Electricity (H4) 31.48 cents/kWh, 16.1% more expensive than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
Politische Gemeinde Diepoldsau, Elektrizitätsversorgung
| 2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh | large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh |
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| 37.52 cents/kWh▲ 5.6% | 34.15 cents/kWh▲ 6.0% | 31.48 cents/kWh▲ 10.5% | 31.48 cents/kWh▲ 5.7% | 30.15 cents/kWh▲ 10.0% | 28.75 cents/kWh▲ 15.4% | 28.30 cents/kWh▲ 8.8% | 30.15 cents/kWh▲ 5.8% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage13.85 cents/kWh
- Energy12.60 cents/kWh
- Levies1.00 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge72 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 422.10 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
- Adults, on average542.01 CHF/month▲ 3.6%
- Young adultsfrom 308.10 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
- Young adults, on average403.42 CHF/month▲ 3.3%
- Childrenfrom 92.90 CHF/month▲ 5.2%
- Children, on average129.62 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
Premium region 3: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents6,933
- Foreign share27.0%
- Ages 0–191,462 · 21.1%
- Ages 20–644,176 · 60.2%
- Ages 65 and over1,295 · 18.7%
- Residents per km²616.3
Geography
- Altitude402–423 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
A mountain municipality is one whose settlement reaches 1,000 m.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature10.5 °C
- Annual precipitation1,133 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours43.3%
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Context
The comparisons for Diepoldsau follow this order.
Diepoldsau averages 10.5 °C, 1,133 mm of precipitation and 43.3% relative sunshine. Period 1991-2020.
Per square kilometre, Diepoldsau has 616.3 people, 6,933 in all.
18.7% of the people in Diepoldsau are older, 21.1% are young and 60.2% are of working age.
Diepoldsau is not a mountain municipality, by the altitude of the settlement.
The canton has 3 regions. Diepoldsau is in premium region 3.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D
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Questions
What does health insurance cost in Diepoldsau?
The canton has 3 regions. Diepoldsau is in premium region 3.
What do population, geography and climate say about Diepoldsau?
Diepoldsau averages 10.5 °C, 1,133 mm of precipitation and 43.3% relative sunshine. Period 1991-2020. Per square kilometre, Diepoldsau has 616.3 people, 6,933 in all. 18.7% of the people in Diepoldsau are older, 21.1% are young and 60.2% are of working age. Diepoldsau is not a mountain municipality, by the altitude of the settlement.
Border neighbours
- Diepoldsau or Widnau4,750 m · 22.7%
- Diepoldsau or Balgach1,635 m · 14.4%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Widnau2.9 km
- Living in Balgach4.3 km
- Living in Berneck5.6 km
- Living in Rebstein5.7 km
- Living in Au (SG)5.7 km
- Living in Marbach (SG)6.6 km
- Living in Reute (AR)7.2 km
- Living in St. Margrethen7.7 km
Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.
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- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Commune names with common translations, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (SR 101), Art. 1, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D