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Bezirk Visp
ValaisBezirk Visp is one of 13 districts of the canton of Valais and comprises 19 municipalities with 30'590 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.
Municipalities in Bezirk Visp
BFS · 19Visp
9'075Residents
Zermatt
6'113Residents
St. Niklaus
2'347Residents
Saas-Fee
1'637Residents
Baltschieder
1'406Residents
Täsch
1'341Residents
Grächen
1'321Residents
Visperterminen
1'301Residents
Stalden
1'140Residents
Saas-Grund
1'043Residents
Lalden
773Residents
Staldenried
559Residents
Törbel
514Residents
Randa
448Residents
Saas-Almagell
376Residents
Zeneggen
369Residents
Saas-Balen
340Residents
Embd
298Residents
Eisten
189Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Bezirk Visp
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
57.2% YesNo 42.8%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
55.2% YesNo 44.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
16.2% YesNo 83.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
42.5% YesNo 57.5%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
39.8% YesNo 60.3%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
74.9% YesNo 25.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
45.6% YesNo 54.4%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
9.3% YesNo 90.7%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes
8.9% YesNo 91.1%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesMitte53.0% · strongest party
Mitte53.0%
SVP30.5%
FDP6.7%
SP5.9%
GRÜNE2.6%
GLP1.3%
PdA/Sol.0.1%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Eisten
100 %
median of its municipalities
120 %
Grächen
140 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 100 % % in Eisten to 140 % % in Grächen (median 120 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 13.7 % in Eisten to 17.3 % in Grächen (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.65 %
Dwellings
27'661
Avg. rooms
3.1
Built before 1946
14.8%
Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesPopulation change 2025
+379 +1.3%
births
243
deaths
242
net migration
+466
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
28'749
Workplaces
3'136
Services share
63.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 776 (2.7%) · Secondary 9'717 (33.8%) · Tertiary 18'173 (63.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
281
Organic share
18.1 %
Farmland
2'838 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
-0.9 °C
Precipitation
1'011 mm
Elevation
637–4'627 m
Flat share
3.2%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
345 GWh
Electricity
23.7 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
118 min
Road to centre
118 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (16.684–27.762 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 Visp rank
sum of its municipalities3905Saas-Almagell3906Saas-Fee3908Saas-Balen3910Saas-Grund3920Zermatt3922Eisten +23923Törbel3924St. Niklaus VS3925Grächen3926Embd3927Herbriggen3928Randa3929Täsch3930Visp×23931Lalden3932Visperterminen3933Staldenried3934Zeneggen3937Baltschieder×2
2 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Visp?
- Bezirk Visp comprises 19 municipalities: Visp, Zermatt, St. Niklaus, Saas-Fee, Baltschieder, Täsch, Grächen, Visperterminen, Stalden, Saas-Grund, Lalden, Staldenried, Törbel, Randa, Saas-Almagell, Zeneggen, Saas-Balen, Embd, Eisten. Together they have 30'590 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Visp in?
- Bezirk Visp lies in the canton of Valais, which is divided into 13 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Visp?
- Bezirk Visp has 30'590 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 19 municipalities; the largest is Visp with 9'075.
- Does Bezirk Visp have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Visp the municipal rate ranges from 100 % (Eisten) to 140 % (Grächen).
- How did Bezirk Visp vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Visp voted 57.2 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.