TG · #1808 CHPopulation density100/km² #71 TG · #1471 CHTax burden13'209 #42 TG · #583 CHTaxes146% #40 TGWarmest municipalities9.2 °C #65 TG · #1260 CHSunniest municipalities39.9% #22 TG · #1949 CHRainiest municipalities1'047 mm #12 TG · #1407 CHVoter turnout61.7% #7 TG · #347 CHAgainst Switzerland31% #5 TG · #63 CHAligned with Switzerland69% #65 TG · #1404 CHSVP strongholds51.2% #19 TG · #208 CHSP strongholds4.3% #78 TG · #1963 CHCentre strongholds15.8% #28 TG · #777 CHFDP strongholds7.2% #57 TG · #1685 CHGLP strongholds6% #42 TG · #984 CHGreen strongholds8.3% #36 TG · #828 CHLargest by area12.1 km² #29 TG · #809 CHHighest municipalities696 m #1 TG · #605 CHRemotest municipalities88 min #48 TG · #594 CHBest-connected municipalities88 min #34 TG · #1531 CHHighest peaks778 m #4 TG · #1023 CHHighest-lying municipalities662 m #3 TG · #846 CHGreatest vertical range207 m #31 TG · #1333 CHSteepest municipalities7.2° #8 TG · #1218 CHSolar potential20 GWh #54 TG · #1015 CHCheapest electricity30.81 Rp./kWh #48 TG · #1799 CHMost expensive electricity30.81 Rp./kWh #33 TG · #308 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Wuppenau?
- Wuppenau has 2 postal codes: 9514, 9515.
- What is the tax rate in Wuppenau?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Wuppenau is 146% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Wuppenau?
- A single person without children pays about 13'209 CHF income tax in Wuppenau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 40 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Wuppenau have?
- Wuppenau has 1'215 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Wuppenau?
- Wuppenau has 107 foreign residents, a share of 8.81% (2025).
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