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District de Martigny

Valais

District de Martigny is one of 13 districts of the canton of Valais and comprises 10 municipalities with 54'518 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
54'518
sum of its municipalities
Municipalities
10
Switzerland
Area
263 km²
swisstopo
Density
207 /km²
sum of its municipalities
BFS district number
2307
BFS

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

Municipalities in District de Martigny

BFS · 10
Martigny-Bourg
22'513Residents
Fully
9'407Residents
Saxon
7'605Residents
Riddes
3'831Residents
Leytron
3'594Residents
Saillon
3'226Residents
Martigny-Combe
2'416Residents
Bovernier
952Residents
Isérables
793Residents
Trient
181Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Votes in District de Martigny

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
27.7% YesNo 72.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
34.7% YesNo 65.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
57.5% YesNo 42.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
45.7% YesNo 54.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
52.9% YesNo 47.1%
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
25.7% YesNo 74.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
46.5% YesNo 53.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
54.1% YesNo 45.9%
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
62.9% YesNo 37.1%
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Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalities
FDP24.9% · strongest party
FDP24.9%
Mitte23.7%
SVP21.2%
SP17.1%
GRÜNE9.7%
PdA/Sol.1.8%
GLP1.7%

Tax rate in the district

ESTV 2026
Trient
100 %
median of its municipalities
120 %
Isérables
135 %

A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 100 % % in Trient to 135 % % in Isérables (median 120 % %).

Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 13.7 % in Trient to 16.9 % in Isérables (ESTV 2'026)

Housing

BFS
Vacancy rate
1.83 %
Dwellings
32'160
Avg. rooms
3.4
Built before 1946
15.2%

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
+809 +1.5%
births
464
deaths
398
net migration
+797
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalities
Jobs
25'622
Workplaces
4'431
Services share
75.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 2'337 (9.1%) · Secondary 3'995 (15.6%) · Tertiary 19'290 (75.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Farms
318
Organic share
12.9 %
Farmland
3'764 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Climate · Terrain

MeteoSchweiz · swisstopo
Annual mean temperature
5.6 °C
Precipitation
1'167 mm
Elevation
449–3'531 m
Flat share
15.7%

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

Energy · Accessibility

BFE · ElCom · ARE
Solar potential
468 GWh
Electricity
25 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
96 min
Road to centre
63 min

Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (22.703–29.766 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 de Martigny rank

sum of its municipalities
MunicipalitiesLargest municipalitiesForeign residentsTax burden
Martigny-Bourg2/12218/12229/122
Fully11/12245/12250/122
Saxon14/1226/12245/122
Riddes30/12217/12279/122
Leytron31/12246/12274/122
Saillon33/12237/12275/122
Martigny-Combe38/12277/12233/122
Bovernier72/12273/12262/122
Isérables77/122113/122116/122
Trient117/12282/12211/122

Postal codes in District de Martigny

16
1904Vernayaz×21906Charrat1907Saxon1908Riddes×21911Ovronnaz1912Leytron1913Saillon1914Auddes-sur-Riddes +11918La Tzoumaz1920Martigny×21921Martigny-Croix1926Fully1927Chemin×21928Ravoire1929Trient1932Bovernier

4 of these postal codes reach across the district border.

Localities in District de Martigny

21
Auddes-sur-RiddesBovernierCharratCheminDugny (Leytron)FullyIsérablesLa TzoumazLes Valettes (Bovernier)LeytronMartignyMartigny-CroixMontagnon (Leytron)OvronnazProduit (Leytron)RavoireRiddesSaillonSaxonTrientVernayaz

Map

swisstopo · OSM

Neighbouring districts

6
District de Saint-MauriceVSDistrict de ContheyVSDistrict d'EntremontVSDistrict de SionVSDistrict d'AigleVDDistrict de MontheyVS

Other districts in the canton of Valais

12
Bezirk Brig29'225District de Conthey32'164District d'Entremont16'528Bezirk Goms4'446District d'Hérens11'734Bezirk Leuk13'538District 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 de Martigny?
District de Martigny comprises 10 municipalities: Martigny-Bourg, Fully, Saxon, Riddes, Leytron, Saillon, Martigny-Combe, Bovernier, Isérables, Trient. Together they have 54'518 residents (BFS, 2025).
Which canton is District de Martigny in?
District de Martigny lies in the canton of Valais, which is divided into 13 districts.
How many people live in District de Martigny?
District de Martigny has 54'518 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 10 municipalities; the largest is Martigny-Bourg with 22'513.
Does District de Martigny have its own tax rate?
No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In District de Martigny the municipal rate ranges from 100 % (Trient) to 135 % (Isérables).
How did District de Martigny vote in the latest federal vote?
On 27.09.2026, District de Martigny voted 27.7 % 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.