Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
213 45.5%
Men
255 54.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
80 17.1%
Swiss citizens
398 85.0%
Foreign residents
70 15.0%
Population density
16 pop./km²
0–19 · 80 · 17.1%20–64 · 270 · 57.7%65+ · 118 · 25.2%
Foreign residents 15.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −15 (−3.1%) · 4 births · 8 deaths · net migration −8
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 Bezirk Raron: 15.2% Yes
26.0% YesNo 74.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 31.6% Yes
26.0% YesNo 74.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 59.3% Yes
55.9% YesNo 44.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 53.1% Yes
51.0% YesNo 49.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 33.4% Yes
38.9% YesNo 61.2%
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 Raron: 18.4% Yes
22.5% YesNo 77.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 42.1% Yes
33.8% YesNo 66.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 38.9% Yes
48.3% YesNo 51.7%
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
74.4% YesNo 25.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 43.2% Yes
46.5% YesNo 53.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte62.2% · strongest party
Mitte62.2%
SVP22.3%
GRÜNE6.7%
SP4.6%
GLP3.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier120%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
120%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 70 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'949 CHF(15.9%)
Rank 83 of 122 in the canton · 1248 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:15'949 CHF(~15.9%)
BettmeralpCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Bettmeralp | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.3% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.3% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.9% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.4% | 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 | 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 | 19.3% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.4% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.4% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.9% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 25.9% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 27.1% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 28.1% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 29% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.7% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20203.4 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)0.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'108 mm
3.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
4'184 m
Mean elevation
2'335 m
Relief
3'226 m
Mean slope
27.6°
Flat share
4.8%
South-facing
48.9%
Above 2000 m
72.8%
Relief 3'226 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
19.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
30.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'300
Per inhabitant
41'410 kWh/yr
19 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
26.91 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 · 2024Premium 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 · AREVacancy rate
0 %
Second homes
85.5 %
Avg. rooms
3
Dwellings
1'750
Built before 19469.1%
Built since 200113.3%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0 %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
781
Workplaces
88
Services share
92.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 21 (2.7%) · Secondary 35 (4.5%) · Tertiary 725 (92.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
10
Organic share
20 %
Farmland
202 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 municipalities468 #94 VS · #1830 CHGrowing municipalities-3.1% #118 VS · #2055 CHShrinking municipalities-3.1% #5 VS · #54 CHJobs per resident1.67 #1 VS · #19 CHFamilies & children17.1% #72 VS · #1812 CHAge structure25.2% #48 VS · #381 CHWomen share45.5% #118 VS · #2069 CHForeign residents15% #76 VS · #1285 CHPopulation density16/km² #98 VS · #2006 CHTax burden15'949 #83 VS · #1248 CHTaxes120% #70 VSWarmest municipalities3.4 °C #116 VS · #2049 CHSunniest municipalities51.1% #100 VS · #208 CHRainiest municipalities1'108 mm #23 VS · #1063 CHVoter turnout48% #110 VS · #1921 CHSVP strongholds22.3% #82 VS · #1688 CHSP strongholds4.6% #102 VS · #1953 CHCentre strongholds62.2% #13 VS · #29 CHFDP strongholds1.2% #114 VS · #2059 CHGLP strongholds3% #15 VS · #1594 CHGreen strongholds6.7% #56 VS · #1177 CHLargest by area28.8 km² #56 VS · #321 CHHighest municipalities1'948 m #11 VS · #31 CHSecond homes85.5% #3 VS · #5 CHOrganic farming20% #53 VS · #667 CHBest-connected municipalities136 min #108 VS · #2014 CHRemotest municipalities136 min #15 VS · #102 CHHighest peaks4'184 m #11 VS · #12 CHHighest-lying municipalities2'335 m #22 VS · #34 CHGreatest vertical range3'226 m #10 VS · #13 CHSteepest municipalities27.6° #61 VS · #172 CHSolar potential19 GWh #58 VS · #1043 CHSolar potential per capita41'410 kWh #4 VS · #12 CHCheapest electricity26.91 Rp./kWh #99 VS · #1110 CHMost expensive electricity26.91 Rp./kWh #34 VS · #1007 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Bettmeralp?
- Bettmeralp has 4 postal codes: 3983, 3991, 3992, 3994.
- What is the tax rate in Bettmeralp?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Bettmeralp is 120% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Bettmeralp?
- A single person without children pays about 15'949 CHF income tax in Bettmeralp on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 83 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Bettmeralp have?
- Bettmeralp has 468 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Bettmeralp?
- Bettmeralp has 70 foreign residents, a share of 14.96% (2025).
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