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Bezirk Visp

Valais

Bezirk 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.

Residents
30'590
sum of its municipalities
Municipalities
19
Switzerland
Area
864 km²
swisstopo
Density
35 /km²
sum of its municipalities
BFS district number
2313
BFS

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

Municipalities in Bezirk Visp

BFS · 19
Visp
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 24.09.2026

Votes in Bezirk Visp

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
15.5% YesNo 84.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
33.5% YesNo 66.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
57.2% YesNo 42.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
55.2% YesNo 44.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
36.4% YesNo 63.6%
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
16.2% YesNo 83.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
42.5% YesNo 57.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
39.8% YesNo 60.3%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
74.9% YesNo 25.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
45.6% YesNo 54.4%
All federal votes →
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalities
Mitte53.0% · strongest party
Mitte53.0%
SVP30.5%
FDP6.7%
SP5.9%
GRÜNE2.6%
GLP1.3%
PdA/Sol.0.1%

Tax rate in the district

ESTV 2026
Eisten
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

BFS
Vacancy 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 municipalities
Population change 2025
+379 +1.3%
births
243
deaths
242
net migration
+466
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalities
Jobs
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 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Farms
281
Organic share
18.1 %
Farmland
2'838 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Climate · Terrain

MeteoSchweiz · swisstopo
Annual 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 · ARE
Solar 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 municipalities
MunicipalitiesLargest municipalitiesForeign residentsTax burden
Visp12/12213/12223/122
Zermatt17/1223/12213/122
St. Niklaus39/12264/12257/122
Saas-Fee50/12210/12278/122
Baltschieder57/12286/12244/122
Täsch59/1221/12237/122
Grächen60/12274/122122/122
Visperterminen61/122106/122101/122
Stalden67/12259/12225/122
Saas-Grund71/12251/122113/122
Lalden80/12263/12258/122
Staldenried89/122114/12222/122

Postal codes in Bezirk Visp

19
3905Saas-Almagell3906Saas-Fee3908Saas-Balen3910Saas-Grund3920Zermatt3922Eisten +23923Törbel3924St. Niklaus VS3925Grächen3926Embd3927Herbriggen3928Randa3929Täsch3930Visp×23931Lalden3932Visperterminen3933Staldenried3934Zeneggen3937Baltschieder×2

2 of these postal codes reach across the district border.

Localities in Bezirk Visp

22
BaltschiederEistenEmbdEyholzGrächenHerbriggenKalpetranLaldenRandaSaas-AlmagellSaas-BalenSaas-FeeSaas-GrundSt. Niklaus VSStalden VSStaldenriedTäschTörbelVispVisperterminenZeneggenZermatt

Map

swisstopo · OSM

Neighbouring districts

6
Bezirk LeukVSDistrict de SierreVSBezirk BrigVSBezirk RaronVSDistrict d'HérensVSDistrict de SionVS

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 Martigny54'518District de Monthey51'819Bezirk Raron11'603District de Saint-Maurice15'192District de Sierre52'392District de Sion52'364

Frequently asked questions

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 27.09.2026, Bezirk Visp voted 15.5 % 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.