What is the postal code of Arbaz?

Arbaz has 2 postal codes: 1972, 1974.

What is the tax rate in Arbaz?

The municipal tax multiplier of Arbaz is 125% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Arbaz?

A single person without children pays about 16'001 CHF income tax in Arbaz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 88 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Arbaz have?

Arbaz has 1'474 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Arbaz?

Arbaz has 179 foreign residents, a share of 12.14% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS · District de Sion

Arbaz

1972–1974

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

739 50.1%

Men

735 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

256 17.4%

Swiss citizens

1'295 87.9%

Foreign residents

179 12.1%

Population density

77 pop./km²

0–19 · 256 · 17.4%20–64 · 823 · 55.8%65+ · 395 · 26.8%

Foreign residents 12.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +13 (+0.9%) · 11 births · 13 deaths · net migration +13

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

Vote results for Arbaz

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% YesDistrict District de Sion: 28.7% Yes

34.3% YesNo 65.7%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Sion: 30.4% Yes

38.4% YesNo 61.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Sion: 53.5% Yes

52.1% YesNo 47.9%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Sion: 38.8% Yes

48.7% YesNo 51.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Sion: 55.8% Yes

54.1% YesNo 45.9%

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 Sion: 28.6% Yes

29.6% YesNo 70.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Sion: 38.4% Yes

40.6% YesNo 59.5%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Sion: 48.9% Yes

49.7% YesNo 50.3%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de Sion: 65.4% Yes

62.7% YesNo 37.3%

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 Sion: 58.8% Yes

60.3% YesNo 39.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP27.2% · strongest party

SVP27.2%

Mitte22.0%

GRÜNE21.3%

SP16.5%

FDP7.8%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier125%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

125%VS range 100%145%

Tax rank 79 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'001 CHF(~16%)

ArbazCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Arbaz	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 · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20206 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)3.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'085 mm

6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'889 m

Mean elevation

1'887 m

Relief

2'054 m

Mean slope

26.2°

Flat share

1.8%

South-facing

40.8%

Above 2000 m

42.7%

Relief 2'054 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

21.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

29.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'700

Per inhabitant

14'396 kWh/yr

21 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 · 2027

Tariff 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 · 2024

Premium regionRegion 1

Standard model, deductible 300583 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Valais391 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Arbaz →Canton Valais →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 1 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 · ARE

Vacancy rate

1.98 %

Second homes

39.1 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'113

Built before 194611.8%

Built since 200128.8%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

1.98 %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 · 2024

Jobs

265

Workplaces

106

Services share

67.2 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 44 (16.6%) · Secondary 43 (16.2%) · Tertiary 178 (67.2%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

7.1 %

Farmland

137 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 128 min · Car 86 min

AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 28/122 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number6261

Websitearbaz.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de Sion

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Arbaz ranks

Largest municipalities1'474 #55 VS · #1187 CH Growing municipalities0.9% #58 VS · #860 CH Shrinking municipalities0.9% #65 VS · #1253 CH Jobs per resident0.18 #112 VS · #1887 CH Families & children17.4% #69 VS · #1776 CH Age structure26.8% #39 VS · #249 CH Women share50.1% #44 VS · #901 CH Foreign residents12.1% #87 VS · #1529 CH Population density77/km² #49 VS · #1606 CH Tax burden16'001 #89 VS · #1271 CH Taxes125% #79 VS Warmest municipalities6 °C #83 VS · #1949 CH Sunniest municipalities55.5% #21 VS · #54 CH Rainiest municipalities1'085 mm #25 VS · #1188 CH Voter turnout58.5% #27 VS · #773 CH Against Switzerland18.6% #47 VS · #651 CH Aligned with Switzerland81.4% #35 VS · #862 CH SVP strongholds27.2% #53 VS · #1450 CH SP strongholds16.5% #29 VS · #791 CH Centre strongholds22% #109 VS · #446 CH FDP strongholds7.8% #60 VS · #1619 CH GLP strongholds4.7% #3 VS · #1276 CH Green strongholds21.3% #3 VS · #17 CH Largest by area19.2 km² #72 VS · #500 CH Highest municipalities1'147 m #57 VS · #182 CH Second homes39.1% #70 VS · #212 CH Organic farming7.1% #93 VS · #1425 CH Best-connected municipalities128 min #98 VS · #1976 CH Remotest municipalities128 min #28 VS · #140 CH Highest peaks2'889 m #76 VS · #171 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'887 m #52 VS · #109 CH Greatest vertical range2'054 m #82 VS · #187 CH Steepest municipalities26.2° #79 VS · #226 CH Solar potential21 GWh #54 VS · #966 CH Solar potential per capita14'396 kWh #51 VS · #485 CH Cheapest electricity26.56 Rp./kWh #82 VS · #1057 CH Most expensive electricity26.56 Rp./kWh #56 VS · #1065 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Anzère1972 Arbaz1974

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Arbaz?: Arbaz has 2 postal codes: 1972, 1974.
What is the tax rate in Arbaz?: The municipal tax multiplier of Arbaz is 125% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Arbaz?: A single person without children pays about 16'001 CHF income tax in Arbaz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 88 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Arbaz have?: Arbaz has 1'474 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Arbaz?: Arbaz has 179 foreign residents, a share of 12.14% (2025).

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