About Altnau
Altnau is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Thurgau
- Area
- 6.7 km²
Population
2'355residents
Median taxable income
CHF 68'205
Vacancy
0.79%
Foreign residents
22.9%
Dwellings
1'139
Jobs (FTE)
748
Tax multiplier
144%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Altnau, 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
748 full-time-equivalent jobs across 173 businesses — services make up 63% of employment, industry 23% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
748FTE total
Primary14.2%
Secondary22.7%
Tertiary63.1%
Land use
17% built-up, 67% agricultural, 15% forest. Measured across 673 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement17.0%
Agriculture68.0%
Forest14.9%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 39.5%, ahead of Mitte at 14.8%.
Source BFS
SVP39.5%+7.7 pp
Mitte14.8%
SP12.0%−2.8 pp
FDP10.6%−2.2 pp
Grüne9.4%−6.1 pp
GLP6.2%−2.1 pp
EDU3.0%+0.7 pp
Others
0.6%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
90.2% of dwellings are primary residences; 9.8% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences90.2%
Second homes9.8%
Climate data
Annual mean 9.8°C with 951 mm of rain. Warmest in July (19.1°C), coldest in January (1.0°C). Station: Güttingen, 440 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
9.8°C
Annual mean
Mean 9.8°C
Rain 951 mm
Sun ≈137 days
Güttingen · 440 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at St. Gallen has risen by +2.5°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.5°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1864–1893
St. Gallen · 776 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025
