Living in Sevelen: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 36.49 cents/kWh, 34.6% more expensive than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Sevelen

36.49 cents/kWh

Canton of St. Gallen

30.30 cents/kWh

Switzerland

27.12 cents/kWh

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Electricity 2027

Standard product

Elektrizitäts- und Wasserwerk (EW Sevelen)

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
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
44.22 cents/kWh▲ 7.3%	39.90 cents/kWh▲ 8.2%	36.49 cents/kWh▲ 9.0%	36.49 cents/kWh▲ 9.0%	34.78 cents/kWh▲ 9.5%	32.99 cents/kWh▲ 10.1%	33.70 cents/kWh▲ 9.8%	34.78 cents/kWh▲ 9.5%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage18.68 cents/kWh
Energy12.50 cents/kWh
Levies0.87 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge96 CHF/year

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026

Health insurance 2027

Adultsfrom 441.10 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
Adults, on average564.54 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
Young adultsfrom 322 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
Young adults, on average421.74 CHF/month▲ 3.8%
Childrenfrom 97.10 CHF/month▲ 5.2%
Children, on average135.14 CHF/month▲ 4.3%

Premium region 2: all municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026

Population 2025

Residents5,405
Foreign share40.9%
Ages 0–191,145 · 21.2%
Ages 20–643,318 · 61.4%
Ages 65 and over942 · 17.4%
Residents per km²178.2

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026

Geography

Altitude448–2,384 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityno

The rule: a settlement altitude of at least 1,000 m. That altitude is not shown as a figure.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026

Climate, 1991–2020 averages

Temperature10.3 °C
Annual precipitation1,140 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours47.0%
Frost days74.6
Days of 30 °C or more9.9
Reference stationVaduz, 4.8 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

Sevelen sits in the figures as follows.

Wahlkreis Werdenberg: Sevelen is above, rank 5 of 6, 36.49 cents/kWh, profile H4.

Sevelen includes no lake area.

Sevelen lies 4.8 km from the reference station Vaduz.

2,384 m is the highest point of Sevelen, 448 m the lowest.

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 electricity cost in Sevelen in 2027?

Wahlkreis Werdenberg: Sevelen is above, rank 5 of 6, 36.49 cents/kWh, profile H4.

What do population, geography and climate say about Sevelen?

Sevelen includes no lake area. Sevelen lies 4.8 km from the reference station Vaduz. 2,384 m is the highest point of Sevelen, 448 m the lowest.

Border neighbours

Sevelen or Buchs (SG)12,195 m · 23.7%
Sevelen or Walenstadt3,243 m · 8.1%
Sevelen or Grabs855 m · 8.1%
Sevelen or Wartau10,371 m · 5.0%

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Nearby municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.

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