Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'306 51.1%
Men
2'203 48.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
866 19.2%
Swiss citizens
3'869 85.8%
Foreign residents
640 14.2%
Population density
81 pop./km²
0–19 · 866 · 19.2%20–64 · 2'510 · 55.7%65+ · 1'133 · 25.1%
Foreign residents 14.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +58 (+1.3%) · 21 births · 35 deaths · net migration +64
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 d'Hérens: 23.5% Yes
27.5% YesNo 72.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 33.9% Yes
26.6% YesNo 73.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 59.6% Yes
53.3% YesNo 46.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 44.8% Yes
36.6% YesNo 63.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 49.9% Yes
54.9% YesNo 45.1%
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 d'Hérens: 23.7% Yes
28.9% YesNo 71.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 40.8% Yes
37.3% YesNo 62.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 54.6% Yes
52.4% YesNo 47.6%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 63.1% Yes
60.5% YesNo 39.6%
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 d'Hérens: 63.3% Yes
59.9% YesNo 40.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte30.3% · strongest party
Mitte30.3%
SP24.0%
SVP18.0%
GRÜNE15.4%
FDP10.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier130%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
130%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 107 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'960 CHF(16%)
Rank 86 of 122 in the canton · 1256 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:15'960 CHF(~16%)
AyentCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Ayent | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.1% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.7% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.2% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.5% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.6% | 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 | 21.7% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 24.5% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 26.4% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 27.6% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 28.6% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 29.4% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 30.2% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.6 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)3.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020720 mm
8.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
3'244 m
Mean elevation
1'942 m
Relief
2'736 m
Mean slope
23.9°
Flat share
4.3%
South-facing
36.5%
Above 2000 m
52.4%
Relief 2'736 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
57.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
80.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
12'900
Per inhabitant
12'839 kWh/yr
58 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 1
Standard model, deductible 300583 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 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 · AREVacancy rate
0.32 %
Second homes
51.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.4
Dwellings
4'317
Built before 19469.2%
Built since 200119.2%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.32 %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
1'230
Workplaces
326
Services share
70.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 112 (9.1%) · Secondary 246 (20.0%) · Tertiary 872 (70.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
35
Organic share
14.3 %
Farmland
331 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 municipalities4'509 #24 VS · #495 CHGrowing municipalities1.3% #45 VS · #634 CHShrinking municipalities1.3% #78 VS · #1478 CHJobs per resident0.27 #77 VS · #1454 CHFamilies & children19.2% #45 VS · #1410 CHAge structure25.1% #49 VS · #397 CHWomen share51.1% #13 VS · #368 CHForeign residents14.2% #79 VS · #1350 CHPopulation density81/km² #47 VS · #1587 CHTax burden15'960 #86 VS · #1256 CHTaxes130% #107 VSWarmest municipalities8.6 °C #38 VS · #1553 CHSunniest municipalities57.1% #7 VS · #8 CHRainiest municipalities720 mm #89 VS · #2068 CHVoter turnout54.8% #56 VS · #1256 CHAgainst Switzerland21.6% #18 VS · #438 CHAligned with Switzerland78.4% #53 VS · #1059 CHSVP strongholds18% #108 VS · #1884 CHSP strongholds24% #4 VS · #217 CHCentre strongholds30.3% #86 VS · #231 CHFDP strongholds10% #57 VS · #1399 CHGLP strongholds1.8% #49 VS · #1794 CHGreen strongholds15.4% #7 VS · #121 CHLargest by area55.3 km² #26 VS · #153 CHHighest municipalities2'235 m #6 VS · #14 CHSecond homes51.2% #54 VS · #153 CHOrganic farming14.3% #72 VS · #954 CHBest-connected municipalities113 min #66 VS · #1876 CHRemotest municipalities113 min #54 VS · #236 CHHighest peaks3'244 m #40 VS · #80 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'942 m #49 VS · #97 CHGreatest vertical range2'736 m #26 VS · #38 CHSteepest municipalities23.9° #96 VS · #294 CHSolar potential58 GWh #20 VS · #256 CHSolar potential per capita12'839 kWh #65 VS · #653 CHCheapest electricity26.56 Rp./kWh #65 VS · #1040 CHMost expensive electricity26.56 Rp./kWh #39 VS · #1048 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 14Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Ayent?
- Ayent has 4 postal codes: 1958, 1966, 1972, 1974.
- What is the tax rate in Ayent?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Ayent is 130% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Ayent?
- A single person without children pays about 15'960 CHF income tax in Ayent on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 86 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Ayent have?
- Ayent has 4'509 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Ayent?
- Ayent has 640 foreign residents, a share of 14.19% (2025).
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