What is the postal code of Ardon?

The postal code of Ardon is 1957.

What is the tax rate in Ardon?

The municipal tax multiplier of Ardon is 130% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Ardon?

A single person without children pays about 15'694 CHF income tax in Ardon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Ardon have?

Ardon has 3'938 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ardon?

Ardon has 1'429 foreign residents, a share of 36.29% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS

Ardon

1957

VS CANTON1957

Residents

3'938

Area

20.4 km²

Population density

193 pop./km²

Elevation

503 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'950 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

130%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'943 49.3%

Men

1'995 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

881 22.4%

Swiss citizens

2'509 63.7%

Foreign residents

1'429 36.3%

Population density

193 pop./km²

0–19 · 881 · 22.4%20–64 · 2'470 · 62.7%65+ · 587 · 14.9%

Foreign residents 36.3%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Ardon

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

54.5% YesNo 45.5%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

50.2% YesNo 49.8%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

21.6% YesNo 78.4%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

56.0% YesNo 44.0%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

56.8% YesNo 43.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

67.1% YesNo 32.9%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

18.8% YesNo 81.2%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

13.8% YesNo 86.2%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.2% · strongest party

SVP34.2%

Mitte28.0%

FDP14.7%

SP13.6%

GRÜNE6.8%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier130%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

130%VS range 100%145%

Tax rank 94 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'694 CHF(15.7%)

Rank 76 of 122 in the canton · 1154 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:15'694 CHF(~15.7%)

ArdonCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Ardon	Valais	Switzerland median
40'000	4.9%	4.2–5.8%	5.4%
50'000	8.8%	7.5–10.3%	7.8%
60'000	10.4%	8.8–12%	10.5%
70'000	11.9%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%
80'000	13.2%	11.4–14.9%	13.1%
90'000	14.4%	12.4–16%	14.1%
100'000	15.7%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	16.9%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	18%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	19.2%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.4%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	21.4%	19.1–23%	19.7%
175'000	24.3%	21.8–25.7%	21.6%
200'000	26.3%	23.9–27.7%	23.2%
225'000	27.5%	25.1–28.9%	24.6%
250'000	28.5%	26–30%	25.8%
275'000	29.3%	26.8–30.8%	26.8%
300'000	30%	27.4–31.6%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.4 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)5.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020627 mm

10.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'950 m

Mean elevation

1'377 m

Relief

2'479 m

Mean slope

27.8°

Flat share

21.2%

South-facing

8.3%

Above 2000 m

24.5%

Relief 2'479 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

32.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

42.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'200

32 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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

25.77 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.7 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.01 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.27 Rp./kWh

25.77 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 26.87 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Genedis 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.89 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

1'911

Built before 194620.0%

Built since 200143.7%

0.89 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 91 min · Car 67 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 97/122 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteardon.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'938 #29 VS · #566 CH Families & children22.4% #8 VS · #463 CH Age structure14.9% #118 VS · #1998 CH Women share49.3% #65 VS · #1408 CH Foreign residents36.3% #11 VS · #132 CH Population density193/km² #24 VS · #1053 CH Tax burden15'694 #76 VS · #1154 CH Taxes130% #94 VS Warmest municipalities10.4 °C #4 VS · #263 CH Sunniest municipalities58.1% #1 VS · #1 CH Rainiest municipalities627 mm #108 VS · #2087 CH Voter turnout49.2% #91 VS · #1767 CH Against Switzerland18.2% #48 VS · #668 CH Aligned with Switzerland81.8% #23 VS · #801 CH SVP strongholds34.2% #21 VS · #1025 CH SP strongholds13.6% #38 VS · #1097 CH Centre strongholds28% #95 VS · #279 CH FDP strongholds14.7% #45 VS · #853 CH GLP strongholds1.9% #44 VS · #1778 CH Green strongholds6.8% #55 VS · #1148 CH Largest by area20.4 km² #71 VS · #472 CH Highest municipalities503 m #105 VS · #1196 CH Remotest municipalities91 min #97 VS · #538 CH Best-connected municipalities91 min #25 VS · #1588 CH Highest peaks2'950 m #71 VS · #154 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'377 m #85 VS · #239 CH Greatest vertical range2'479 m #45 VS · #85 CH Steepest municipalities27.8° #57 VS · #163 CH Solar potential32 GWh #35 VS · #620 CH Cheapest electricity25.77 Rp./kWh #40 VS · #452 CH Most expensive electricity25.77 Rp./kWh #67 VS · #1639 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1957

Ardon

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Ardon1957

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Ardon?: The postal code of Ardon is 1957.
What is the tax rate in Ardon?: The municipal tax multiplier of Ardon is 130% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Ardon?: A single person without children pays about 15'694 CHF income tax in Ardon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ardon have?: Ardon has 3'938 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ardon?: Ardon has 1'429 foreign residents, a share of 36.29% (2025).

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