About Thayngen
Thayngen is a village and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. The neighboring village Barzheim merged with Thayngen on 1 January 2004. On 1 January 2009 Altdorf, Bibern, Hofen and Opfertshofen merged into Thayngen.
- Canton
- Schaffhausen
- Area
- 19.9 km²
Population
5'881residents
Median taxable income
CHF 65'430
Vacancy
0.38%
Foreign residents
28.1%
Dwellings
2'895
Jobs (FTE)
2'569
Tax multiplier
92%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Thayngen, coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.
Source BFS Arealstatistik
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Jobs & economy
2'569 full-time-equivalent jobs across 422 businesses — services make up 57% of employment, industry 35% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
2'569FTE total
Primary7.5%
Secondary35.4%
Tertiary57.1%
Land use
17% built-up, 55% agricultural, 27% forest. Measured across 1'997 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement17.1%
Agriculture55.6%
Forest27.3%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 46.9%, ahead of SP at 18.7%.
Source BFS
SVP46.9%+4.1 pp
SP18.7%−1.1 pp
FDP14.8%−4.3 pp
GLP6.3%+1.7 pp
Grüne3.4%−1.7 pp
EVP2.8%+1.2 pp
EDU2.5%−1.8 pp
Others
2.2%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
92.1% of dwellings are primary residences; 7.9% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences92.1%
Second homes7.9%
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Zürich / Fluntern has risen by +2.2°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.2°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1864–1893
Zürich / Fluntern · 556 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025