Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'321 47.4%
Men
1'464 52.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
475 17.1%
Swiss citizens
2'189 78.6%
Foreign residents
596 21.4%
Population density
11 pop./km²
0–19 · 475 · 17.1%20–64 · 1'554 · 55.8%65+ · 756 · 27.1%
Foreign residents 21.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −5 (−0.2%) · 20 births · 21 deaths · net migration −8
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
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% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 28.3% Yes
25.4% YesNo 74.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 33.0% Yes
27.2% YesNo 72.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 56.6% Yes
62.4% YesNo 37.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 44.5% Yes
38.7% YesNo 61.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 52.4% Yes
52.4% YesNo 47.6%
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% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 24.9% Yes
23.7% YesNo 76.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 42.0% Yes
29.8% YesNo 70.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 52.1% Yes
48.3% YesNo 51.7%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 63.7% Yes
67.1% YesNo 32.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 62.0% Yes
59.0% YesNo 41.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte41.4% · strongest party
Mitte41.4%
SP19.1%
SVP16.1%
FDP13.5%
GRÜNE8.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier125%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
125%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 78 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'001 CHF(16%)
Rank 88 of 122 in the canton · 1270 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 15'413 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Bister VS 13'690 CHF · most expensive Grächen 17'302 CHF
100'000 CHF:16'001 CHF(~16%)
AnniviersCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Anniviers | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.2% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.2% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.9% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.3% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.6% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.7% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.2% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.3% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.4% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.6% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.6% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 24.2% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 26.2% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 27.4% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 28.4% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 29.2% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.9% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.1 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)0.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020818 mm
7.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
4'430 m
Mean elevation
2'429 m
Relief
3'847 m
Mean slope
28.4°
Flat share
2.3%
South-facing
16.2%
Above 2000 m
76.7%
Relief 3'847 m0 m3'847 m
Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.
swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026
Roof potential
63.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
92.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
14'200
Per inhabitant
22'908 kWh/yr
64 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr
BFE solar factsheet ↗Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
26.56 Rp./kWh
Energy
13 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.33 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.47 Rp./kWh
26.56 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator OIKEN SA
ElCom tariff comparison ↗How this is measured
Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300522 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Valais391 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Valais. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Valais (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
0.83 %
Second homes
74.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.2
Dwellings
6'133
Built before 194618.6%
Built since 200119.2%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.83 %0 %12 %
Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.
Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
1'781
Workplaces
346
Services share
77.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 116 (6.5%) · Secondary 287 (16.1%) · Tertiary 1'378 (77.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
33
Organic share
6.1 %
Farmland
676 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'785 #35 VS · #769 CHGrowing municipalities-0.2% #93 VS · #1523 CHShrinking municipalities-0.2% #30 VS · #589 CHJobs per resident0.64 #15 VS · #291 CHFamilies & children17.1% #73 VS · #1813 CHAge structure27.1% #38 VS · #227 CHWomen share47.4% #114 VS · #1971 CHForeign residents21.4% #40 VS · #752 CHPopulation density11/km² #103 VS · #2036 CHTax burden16'001 #88 VS · #1270 CHTaxes125% #78 VSWarmest municipalities7.1 °C #66 VS · #1846 CHSunniest municipalities53.5% #64 VS · #144 CHRainiest municipalities818 mm #70 VS · #2040 CHVoter turnout57.3% #32 VS · #917 CHAgainst Switzerland16.7% #61 VS · #815 CHAligned with Switzerland83.3% #11 VS · #706 CHSVP strongholds16.1% #115 VS · #1949 CHSP strongholds19.1% #16 VS · #536 CHCentre strongholds41.4% #62 VS · #117 CHFDP strongholds13.5% #52 VS · #990 CHGLP strongholds1.3% #79 VS · #1897 CHGreen strongholds8.2% #38 VS · #852 CHLargest by area243.4 km² #2 VS · #8 CHHighest municipalities1'476 m #32 VS · #94 CHSecond homes74.5% #10 VS · #26 CHOrganic farming6.1% #98 VS · #1479 CHBest-connected municipalities147 min #115 VS · #2042 CHRemotest municipalities147 min #9 VS · #72 CHHighest peaks4'430 m #5 VS · #5 CHHighest-lying municipalities2'429 m #14 VS · #18 CHGreatest vertical range3'847 m #1 VS · #1 CHSteepest municipalities28.4° #55 VS · #151 CHSolar potential64 GWh #15 VS · #208 CHSolar potential per capita22'908 kWh #18 VS · #121 CHCheapest electricity26.56 Rp./kWh #79 VS · #1054 CHMost expensive electricity26.56 Rp./kWh #53 VS · #1062 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 9Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Anniviers?
- Anniviers has 2 postal codes: 3960, 3961.
- What is the tax rate in Anniviers?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Anniviers is 125% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Anniviers?
- A single person without children pays about 16'001 CHF income tax in Anniviers on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 88 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Anniviers have?
- Anniviers has 2'785 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Anniviers?
- Anniviers has 596 foreign residents, a share of 21.4% (2025).
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