What is the postal code of Bellwald?

The postal code of Bellwald is 3997.

What is the tax rate in Bellwald?

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

How much tax do you pay in Bellwald?

A single person without children pays about 15'894 CHF income tax in Bellwald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 80 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bellwald have?

Bellwald has 364 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bellwald?

Bellwald has 63 foreign residents, a share of 17.31% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS · Bezirk Goms

Bellwald

3997

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

173 47.5%

Men

191 52.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

59 16.2%

Swiss citizens

301 82.7%

Foreign residents

63 17.3%

Population density

26 pop./km²

0–19 · 59 · 16.2%20–64 · 196 · 53.8%65+ · 109 · 29.9%

Foreign residents 17.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +1 (+0.3%) · 4 births · 3 deaths · net migration −4

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 Bellwald

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 Bezirk Goms: 16.7% Yes

22.0% YesNo 78.0%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Goms: 30.3% Yes

31.1% YesNo 68.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Goms: 58.8% Yes

55.4% YesNo 44.6%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Goms: 48.9% Yes

50.6% YesNo 49.4%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Goms: 36.8% Yes

35.0% YesNo 65.0%

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 Bezirk Goms: 17.3% Yes

16.9% YesNo 83.1%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Goms: 38.5% Yes

39.1% YesNo 60.9%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Goms: 35.9% Yes

36.2% YesNo 63.9%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Goms: 73.7% Yes

73.1% YesNo 26.9%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Goms: 40.3% Yes

44.1% YesNo 55.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte50.5% · strongest party

Mitte50.5%

SVP34.5%

SP6.3%

GRÜNE4.8%

FDP2.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier130%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

130%VS range 100%145%

Tax rank 97 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'894 CHF(15.9%)

Rank 80 of 122 in the canton · 1225 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:15'894 CHF(~15.9%)

BellwaldCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bellwald	Valais	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	4.2–5.8%	5.4%
50'000	8.9%	7.5–10.3%	7.8%
60'000	10.6%	8.8–12%	10.5%
70'000	12.1%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%
80'000	13.4%	11.4–14.9%	13.1%
90'000	14.6%	12.4–16%	14.1%
100'000	15.9%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	18.2%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.5%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	21.6%	19.1–23%	19.7%
175'000	24.4%	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	30.1%	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 1991–20203.7 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)1.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'294 mm

3.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'053 m

Mean elevation

2'023 m

Relief

1'956 m

Mean slope

27.7°

Flat share

0.9%

South-facing

46.8%

Above 2000 m

51.0%

Relief 1'956 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

15.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

23.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'400

Per inhabitant

42'253 kWh/yr

15 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

26.91 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.09 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.49 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.94 Rp./kWh

26.91 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator EnBAG Netze 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

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300522 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Valais391 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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

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

0.24 %

Second homes

85.7 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

1'229

Built before 19469.3%

Built since 200113.2%

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

0.24 %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

231

Workplaces

Services share

82.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 11 (4.8%) · Secondary 29 (12.6%) · Tertiary 191 (82.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

75 %

Farmland

183 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 141 min · Car 117 min

AgglomerationPT 61 min · Car 30 min

Remoteness 11/122 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number6052

Websitegemeinde.bellwald.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Goms

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Bellwald ranks

Largest municipalities364 #103 VS · #1914 CH Growing municipalities0.3% #79 VS · #1250 CH Shrinking municipalities0.3% #44 VS · #864 CH Jobs per resident0.63 #16 VS · #302 CH Families & children16.2% #80 VS · #1904 CH Age structure29.9% #19 VS · #101 CH Women share47.5% #109 VS · #1952 CH Foreign residents17.3% #61 VS · #1102 CH Population density26/km² #84 VS · #1925 CH Tax burden15'894 #80 VS · #1225 CH Taxes130% #97 VS Warmest municipalities3.7 °C #113 VS · #2040 CH Sunniest municipalities49.7% #114 VS · #246 CH Rainiest municipalities1'294 mm #9 VS · #501 CH Voter turnout60.3% #18 VS · #567 CH SVP strongholds34.5% #19 VS · #1010 CH SP strongholds6.3% #86 VS · #1856 CH Centre strongholds50.5% #42 VS · #75 CH FDP strongholds2.5% #90 VS · #2005 CH GLP strongholds0.6% #104 VS · #1981 CH Green strongholds4.8% #69 VS · #1586 CH Largest by area13.9 km² #92 VS · #706 CH Highest municipalities1'564 m #25 VS · #76 CH Second homes85.7% #2 VS · #4 CH Organic farming75% #3 VS · #49 CH Best-connected municipalities141 min #112 VS · #2026 CH Remotest municipalities141 min #11 VS · #87 CH Highest peaks3'053 m #55 VS · #127 CH Highest-lying municipalities2'023 m #40 VS · #84 CH Greatest vertical range1'956 m #92 VS · #217 CH Steepest municipalities27.7° #58 VS · #167 CH Solar potential15 GWh #65 VS · #1223 CH Solar potential per capita42'253 kWh #3 VS · #10 CH Cheapest electricity26.91 Rp./kWh #93 VS · #1104 CH Most expensive electricity26.91 Rp./kWh #28 VS · #1001 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3997

Bellwald

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Bellwald3997

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bellwald?: The postal code of Bellwald is 3997.
What is the tax rate in Bellwald?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bellwald is 130% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Bellwald?: A single person without children pays about 15'894 CHF income tax in Bellwald on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 80 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bellwald have?: Bellwald has 364 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bellwald?: Bellwald has 63 foreign residents, a share of 17.31% (2025).

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