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District d'Hérens

Valais

District d'Hérens is one of 13 districts of the canton of Valais and comprises 6 municipalities with 11'734 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
11'734
sum of its municipalities
Municipalities
6
Switzerland
Area
466 km²
swisstopo
Density
25 /km²
sum of its municipalities
BFS district number
2305
BFS

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

Municipalities in District d'Hérens

BFS · 6
Ayent
4'509Residents
Vex
1'970Residents
Evolène
1'673Residents
Hérémence
1'553Residents
Mont-Noble
1'188Residents
Saint-Martin
841Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Votes in District d'Hérens

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
23.5% YesNo 76.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
33.9% YesNo 66.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
59.6% YesNo 40.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
44.8% YesNo 55.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
49.9% YesNo 50.2%
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
23.7% YesNo 76.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
40.8% YesNo 59.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
54.6% YesNo 45.4%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
63.1% YesNo 36.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
63.3% YesNo 36.7%
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Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalities
Mitte38.0% · strongest party
Mitte38.0%
SVP22.9%
SP15.6%
FDP11.6%
GRÜNE10.0%
GLP1.5%
PdA/Sol.0.4%

Tax rate in the district

ESTV 2026
Hérémence
100 %
median of its municipalities
130 %
Saint-Martin (VS)
135 %

A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 100 % % in Hérémence to 135 % % in Saint-Martin (VS) (median 130 % %).

Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 13.7 % in Hérémence to 16.6 % in Mont-Noble (ESTV 2'026)

Housing

BFS
Vacancy rate
0.63 %
Dwellings
14'594
Avg. rooms
3.5
Built before 1946
25.6%

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
+52 +0.5%
births
74
deaths
129
net migration
+79
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalities
Jobs
3'583
Workplaces
1'014
Services share
71.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 417 (11.6%) · Secondary 600 (16.7%) · Tertiary 2'566 (71.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Farms
135
Organic share
14.8 %
Farmland
2'774 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Climate · Terrain

MeteoSchweiz · swisstopo
Annual mean temperature
1.1 °C
Precipitation
989 mm
Elevation
508–4'325 m
Flat share
2.7%

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

Energy · Accessibility

BFE · ElCom · ARE
Solar potential
185 GWh
Electricity
26.6 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
118 min
Road to centre
86 min

Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (26.557–26.557 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 District d'Hérens rank

sum of its municipalities
MunicipalitiesLargest municipalitiesForeign residentsTax burden
Ayent24/12279/12286/122
Vex46/12269/12277/122
Evolène49/12297/12297/122
Hérémence52/122107/1228/122
Mont-Noble65/12280/122110/122
Saint-Martin76/122109/122108/122

Postal codes in District d'Hérens

19
1958St-Léonard×31961Vernamiège1966Fortunau (Ayent)×21967Bramois×21968Mase1969St-Martin VS1972Anzère×21973Nax1974Arbaz×21981Vex1982Euseigne1983Evolène1984Les Haudères1985La Sage1986Arolla1987Hérémence1988Thyon1992Les Agettes×23967Vercorin×2

7 of these postal codes reach across the district border.

Localities in District d'Hérens

39
AnzèreArbazArgnou (Ayent)ArollaBlignou (Ayent)Botyre (Ayent)BramoisEison (St-Martin)EuseigneEvolèneFortunau (Ayent)HérémenceLa Forclaz VSLa Place (Ayent)La SageLa Tour VSLannaLes AgettesLes CollonsLes HaudèresLes Mayens-de-SionLiez (St-Martin)Luc (Ayent)MaseNaxSaxonne (Ayent)Signèse (Ayent)St-LéonardSt-Martin VSSt-Romain (Ayent)Suen (St-Martin)ThyonTrogne (St-Martin)UvrierVercorinVernamiègeVexVilla (Ayent)Villa (Evolène)

Map

swisstopo · OSM

Neighbouring districts

6
District de SierreVSDistrict de SionVSBezirk LeukVSDistrict de ContheyVSBezirk VispVSDistrict d'EntremontVS

Other districts in the canton of Valais

12
Bezirk Brig29'225District de Conthey32'164District d'Entremont16'528Bezirk Goms4'446Bezirk 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 District d'Hérens?
District d'Hérens comprises 6 municipalities: Ayent, Vex, Evolène, Hérémence, Mont-Noble, Saint-Martin. Together they have 11'734 residents (BFS, 2025).
Which canton is District d'Hérens in?
District d'Hérens lies in the canton of Valais, which is divided into 13 districts.
How many people live in District d'Hérens?
District d'Hérens has 11'734 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 6 municipalities; the largest is Ayent with 4'509.
Does District d'Hérens have its own tax rate?
No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In District d'Hérens the municipal rate ranges from 100 % (Hérémence) to 135 % (Saint-Martin (VS)).
How did District d'Hérens vote in the latest federal vote?
On 27.09.2026, District d'Hérens voted 23.5 % 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.