How many municipalities does canton Valais have?

Sample survey (structural survey) with 95% confidence intervals; shares can sum slightly under 100% (suppressed small values). Religious affiliation has not been collected per municipality since the 2000 census — the canton is the finest level available.

Structural Survey 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Taxes

ESTV · 2026

Income tax in the 5 cheapest and 5 most expensive municipalities of Valais at CHF 100'000 gross income.

Lowest tax

Bister13'690
Bitsch13'690
Bourg-Saint-Pierre13'690
Brig-Glis13'690
Eisten13'690

Highest tax

Grächen17'302
Blatten17'269
Kippel17'269
Leukerbad17'129
Saint-Gingolph17'028

Median Valais: CHF 15'413

Total income tax (federal, cantonal, municipal and personal tax) for a single person without children, no church affiliation, on CHF 100'000 gross employment income, tax year 2026. Because the same household is computed everywhere, the franc amounts are comparable across Switzerland — the tax multiplier is not.

Tax burden · Full ranking →

Energy & electricity

ElCom · BFE · 2027

Median tariff H4

26.56 Rp./kWh

Swiss median H4

26.53 Rp./kWh

Cheapest municipality

10.93 Rp./kWh

Zwischbergen

Most expensive municipality

30.48 Rp./kWh

Blatten

Roof solar potential

3'880 GWh/yr

Solar potential per capita

10'316 kWh/yr

All energy rankings →

Medians are ElCom's published household electricity prices for consumption profile H4 (4'500 kWh a year, standard product, excl. VAT) for the tariff year shown. The solar figure sums the BFE modelled roof potential of the 122 municipalities with a model — what roofs could generate, not what is installed.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Ø premium canton

391 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland

465.3 CHF/mo

Rank in comparison

13. of 26 cantons

Cheapest canton

293 CHF/mo

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Most expensive canton

539 CHF/mo

Geneva

Compare all premiums in canton Valais →Premiums explained →

Average adult premium actually paid in the canton (2024, BAG health-insurance statistics) — the mean across all regions, models and deductibles, not the cheapest offer. The 2026 figure is BAG's forward national mean premium.

Districts of the canton of Valais

13 Districts — municipalities and residents per unit

District de Martigny

10 Municipalities · 54'518 Residents

District de Sierre

10 Municipalities · 52'392 Residents

District de Sion

5 Municipalities · 52'364 Residents

District de Monthey

9 Municipalities · 51'819 Residents

District de Conthey

5 Municipalities · 32'164 Residents

Bezirk Visp

19 Municipalities · 30'590 Residents

Bezirk Brig

7 Municipalities · 29'225 Residents

District d'Entremont

5 Municipalities · 16'528 Residents

District de Saint-Maurice

9 Municipalities · 15'192 Residents

Bezirk Leuk

12 Municipalities · 13'538 Residents

District d'Hérens

6 Municipalities · 11'734 Residents

Bezirk Raron

17 Municipalities · 11'603 Residents

Bezirk Goms

8 Municipalities · 4'446 Residents

Municipalities in Canton

swisstopo · 122

122 municipalities

Vote results for Valais

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes

32.9% YesNo 67.1%

24.5% YesNo 75.5%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

47.2% YesNo 52.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

57.1% YesNo 42.9%

57.6% YesNo 42.4%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

66.2% YesNo 33.8%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

49.1% YesNo 50.9%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

43.0% YesNo 57.0%

23.1% YesNo 76.9%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

48.4% YesNo 51.6%

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Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities does canton Valais have?: Canton Valais has 122 municipalities. The largest are Sion, Martigny-Bourg, Monthey.
What is the population of canton Valais?: Canton Valais has about 376'113 residents.
What is the capital of canton Valais?: The capital of canton Valais is Sion.

Valais

Top municipalities in canton Valais

Top municipalities by population

Lowest tax

Highest tax

Agarn

Albinen

Anniviers

Arbaz

Ardon

Ausserberg

Ayent

Baltschieder

Bellwald

Bettmeralp

Binn

Bister

Bitsch

Blatten

Bourg-Saint-Pierre

Bovernier

Brig-Glis

Bürchen

Chalais

Chamoson

Champéry

Chippis

Collombey-Muraz

Collonges

Conthey

Crans-Montana

Dorénaz

Eggerberg

Eischoll

Eisten

Embd

Ergisch

Ernen

Evionnaz

Evolène

Ferden

Fiesch

Fieschertal

Finhaut

Fully

Gampel-Bratsch

Goms

Grächen

Grengiols

Grimisuat

Grône

Guttet-Feschel

Hérémence

Icogne

Inden

Isérables

Kippel

Lalden

Lax

Lens

Leuk

Leukerbad

Leytron

Liddes

Martigny-Bourg

Martigny-Combe

Massongex

Mont-Noble

Monthey

Mörel-Filet

Naters

Nendaz

Niedergesteln

Noble-Contrée

Oberems

Obergoms

Orsières

Port-Valais

Randa

Raron