Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
Population change 2025: +253 (+2.7%) · 73 births · 68 deaths · net migration +239
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 District de Conthey: 24.7% Yes
26.8% YesNo 73.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 34.4% Yes
35.3% YesNo 64.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 56.8% Yes
58.0% YesNo 42.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 48.9% Yes
50.5% YesNo 49.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 51.6% Yes
50.9% YesNo 49.1%
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 District de Conthey: 21.2% Yes
20.5% YesNo 79.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 46.7% Yes
47.7% YesNo 52.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 54.1% Yes
53.7% YesNo 46.3%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 62.0% Yes
61.8% YesNo 38.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 63.9% Yes
63.9% YesNo 36.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP27.0% · strongest party
SVP27.0%
Mitte24.8%
FDP24.1%
SP13.2%
GRÜNE8.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier120%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
120%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 50 of 122 in canton ValaisTax 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
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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual 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 mHighest 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
Roof potential
111.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
149.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
24'800
Per inhabitant
11'548 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
26.56 Rp./kWh
Energy
13 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.33 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.47 Rp./kWh
26.56 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300583 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 1 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
2.77 %
Second homes
19.8 %
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 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
4'342
Workplaces
808
Services share
73.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 355 (8.2%) · Secondary 805 (18.5%) · Tertiary 3'182 (73.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
61
Organic share
9.8 %
Farmland
691 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 municipalities9'661 #10 VS · #190 CHGrowing municipalities2.7% #14 VS · #206 CHShrinking municipalities2.7% #110 VS · #1905 CHJobs per resident0.45 #35 VS · #684 CHFamilies & children20.3% #25 VS · #1058 CHAge structure20.7% #84 VS · #1108 CHWomen share50.4% #25 VS · #710 CHForeign residents27.5% #27 VS · #427 CHPopulation density114/km² #38 VS · #1398 CHTax burden15'194 #52 VS · #1035 CHTaxes120% #50 VSWarmest municipalities9.2 °C #25 VS · #1272 CHSunniest municipalities58% #2 VS · #2 CHRainiest municipalities773 mm #75 VS · #2053 CHVoter turnout48.2% #108 VS · #1912 CHAgainst Switzerland17.6% #51 VS · #729 CHAligned with Switzerland82.4% #15 VS · #778 CHSVP strongholds27% #55 VS · #1460 CHSP strongholds13.2% #42 VS · #1149 CHCentre strongholds24.8% #105 VS · #357 CHFDP strongholds24.1% #14 VS · #272 CHGLP strongholds1.1% #83 VS · #1922 CHGreen strongholds8.8% #31 VS · #751 CHLargest by area85 km² #18 VS · #93 CHHighest municipalities1'824 m #17 VS · #45 CHSecond homes19.8% #87 VS · #340 CHOrganic farming9.8% #83 VS · #1245 CHBest-connected municipalities107 min #52 VS · #1819 CHRemotest municipalities107 min #70 VS · #299 CHHighest peaks3'212 m #43 VS · #90 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'753 m #67 VS · #148 CHGreatest vertical range2'737 m #25 VS · #37 CHSteepest municipalities26.7° #72 VS · #204 CHSolar potential112 GWh #6 VS · #63 CHSolar potential per capita11'548 kWh #74 VS · #818 CHCheapest electricity26.56 Rp./kWh #63 VS · #1038 CHMost expensive electricity26.56 Rp./kWh #37 VS · #1046 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 6Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- 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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