About 7029 Peist
Arosa is a town and a municipality in the Plessur Region in the canton of the Grisons in Switzerland. It is both a summer and a winter tourist resort.
- Canton
- Graubünden
- Area
- 154.8 km²
Population
3'159residents
Median taxable income
CHF 61'999
Vacancy
0.48%
Foreign residents
27.0%
Dwellings
6'042
Jobs (FTE)
2'959
Tax multiplier
90%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of 7029 Peist, 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
2'959 full-time-equivalent jobs across 472 businesses — services make up 85% of employment, industry 11% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
2'959FTE total
Primary4.1%
Secondary10.6%
Tertiary85.3%
Land use
2% built-up, 46% agricultural, 29% forest. Measured across 15'479 hectares (2009).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement2.8%
Agriculture60.1%
Forest37.2%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 40.0%, ahead of Mitte at 18.1%.
Source BFS
SVP40.0%+2.3 pp
Mitte18.1%
FDP15.6%−1.6 pp
SP12.3%+3.2 pp
Grüne6.3%−0.3 pp
GLP5.5%−4.5 pp
EDU1.1%
Others
0.9%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
27.0% of dwellings are primary residences; 73.0% are second homes (2026). The Zweitwohnungsgesetz applies here — new second-home construction is restricted.
Source BFS
Primary residences27.0%
Second homes73.0%
Second-home quota > 20% — Zweitwohnungsgesetz applies
Climate data
Annual mean 3.7°C with 1'179 mm of rain. Warmest in August (11.9°C), coldest in February (-3.8°C). Station: Arosa, 1878 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
3.7°C
Annual mean
Mean 3.7°C
Rain 1179 mm
Sun ≈142 days
Arosa · 1878 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Davos has risen by +2.3°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.3°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1864–1893
Davos · 1594 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025
