What is the postal code of Bister?

The postal code of Bister is 3983.

What is the tax rate in Bister?

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

How much tax do you pay in Bister?

A single person without children pays about 13'690 CHF income tax in Bister on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bister have?

Bister has 39 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bister?

Bister has 5 foreign residents, a share of 12.82% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS

Bister

3983

VS CANTON3983

Residents

Area

5.8 km²

Population density

7 pop./km²

Elevation

1'896 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'957 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

100%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

22 56.4%

Men

17 43.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

4 10.3%

Swiss citizens

34 87.2%

Foreign residents

5 12.8%

Population density

7 pop./km²

0–19 · 4 · 10.3%20–64 · 22 · 56.4%65+ · 13 · 33.3%

Foreign residents 12.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Bister

BFS

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

61.1% YesNo 38.9%

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

45.0% YesNo 55.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

33.3% YesNo 66.7%

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

30.4% YesNo 69.6%

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

54.2% YesNo 45.8%

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

60.9% YesNo 39.1%

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

70.0% YesNo 30.0%

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

65.2% YesNo 34.8%

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

0.0% YesNo 100.0%

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

6.3% YesNo 93.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte50.4% · strongest party

Mitte50.4%

GRÜNE22.4%

SVP20.3%

SP6.3%

FDP0.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier100%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

100%VS range 100%145%

Tax rank 11 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'690 CHF(13.7%)

Rank 1 of 122 in the canton · 746 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:13'690 CHF(~13.7%)

BisterCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bister	Valais	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	4.2–5.8%	5.4%
50'000	7.5%	7.5–10.3%	7.8%
60'000	8.8%	8.8–12%	10.5%
70'000	10.2%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%
80'000	11.4%	11.4–14.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.4%	12.4–16%	14.1%
100'000	13.7%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	14.8%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	15.9%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	17%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	18.1%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	19.1%	19.1–23%	19.7%
175'000	21.8%	21.8–25.7%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	23.9–27.7%	23.2%
225'000	25.1%	25.1–28.9%	24.6%
250'000	26%	26–30%	25.8%
275'000	26.8%	26.8–30.8%	26.8%
300'000	27.4%	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 1991–20208 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)2.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020857 mm

8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'957 m

Mean elevation

1'780 m

Relief

2'195 m

Mean slope

34.1°

Flat share

0.1%

South-facing

1.7%

Above 2000 m

36.8%

Relief 2'195 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

1.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

300

1 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

28.52 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.11 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.13 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.91 Rp./kWh

28.52 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 26.87 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0 %

Avg. rooms

2.9

Dwellings

Built before 194656.9%

Built since 20017.8%

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 121 min · Car 125 min

AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 41/122 in canton

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

Rankings

Largest municipalities39 #122 VS · #2105 CH Families & children10.3% #118 VS · #2087 CH Age structure33.3% #12 VS · #48 CH Women share56.4% #2 VS · #2 CH Foreign residents12.8% #84 VS · #1465 CH Population density7/km² #109 VS · #2062 CH Tax burden13'690 #1 VS · #746 CH Taxes100% #11 VS Warmest municipalities8 °C #48 VS · #1711 CH Sunniest municipalities52.3% #88 VS · #181 CH Rainiest municipalities857 mm #64 VS · #2009 CH Voter turnout70.1% #2 VS · #48 CH SVP strongholds20.3% #93 VS · #1780 CH SP strongholds6.3% #87 VS · #1852 CH Centre strongholds50.4% #43 VS · #76 CH FDP strongholds0.7% #118 VS · #2063 CH GLP strongholds0% #122 VS · #2028 CH Green strongholds22.4% #2 VS · #12 CH Largest by area5.8 km² #114 VS · #1435 CH Highest municipalities1'896 m #14 VS · #36 CH Remotest municipalities121 min #41 VS · #179 CH Best-connected municipalities121 min #82 VS · #1934 CH Highest peaks2'957 m #69 VS · #152 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'780 m #63 VS · #138 CH Greatest vertical range2'195 m #70 VS · #150 CH Steepest municipalities34.1° #2 VS · #20 CH Solar potential1 GWh #122 VS · #2102 CH Cheapest electricity28.52 Rp./kWh #96 VS · #1171 CH Most expensive electricity28.52 Rp./kWh #27 VS · #936 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3983

Bister

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Bister3983

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bister?: The postal code of Bister is 3983.
What is the tax rate in Bister?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bister is 100% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Bister?: A single person without children pays about 13'690 CHF income tax in Bister on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bister have?: Bister has 39 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bister?: Bister has 5 foreign residents, a share of 12.82% (2025).

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