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Bezirk Goms

Valais

Bezirk Goms is one of 13 districts of the canton of Valais and comprises 8 municipalities with 4'446 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.

Residents
4'446
sum of its municipalities
Municipalities
8
Switzerland
Area
589 km²
swisstopo
Density
8 /km²
sum of its municipalities
BFS district number
2304
BFS

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Municipalities in Bezirk Goms

BFS · 8
Goms
1'163Residents
Fiesch
894Residents
Obergoms
662Residents
Ernen
538Residents
Bellwald
364Residents
Fieschertal
359Residents
Lax
340Residents
Binn
126Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Votes in Bezirk Goms

district results as published by BFS
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% Yes
16.7% YesNo 83.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
30.3% YesNo 69.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
58.8% YesNo 41.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
48.9% YesNo 51.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
36.8% YesNo 63.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
17.3% YesNo 82.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
38.5% YesNo 61.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
35.9% YesNo 64.1%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
73.7% YesNo 26.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
40.3% YesNo 59.7%
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Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalities
Mitte55.2% · strongest party
Mitte55.2%
SVP29.0%
SP5.9%
GRÜNE5.8%
FDP2.2%
GLP1.7%
PdA/Sol.0.3%

Tax rate in the district

ESTV 2026
Ernen
110 %
median of its municipalities
112.5 %
Lax
140 %

A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 110 % % in Ernen to 140 % % in Lax (median 112.5 % %).

Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 14.3 % in Ernen to 16.4 % in Lax (ESTV 2'026)

Housing

BFS
Vacancy rate
1.33 %
Dwellings
8'474
Avg. rooms
3.2
Built before 1946
27.1%

Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)

Population change

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Population change 2025
−8 −0.2%
births
33
deaths
48
net migration
−6
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalities
Jobs
2'605
Workplaces
535
Services share
70.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 275 (10.6%) · Secondary 487 (18.7%) · Tertiary 1'843 (70.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Farms
75
Organic share
41.3 %
Farmland
2'790 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Climate · Terrain

MeteoSchweiz · swisstopo
Annual mean temperature
-0.4 °C
Precipitation
1'776 mm
Elevation
870–4'262 m
Flat share
6.1%

Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon

Energy · Accessibility

BFE · ElCom · ARE
Solar potential
124 GWh
Electricity
24.3 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
150 min
Road to centre
122 min

Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (22.627–26.909 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities

Where the municipalities of Bezirk Goms rank

sum of its municipalities
MunicipalitiesLargest municipalitiesForeign residentsTax burden
Goms66/12283/12224/122
Fiesch74/12262/12241/122
Obergoms85/12285/12219/122
Ernen90/12295/12216/122
Bellwald103/12261/12280/122
Fieschertal104/122102/12217/122
Lax106/12266/122107/122
Binn119/122101/12261/122

Postal codes in Bezirk Goms

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3801Jungfraujoch×23984Fiesch3985Münster VS3988Ulrichen3989Biel VS +13993Grengiols×23994Lax×23995Ernen3996Binn×23997Bellwald3998Reckingen VS3999Oberwald

4 of these postal codes reach across the district border.

Localities in Bezirk Goms

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AusserbinnBellwaldBiel VSBinnBlitzingenErnenFieschFieschertalGeschinenGluringenGrengiolsJungfraujochLaxMühlebach (Goms)Münster VSNiederwaldObergestelnOberwaldReckingen VSRitzingenSelkingenSteinhausUlrichen

Map

swisstopo · OSM

Neighbouring districts

6
Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-OberhasliBEBezirk RaronVSBezirk BrigVSDistretto di VallemaggiaTIDistretto di LeventinaTIBezirk VispVS

Other districts in the canton of Valais

12
Bezirk Brig29'225District de Conthey32'164District d'Entremont16'528District d'Hérens11'734Bezirk Leuk13'538District de Martigny54'518District de Monthey51'819Bezirk Raron11'603District de Saint-Maurice15'192District de Sierre52'392District de Sion52'364Bezirk Visp30'590

Frequently asked questions

Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Goms?
Bezirk Goms comprises 8 municipalities: Goms, Fiesch, Obergoms, Ernen, Bellwald, Fieschertal, Lax, Binn. Together they have 4'446 residents (BFS, 2025).
Which canton is Bezirk Goms in?
Bezirk Goms lies in the canton of Valais, which is divided into 13 districts.
How many people live in Bezirk Goms?
Bezirk Goms has 4'446 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 8 municipalities; the largest is Goms with 1'163.
Does Bezirk Goms have its own tax rate?
No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Goms the municipal rate ranges from 110 % (Ernen) to 140 % (Lax).
How did Bezirk Goms vote in the latest federal vote?
On 27.09.2026, Bezirk Goms voted 16.7 % yes on “Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'” (Rejected) — the district figure BFS publishes.

Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.