Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
143 49.1%
Men
148 50.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
43 14.8%
Swiss citizens
273 93.8%
Foreign residents
18 6.2%
Population density
3 pop./km²
0–19 · 43 · 14.8%20–64 · 167 · 57.4%65+ · 81 · 27.8%
Foreign residents 6.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −9 (−3%) · 1 births · 4 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
8.8% YesNo 91.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 31.6% Yes
32.0% YesNo 68.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 59.3% Yes
70.4% YesNo 29.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 53.1% Yes
55.2% YesNo 44.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 33.4% Yes
31.8% YesNo 68.2%
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
20.5% YesNo 79.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 42.1% Yes
37.8% YesNo 62.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 38.9% Yes
43.0% YesNo 57.0%
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
72.9% YesNo 27.1%
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
45.3% YesNo 54.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte64.1% · strongest party
Mitte64.1%
SVP28.1%
GRÜNE3.8%
SP2.2%
FDP1.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier140%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
140%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 119 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'269 CHF(17.3%)
Rank 120 of 122 in the canton · 1950 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:17'269 CHF(~17.3%)
BlattenCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Blatten | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.7% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 10.2% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.9% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.5% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.8% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.9% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 17.3% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 18.5% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 19.6% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 20.8% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 21.9% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 23% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 25.5% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 27.5% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 28.7% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 29.8% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 30.7% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 31.4% | 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)-1.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'117 mm
3.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
3'875 m
Mean elevation
2'571 m
Relief
2'451 m
Mean slope
30.6°
Flat share
1.6%
South-facing
40.2%
Above 2000 m
85.0%
Relief 2'451 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
8.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
11.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'800
Per inhabitant
28'213 kWh/yr
8 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
30.48 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.21 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.95 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
30.48 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator EVTL Energieversorgung Talschaft Lötschen 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
65.1 %
Avg. rooms
3.4
Dwellings
369
Built before 194636.0%
Built since 200115.4%
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
87
Workplaces
26
Services share
77 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 13 (14.9%) · Secondary 7 (8.0%) · Tertiary 67 (77.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
5
Organic share
60 %
Farmland
146 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 municipalities291 #110 VS · #1965 CHGrowing municipalities-3% #117 VS · #2052 CHShrinking municipalities-3% #6 VS · #57 CHJobs per resident0.3 #71 VS · #1307 CHFamilies & children14.8% #96 VS · #1993 CHAge structure27.8% #31 VS · #186 CHWomen share49.1% #71 VS · #1492 CHForeign residents6.2% #117 VS · #1967 CHPopulation density3/km² #118 VS · #2095 CHTax burden17'269 #120 VS · #1951 CHTaxes140% #119 VSWarmest municipalities3.4 °C #115 VS · #2048 CHSunniest municipalities49.5% #118 VS · #260 CHRainiest municipalities1'117 mm #22 VS · #1001 CHVoter turnout56.5% #41 VS · #1028 CHSVP strongholds28.1% #46 VS · #1398 CHSP strongholds2.2% #116 VS · #2018 CHCentre strongholds64.1% #7 VS · #21 CHFDP strongholds1.1% #116 VS · #2061 CHGLP strongholds0.8% #97 VS · #1961 CHGreen strongholds3.8% #78 VS · #1769 CHLargest by area90.5 km² #13 VS · #83 CHHighest municipalities1'542 m #28 VS · #83 CHSecond homes65.1% #23 VS · #72 CHOrganic farming60% #7 VS · #84 CHBest-connected municipalities126 min #94 VS · #1968 CHRemotest municipalities126 min #29 VS · #144 CHHighest peaks3'875 m #22 VS · #28 CHHighest-lying municipalities2'571 m #9 VS · #10 CHGreatest vertical range2'451 m #49 VS · #94 CHSteepest municipalities30.6° #28 VS · #79 CHSolar potential8 GWh #97 VS · #1682 CHSolar potential per capita28'213 kWh #12 VS · #58 CHCheapest electricity30.48 Rp./kWh #119 VS · #1838 CHMost expensive electricity30.48 Rp./kWh #1 VS · #266 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Blatten?
- The postal code of Blatten is 3919.
- What is the tax rate in Blatten?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Blatten is 140% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Blatten?
- A single person without children pays about 17'269 CHF income tax in Blatten on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 120 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Blatten have?
- Blatten has 291 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Blatten?
- Blatten has 18 foreign residents, a share of 6.19% (2025).
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