About St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about 1,800 metres (5,910 ft) above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in the administrative region of Maloja in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
- Canton
- Graubünden
- Area
- 28.7 km²
Population
4'997residents
Median taxable income
CHF 67'330
Vacancy
1.16%
Foreign residents
44.1%
Dwellings
5'948
Jobs (FTE)
7'185
Tax multiplier
55%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of St. Moritz, 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
7'185 full-time-equivalent jobs across 822 businesses — services make up 87% of employment, industry 13% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
7'185FTE total
Primary0.3%
Secondary13.0%
Tertiary86.8%
Land use
9% built-up, 26% agricultural, 21% forest. Measured across 2'869 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement16.6%
Agriculture46.5%
Forest36.9%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 34.5%, ahead of FDP at 24.6%.
Source BFS
SVP34.5%+5.0 pp
FDP24.6%−9.5 pp
Mitte18.9%
SP12.4%+3.5 pp
GLP5.4%−0.1 pp
Grüne2.6%−1.9 pp
EDU0.9%
Others
0.5%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
46.6% of dwellings are primary residences; 53.4% are second homes (2026). The Zweitwohnungsgesetz applies here — new second-home construction is restricted.
Source BFS
Primary residences46.6%
Second homes53.4%
Second-home quota > 20% — Zweitwohnungsgesetz applies
Climate data
Annual mean 2.3°C with 710 mm of rain. Warmest in July (12.3°C), coldest in January (-8.4°C). Station: Samedan, 1709 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
2.3°C
Annual mean
Mean 2.3°C
Rain 710 mm
Sun ≈147 days
Samedan · 1709 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Samedan has risen by +1.8°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+1.8°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1864–1893
Samedan · 1709 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025
