Population
1'310↓3.2%
About Alvaschein
City · Graubünden
Alvaschein is a village and former municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava merged to form the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.
Population
1'310
Tax multiplier
100%
Alvaschein in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.100%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 39'200↓10.5%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 43'075↓11.9%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
92%↓3.2%
0.20%↓23.1%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Forest46%
- Agriculture28%
- Other23%
- Settlement3%
Foreign residents
18.1%↓1.3%
Middle in canton
Median price
CHF 7'700/ m²
−9% vs CH
Dwellings
1'500↓2.5%
Jobs (FTE)
515↑6.8%
41%
Property market in Alvaschein
The rental vacancy rate is 0.20%, 67% below the cantonal average (0.61 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 100%, 13% above the cantonal average (88 %). Median taxable income is CHF 46'100, 26% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Alvaschein has 1'310 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
