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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
303 47.4%
Men
336 52.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
107 16.7%
Swiss citizens
563 88.1%
Foreign residents
76 11.9%
Population density
42 pop./km²
0–19 · 107 · 16.7%20–64 · 363 · 56.8%65+ · 169 · 26.4%
Foreign residents 11.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −1 (−0.2%) · 3 births · 6 deaths · net migration +3
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 31.6% Yes
34.0% YesNo 66.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 59.3% Yes
59.9% YesNo 40.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 53.1% Yes
59.9% YesNo 40.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 33.4% Yes
35.9% YesNo 64.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 42.1% Yes
40.9% YesNo 59.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 38.9% Yes
37.5% YesNo 62.5%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 72.4% Yes
74.5% YesNo 25.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 43.2% Yes
41.9% YesNo 58.1%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
Mitte57.0% · strongest party
Mitte57.0%
SVP28.6%
SP8.0%
GRÜNE2.8%
GLP1.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier130%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
130%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 89 of 122 in canton Valais
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'550 CHF(16.6%)
Rank 109 of 122 in the canton · 1601 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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:16'550 CHF(~16.6%)
AusserbergCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeAusserbergValaisSwitzerland median
40'0005.5%4.2–5.8%5.4%
50'0009.7%7.5–10.3%7.8%
60'00011.4%8.8–12%10.5%
70'00012.9%10.2–13.5%11.9%
80'00014.2%11.4–14.9%13.1%
90'00015.3%12.4–16%14.1%
100'00016.6%13.7–17.3%15.3%
110'00017.7%14.8–18.5%16.3%
120'00018.8%15.9–19.6%17.2%
130'00020%17–20.8%18.1%
140'00021.2%18.1–22%19%
150'00022.2%19.1–23%19.7%
175'00024.7%21.8–25.7%21.6%
200'00026.7%23.9–27.7%23.2%
225'00027.9%25.1–28.9%24.6%
250'00028.9%26–30%25.8%
275'00029.8%26.8–30.8%26.8%
300'00030.5%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 1991–20207.7 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)4.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020733 mm
7.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
2'987 m
Mean elevation
1'629 m
Relief
2'333 m
Mean slope
31.8°
Flat share
0.3%
South-facing
67.1%
Above 2000 m
26.3%
Relief 2'333 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
10.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
15.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'400
Per inhabitant
16'917 kWh/yr
11 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
23.71 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.83 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.3 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.25 Rp./kWh
23.71 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator VED Visp Energie Dienste AG
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
Premium 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
1.1 %
Second homes
36.8 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
454
Built before 194633.0%
Built since 200111.9%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
1.1 %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
128
Workplaces
49
Services share
39.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 73 (57.0%) · Secondary 4 (3.1%) · Tertiary 51 (39.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
20
Organic share
25 %
Farmland
230 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 108 min · Car 104 min
AgglomerationPT 30 min · Car 26 min
Remoteness 67/122 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number6191
DistrictBezirk Raron
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Ausserberg?
Ausserberg has 2 postal codes: 3938, 3942.
What is the tax rate in Ausserberg?
The municipal tax multiplier of Ausserberg is 130% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Ausserberg?
A single person without children pays about 16'550 CHF income tax in Ausserberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 109 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ausserberg have?
Ausserberg has 639 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ausserberg?
Ausserberg has 76 foreign residents, a share of 11.89% (2025).

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