Living in Ilanz/Glion

Ilanz/Glion, a city in Switzerland, had a population of 5,067 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the foreign population was 1,003.

Last checked 2026-09-2417 sources

Population5,067people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source

Median gross salary (region)6,952EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch

Average net rent17.32EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)

Recorded crime2,763incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 76% belowOfficial source · Jahresbericht Graubünden 2025 — Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Ilanz/Glion?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SwitzerlandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Ilanz/Glion.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71

Mobile plan, 10 GB€56

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	70.68 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Swisscom blue Internet S¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	56.03 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Salt Swiss 10GB⁹Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	17.32 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2024	Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)³Official · regional context

Is Ilanz/Glion a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker73%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 63–83%

Skilled employee72%strong on work, weak on education · range 62–82%

Student52%strong on cost, weak on education · range 41–63%

Family64%strong on family, weak on education · range 54–74%

Retirement62%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 50–74%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About €1,039 a month in cold rent, from the published average of 17.32 EUR/m²/month. Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

How international is the population?

19.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,003 of 5,067 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	6,952 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch¹⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Ilanz/Glion?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€4,670of €5,836 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€5,836
Rent, 60 m²€17.32/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31	− €1,039
Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30	− €71
Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30	− €56
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€4,670

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Ilanz/Glion Salary needed to live in Ilanz/Glion

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ilanz/Glion. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

Job SearchCareer Counselling

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ilanz/Glion. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesIlanz/Glion highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779

Bern20,196

Interlaken18,896

Olten15,369

Kloten13,097

St. Gallen9,783

Winterthur7,988

Muri bei Bern5,389

Wetzikon (ZH)4,048

Küsnacht (ZH)3,718

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,763 incidents per 100,000country median 11,440	31 Dec 2025	Jahresbericht Graubünden 2025 — Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ilanz/Glion. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person

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fide language promotion system — State Language Course

State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

German, French, ItalianIn Person, Online

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ilanz/Glion.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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2°-6°

3°-5°

8°-2°

12°2°

16°6°

20°9°

21°11°

20°11°

16°7°

13°4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

103

114

105

140

163

184

194

142

116

120

117

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 1.9 · Feb 3 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 12 · May 16.4 · Jun 19.5 · Jul 21 · Aug 20.4 · Sep 16.5 · Oct 12.8 · Nov 6.6 · Dec 2.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.6 · Feb -5.4 · Mar -1.8 · Apr 1.7 · May 5.8 · Jun 9.2 · Jul 10.9 · Aug 10.9 · Sep 7.3 · Oct 3.8 · Nov -0.9 · Dec -4.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.8 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 6.7 · May 10.8 · Jun 14 · Jul 15.6 · Aug 15.3 · Sep 11.6 · Oct 7.9 · Nov 2.7 · Dec -0.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 103 · Feb 90.5 · Mar 114.4 · Apr 104.9 · May 140.2 · Jun 162.9 · Jul 183.8 · Aug 194.3 · Sep 141.6 · Oct 115.9 · Nov 120 · Dec 116.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Winterthur ±2.0 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.2 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±2.1 °C, Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±2.2 °C, Marsberg (Germany) ±2.2 °C, Warburg (Germany) ±2.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport80.2%
Foreign residents19.8%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	539.7 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2024	Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS¹²Official
City area	133.5 km²	2019	Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2016-19, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².¹Official
Foreign non-permanent residents	51 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁸Official
Foreign residents	1,003 people	31 Dec 2024	Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.¹⁰Official
Non-permanent residents	51 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁸Official
Population density	38 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2013-2018; FJ=2016-19; area observed_at=2019).¹Official
Population	5,067 people	31 Dec 2024	Switzerland official denominator source¹⁴Official
Swiss non-permanent residents	0 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁸Official
Swiss permanent residents	4,064 people	31 Dec 2024	Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024⁸Official

International community in Ilanz/Glion

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	54	100.0%
Abroad	53	98.1%
In Switzerland	1	1.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Place of birth - total	5,101	100.0%
In Switzerland	3,981	78.0%
Abroad	1,120	22.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Citizenship

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published group	People	Share
Citizenship - total	54	100.0%
Portugal	25	46.3%
Spain	9	16.7%
Germany	4	7.4%
Italy	4	7.4%
Poland	3	5.6%
Bulgaria	2	3.7%
Romania	2	3.7%
Hungary	1	1.9%
Croatia	1	1.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Lithuania	1	1.9%
Ukraine	1	1.9%
Iraq	1	1.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Alternatives for people set on Ilanz/Glion

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Biel/Bienne as an Ilanz/Glion alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 154 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 56,896 Biel/Bienne vs 5,067 Ilanz/Glion+1023%
Rent: €14.52/m² (2021) Biel/Bienne vs €17.32/m² (2024) Ilanz/Glionno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 15,776 Biel/Bienne vs 2,763 Ilanz/Glionno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €7,310 Biel/Bienne vs €6,952 Ilanz/Glion+5%

Full comparison More about Biel/Bienne

Cities near Ilanz/Glion

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Ilanz/Glion, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities

Wängi5,065 residents Rebstein5,077 residents Winkel5,086 residents Strengelbach5,098 residents Kaltbrunn5,099 residents Zuzwil (SG)5,033 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ilanz/Glion under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).

A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Ilanz/Glion's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How much does it cost to rent in Ilanz/Glion?

Average net cold rent is 17.32 EUR/m²/month, excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about €1,212 a month before utilities. Source: Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton).

What is the typical salary around Ilanz/Glion?

The median gross salary is 6,952 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

How safe is Ilanz/Glion?

Police recorded 2,763 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Jahresbericht Graubünden 2025 — Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik.

How many people live in Ilanz/Glion?

The published population is 5,067 people. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How many foreign residents live in Ilanz/Glion?

1,003 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Ilanz/Glion a good place to live?

Ilanz/Glion may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Ilanz/Glion?

Domat/Ems is near Ilanz/Glion. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Ilanz/Glion?

The official country of birth distribution records 54 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Ilanz/Glion, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a0b8d8a9062576d2b03c12f540db34ca]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/ilanz-glion/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ilanz/Glion, Switzerland: population, rent, salary, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a0b8d8a9062576d2b03c12f540db34ca},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ch/ilanz-glion/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2016-19, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km². disseminate.stats.swiss · checked 2026-07-15
Jahresbericht Graubünden 2025 — Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik Jahresbericht Graubünden 2025 · gr.ch · checked 2026-09-24
Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) dam-api.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-09-24
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024 pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-07-18
Salt Swiss 10GB salt.ch · checked 2026-09-15
Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024. pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2024-12-31

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Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-30
Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-08
Swisscom blue Internet S swisscom.ch · checked 2026-09-15
Switzerland official denominator source pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-07-14
www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-27
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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