What is the postal code of Bitsch?

Bitsch has 2 postal codes: 3914, 3982.

What is the tax rate in Bitsch?

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

How much tax do you pay in Bitsch?

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

How many residents does Bitsch have?

Bitsch has 1'219 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bitsch?

Bitsch has 140 foreign residents, a share of 11.48% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS · Bezirk Raron

Bitsch

3914–3982

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

601 49.3%

Men

618 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

263 21.6%

Swiss citizens

1'079 88.5%

Foreign residents

140 11.5%

Population density

211 pop./km²

0–19 · 263 · 21.6%20–64 · 769 · 63.1%65+ · 187 · 15.3%

Foreign residents 11.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +77 (+6.7%) · 19 births · 7 deaths · net migration +66

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 Bitsch

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 Raron: 15.2% Yes

18.6% YesNo 81.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 31.6% Yes

40.0% YesNo 60.0%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 59.3% Yes

57.7% YesNo 42.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 53.1% Yes

56.8% YesNo 43.2%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 33.4% Yes

34.0% YesNo 66.0%

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 Raron: 18.4% Yes

21.3% YesNo 78.7%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 42.1% Yes

47.6% YesNo 52.4%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 38.9% Yes

40.5% YesNo 59.6%

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

77.1% YesNo 22.9%

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 Raron: 43.2% Yes

43.3% YesNo 56.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte45.5% · strongest party

Mitte45.5%

SVP33.5%

SP8.2%

GRÜNE6.9%

FDP4.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier100%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

100%VS range 100%145%

Tax rank 13 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%)

BitschCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

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Gross income	Bitsch	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 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20204.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020875 mm

4.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'048 m

Mean elevation

1'322 m

Relief

1'364 m

Mean slope

33.1°

Flat share

4.4%

South-facing

40.2%

Above 2000 m

1.8%

Relief 1'364 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

10.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

14.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'300

Per inhabitant

8'417 kWh/yr

10 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 Bitsch →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

1.08 %

Second homes

18.3 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

651

Built before 194614.7%

Built since 200131.6%

1.08 %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

373

Workplaces

Services share

66.2 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 31 (8.3%) · Secondary 95 (25.5%) · Tertiary 247 (66.2%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

45.5 %

Farmland

101 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 100 min · Car 113 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 10 min

Remoteness 82/122 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number6173

Websitebitsch.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Raron

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Bitsch ranks

Largest municipalities1'219 #62 VS · #1313 CH Growing municipalities6.7% #2 VS · #23 CH Shrinking municipalities6.7% #121 VS · #2086 CH Jobs per resident0.31 #68 VS · #1262 CH Families & children21.6% #15 VS · #645 CH Age structure15.3% #115 VS · #1969 CH Women share49.3% #66 VS · #1409 CH Foreign residents11.5% #94 VS · #1591 CH Population density211/km² #23 VS · #995 CH Tax burden13'690 #2 VS · #747 CH Taxes100% #13 VS Warmest municipalities4.9 °C #94 VS · #1996 CH Sunniest municipalities52.6% #82 VS · #171 CH Rainiest municipalities875 mm #60 VS · #1986 CH Voter turnout53.2% #71 VS · #1460 CH Against Switzerland16.7% #60 VS · #814 CH Aligned with Switzerland83.3% #10 VS · #705 CH SVP strongholds33.5% #23 VS · #1069 CH SP strongholds8.2% #69 VS · #1683 CH Centre strongholds45.5% #59 VS · #102 CH FDP strongholds4.7% #71 VS · #1880 CH GLP strongholds1.1% #85 VS · #1924 CH Green strongholds6.9% #54 VS · #1132 CH Largest by area5.8 km² #115 VS · #1436 CH Highest municipalities806 m #80 VS · #416 CH Second homes18.3% #90 VS · #391 CH Organic farming45.5% #15 VS · #165 CH Best-connected municipalities100 min #38 VS · #1711 CH Remotest municipalities100 min #82 VS · #407 CH Highest peaks2'048 m #106 VS · #347 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'322 m #94 VS · #259 CH Greatest vertical range1'364 m #110 VS · #369 CH Steepest municipalities33.1° #8 VS · #33 CH Solar potential10 GWh #87 VS · #1538 CH Solar potential per capita8'417 kWh #98 VS · #1381 CH Cheapest electricity26.91 Rp./kWh #95 VS · #1106 CH Most expensive electricity26.91 Rp./kWh #30 VS · #1003 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Bitsch3982 Blatten b. Naters3914

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bitsch?: Bitsch has 2 postal codes: 3914, 3982.
What is the tax rate in Bitsch?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bitsch is 100% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Bitsch?: A single person without children pays about 13'690 CHF income tax in Bitsch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bitsch have?: Bitsch has 1'219 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bitsch?: Bitsch has 140 foreign residents, a share of 11.48% (2025).

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