What is the postal code of Chamoson?

Chamoson has 2 postal codes: 1908, 1955.

What is the tax rate in Chamoson?

The municipal tax multiplier of Chamoson is 125% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Chamoson?

A single person without children pays about 16'082 CHF income tax in Chamoson on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 92 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Chamoson have?

Chamoson has 4'486 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Chamoson?

Chamoson has 837 foreign residents, a share of 18.66% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS

Chamoson

1908–1955

VS CANTON1908 1955

Residents

4'486

Area

32.5 km²

Population density

138 pop./km²

Elevation

490 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'020 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

125%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'255 50.3%

Men

2'231 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

877 19.5%

Swiss citizens

3'649 81.3%

Foreign residents

837 18.7%

Population density

138 pop./km²

0–19 · 877 · 19.5%20–64 · 2'684 · 59.8%65+ · 925 · 20.6%

Foreign residents 18.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Chamoson

BFS

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

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

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

51.0% YesNo 49.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

53.3% YesNo 46.7%

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

21.9% YesNo 78.1%

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

46.1% YesNo 53.9%

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

53.5% YesNo 46.5%

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

64.4% YesNo 35.6%

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

62.4% YesNo 37.6%

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

15.2% YesNo 84.8%

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

11.6% YesNo 88.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte28.3% · strongest party

Mitte28.3%

SVP27.6%

FDP16.0%

SP13.5%

GRÜNE10.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier125%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

125%VS range 100%145%

Tax rank 80 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'082 CHF(16.1%)

Rank 92 of 122 in the canton · 1309 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:16'082 CHF(~16.1%)

ChamosonCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Chamoson	Valais	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	4.2–5.8%	5.4%
50'000	9.3%	7.5–10.3%	7.8%
60'000	11%	8.8–12%	10.5%
70'000	12.4%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%
80'000	13.7%	11.4–14.9%	13.1%
90'000	14.8%	12.4–16%	14.1%
100'000	16.1%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	19.5%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.7%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	21.7%	19.1–23%	19.7%
175'000	24.3%	21.8–25.7%	21.6%
200'000	26.2%	23.9–27.7%	23.2%
225'000	27.4%	25.1–28.9%	24.6%
250'000	28.4%	26–30%	25.8%
275'000	29.3%	26.8–30.8%	26.8%
300'000	30%	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 1991–20208.5 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)5.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020863 mm

8.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'020 m

Mean elevation

1'426 m

Relief

2'551 m

Mean slope

26.7°

Flat share

16.0%

South-facing

39.4%

Above 2000 m

26.5%

Relief 2'551 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

43.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

58.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'700

43 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

25.77 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.7 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.01 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.27 Rp./kWh

25.77 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 26.87 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Genedis SA

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

3.26 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

2'790

Built before 194620.8%

Built since 200134.8%

3.26 %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 107 min · Car 68 min

AgglomerationPT 33 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 69/122 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitechamoson.net ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'486 #25 VS · #499 CH Families & children19.5% #44 VS · #1327 CH Age structure20.6% #85 VS · #1130 CH Women share50.3% #28 VS · #762 CH Foreign residents18.7% #53 VS · #978 CH Population density138/km² #32 VS · #1276 CH Tax burden16'082 #92 VS · #1312 CH Taxes125% #80 VS Warmest municipalities8.5 °C #40 VS · #1583 CH Sunniest municipalities57.1% #6 VS · #7 CH Rainiest municipalities863 mm #63 VS · #2002 CH Voter turnout52.2% #72 VS · #1449 CH Against Switzerland18% #50 VS · #728 CH Aligned with Switzerland82% #14 VS · #777 CH SVP strongholds27.6% #49 VS · #1426 CH SP strongholds13.5% #40 VS · #1116 CH Centre strongholds28.3% #92 VS · #269 CH FDP strongholds16% #38 VS · #739 CH GLP strongholds2.8% #18 VS · #1638 CH Green strongholds10.5% #24 VS · #497 CH Largest by area32.5 km² #50 VS · #286 CH Highest municipalities490 m #107 VS · #1263 CH Remotest municipalities107 min #69 VS · #298 CH Best-connected municipalities107 min #51 VS · #1818 CH Highest peaks3'020 m #59 VS · #136 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'426 m #81 VS · #223 CH Greatest vertical range2'551 m #40 VS · #74 CH Steepest municipalities26.7° #71 VS · #203 CH Solar potential43 GWh #26 VS · #419 CH Cheapest electricity25.77 Rp./kWh #41 VS · #453 CH Most expensive electricity25.77 Rp./kWh #68 VS · #1640 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 7

Chamoson1955 Grugnay (Chamoson)1955 Les Vérines (Chamoson)1955 Mayens-de-Chamoson1955 Némiaz (Chamoson)1955 Riddes1908 St-Pierre-de-Clages1955

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Chamoson?: Chamoson has 2 postal codes: 1908, 1955.
What is the tax rate in Chamoson?: The municipal tax multiplier of Chamoson is 125% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Chamoson?: A single person without children pays about 16'082 CHF income tax in Chamoson on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 92 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Chamoson have?: Chamoson has 4'486 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Chamoson?: Chamoson has 837 foreign residents, a share of 18.66% (2025).

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