Living in Hospental

Hospental is a small municipality in Uri, Switzerland, home to 179 people in the German-speaking area. It does not pass the minimums of any household profile in Switzerland yet, usually because of its size or missing local data.

Residents179
Density5 per km²
Area35.2 km²
5-year growth-6.3%
Tax, single, CHF 100k11.0%
Tax, family, CHF 100k7.0%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m1.95‰
Hub airport94 km (Zürich)
Nearest city of 100k+85 km
Within 30 km49,600 people
Climate typeAlpine tundra (ET)
Terrain around itabout 2,070 m, height range 670 m
Nearest major riverTicino, 8.7 km
Main railway line1.1 km
Border with Italy22 km
Distance to Bern91 km
Within 10 km2,194 people
LandscapeAlps
Winter daylight8 h 33 min, sunset 16:41

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How Hospental ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Switzerland. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Detailed module: 28 official Swiss factors (Federal Statistical Office portraits, ESTV tax burden), regional Eurostat health, income and safety figures and geographic measures.

ProfileScoreIn SwitzerlandIn Uri
Young familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single parentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Pensioner couplenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single pensionernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Early retireenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Young professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
DINKSnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Remote workernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Car-free householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
First-home buyernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Budget-constrained movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Urban lifestyle seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Expat professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Healthcare-first movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Nature-focused householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Outdoor and mountain lovernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Rural value seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Lottery winner21#1,153 of 2,172#17 of 19Map
Climate-resilient relocationnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Business ownernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Digital nativenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Safety and community92
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)85
  • Taxes and wealth83
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)77
  • Jobs and economy62
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)58
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)53
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)50
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)50
  • Sea or lake shore49
  • Mobility and connectivity35
  • Real estate33
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)33
  • Demographics33
  • Flat land (terrain relief)28
  • Green space27
  • Health and elderly27
  • Education and family24
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)17
  • Affordability3
  • Foundation0
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)0
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)0

Residents by year

20191912019: 19120201862020: 18620211802021: 18020221822022: 18220231812023: 18120241792024: 179

−6.3% from 2019 to 2024. Bars start at zero.

Nearby

Data: Swiss FSO regional portraits, ESTV tax burden 2018, Eurostat GISCO LAU; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.