Population
2'056↓0.9%
About Degen
City · Graubünden
Degen is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Until 1983, it was officially known as Igels. The municipalities of Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, Suraua, Vignogn, Vella, and Vrin merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Lumnezia.
Population
2'056
Tax multiplier
90%
Degen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.90%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 38'500↓14.8%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 43'000↓15.6%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
92%↓3.2%
0.23%↓14.8%
Below average in canton
- Agriculture45%
- Other32%
- Forest22%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
8.0%↓4.3%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median price
CHF 8'701/ m²
+2% vs CH
Dwellings
2'609↑0.6%
Jobs (FTE)
617↓1.3%
37%
34%
Fibre
Property market in Degen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.23%, 63% below the cantonal average (0.61 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 90%, roughly the cantonal average (88 %). Median taxable income is CHF 47'600, 23% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Degen has 2'056 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
