What is the postal code of Conthey?

Conthey has 4 postal codes: 1963, 1964, 1975, 1976.

What is the tax rate in Conthey?

The municipal tax multiplier of Conthey is 120% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Conthey?

A single person without children pays about 15'194 CHF income tax in Conthey on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 52 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Conthey have?

Conthey has 9'661 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Conthey?

Conthey has 2'656 foreign residents, a share of 27.49% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS

Conthey

1963–1976

VS CANTON1963 1964 1975 1976

Residents

9'661

Area

85 km²

Population density

114 pop./km²

Elevation

1'824 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'212 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

120%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

4'870 50.4%

Men

4'791 49.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'965 20.3%

Swiss citizens

7'005 72.5%

Foreign residents

2'656 27.5%

Population density

114 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'965 · 20.3%20–64 · 5'693 · 58.9%65+ · 2'003 · 20.7%

Foreign residents 27.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Conthey

BFS

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

58.0% YesNo 42.0%

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

50.5% YesNo 49.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

50.9% YesNo 49.1%

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

20.5% YesNo 79.5%

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

47.7% YesNo 52.3%

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

53.7% YesNo 46.3%

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

61.8% YesNo 38.2%

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

63.9% YesNo 36.2%

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

15.0% YesNo 85.0%

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

12.7% YesNo 87.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP27.0% · strongest party

SVP27.0%

Mitte24.8%

FDP24.1%

SP13.2%

GRÜNE8.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier120%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

120%VS range 100%145%

Tax rank 50 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'194 CHF(15.2%)

Rank 52 of 122 in the canton · 1035 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:15'194 CHF(~15.2%)

ContheyCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Conthey	Valais	Switzerland median
40'000	4.8%	4.2–5.8%	5.4%
50'000	8.5%	7.5–10.3%	7.8%
60'000	10%	8.8–12%	10.5%
70'000	11.5%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%
80'000	12.8%	11.4–14.9%	13.1%
90'000	13.9%	12.4–16%	14.1%
100'000	15.2%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	16.4%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	17.5%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	18.6%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.7%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	20.8%	19.1–23%	19.7%
175'000	23.6%	21.8–25.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.6%	23.9–27.7%	23.2%
225'000	26.8%	25.1–28.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.7%	26–30%	25.8%
275'000	28.5%	26.8–30.8%	26.8%
300'000	29.2%	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 1991–20209.2 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)4.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020773 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'212 m

Mean elevation

1'753 m

Relief

2'737 m

Mean slope

26.7°

Flat share

5.3%

South-facing

32.0%

Above 2000 m

39.4%

Relief 2'737 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

111.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

149.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

24'800

112 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

26.87 Rp./kWh

Energy

14 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

7.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.38 Rp./kWh

26.87 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator OIKEN 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

2.77 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

5'598

Built before 194625.6%

Built since 200126.3%

2.77 %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 71 min

AgglomerationPT 25 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 70/122 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteconthey.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities9'661 #10 VS · #190 CH Families & children20.3% #25 VS · #1058 CH Age structure20.7% #84 VS · #1108 CH Women share50.4% #25 VS · #710 CH Foreign residents27.5% #27 VS · #427 CH Population density114/km² #38 VS · #1398 CH Tax burden15'194 #52 VS · #1035 CH Taxes120% #50 VS Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #25 VS · #1272 CH Sunniest municipalities58% #2 VS · #2 CH Rainiest municipalities773 mm #75 VS · #2053 CH Voter turnout47.6% #107 VS · #1889 CH Against Switzerland18% #51 VS · #729 CH Aligned with Switzerland82% #15 VS · #778 CH SVP strongholds27% #55 VS · #1458 CH SP strongholds13.2% #42 VS · #1145 CH Centre strongholds24.8% #105 VS · #357 CH FDP strongholds24.1% #14 VS · #271 CH GLP strongholds1.1% #83 VS · #1918 CH Green strongholds8.8% #31 VS · #748 CH Largest by area85 km² #18 VS · #93 CH Highest municipalities1'824 m #17 VS · #45 CH Remotest municipalities107 min #70 VS · #299 CH Best-connected municipalities107 min #52 VS · #1819 CH Highest peaks3'212 m #43 VS · #90 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'753 m #67 VS · #148 CH Greatest vertical range2'737 m #25 VS · #37 CH Steepest municipalities26.7° #72 VS · #204 CH Solar potential112 GWh #6 VS · #63 CH Cheapest electricity26.87 Rp./kWh #64 VS · #564 CH Most expensive electricity26.87 Rp./kWh #36 VS · #1520 CH

Postal codes (4)

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Localities

swisstopo · 6

Aven1976 Conthey1964 Daillon1976 Erde1976 St-Séverin1975 Vétroz1963

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Conthey?: Conthey has 4 postal codes: 1963, 1964, 1975, 1976.
What is the tax rate in Conthey?: The municipal tax multiplier of Conthey is 120% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Conthey?: A single person without children pays about 15'194 CHF income tax in Conthey on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 52 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Conthey have?: Conthey has 9'661 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Conthey?: Conthey has 2'656 foreign residents, a share of 27.49% (2025).

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