What is the postal code of Crans-Montana?

Crans-Montana has 9 postal codes: 3960, 3963, 3970, 3971, 3972, 3973, 3974, 3975, 3976.

What is the tax rate in Crans-Montana?

The municipal tax multiplier of Crans-Montana is 115% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Crans-Montana?

A single person without children pays about 14'540 CHF income tax in Crans-Montana on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 31 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Crans-Montana have?

Crans-Montana has 10'782 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Crans-Montana?

Crans-Montana has 4'099 foreign residents, a share of 38.02% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS · District de Sierre

Crans-Montana

3960–3976

VS CANTON3960 3963 3970 3971+5 PLZ

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

5'311 49.3%

Men

5'471 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'624 15.1%

Swiss citizens

6'683 62.0%

Foreign residents

4'099 38.0%

Population density

181 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'624 · 15.1%20–64 · 6'309 · 58.5%65+ · 2'849 · 26.4%

Foreign residents 38.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +286 (+2.7%) · 62 births · 82 deaths · net migration +286

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 Crans-Montana

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 District de Sierre: 28.3% Yes

28.7% YesNo 71.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 33.0% Yes

37.8% YesNo 62.2%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 56.6% Yes

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 44.5% Yes

48.4% YesNo 51.6%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 52.4% Yes

51.5% YesNo 48.5%

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 Sierre: 24.9% Yes

23.2% YesNo 76.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 42.0% Yes

43.0% YesNo 57.0%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 52.1% Yes

52.1% YesNo 47.9%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 63.7% Yes

62.6% YesNo 37.4%

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 Sierre: 62.0% Yes

63.7% YesNo 36.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte30.4% · strongest party

Mitte30.4%

SVP23.8%

FDP17.6%

SP15.4%

GRÜNE10.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier115%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

115%VS range 100%145%

Tax rank 40 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'540 CHF(14.5%)

Rank 31 of 122 in the canton · 937 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:14'540 CHF(~14.5%)

Crans-MontanaCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Crans-Montana	Valais	Switzerland median
40'000	4.5%	4.2–5.8%	5.4%
50'000	8%	7.5–10.3%	7.8%
60'000	9.4%	8.8–12%	10.5%
70'000	10.8%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%
80'000	12.1%	11.4–14.9%	13.1%
90'000	13.2%	12.4–16%	14.1%
100'000	14.5%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	15.7%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	16.8%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	17.9%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.1%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	20.1%	19.1–23%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	21.8–25.7%	21.6%
200'000	25%	23.9–27.7%	23.2%
225'000	26.3%	25.1–28.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.2%	26–30%	25.8%
275'000	28%	26.8–30.8%	26.8%
300'000	28.7%	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 1991–20208.7 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)3.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020723 mm

8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'173 m

Mean elevation

1'804 m

Relief

2'628 m

Mean slope

22.8°

Flat share

2.5%

South-facing

57.9%

Above 2000 m

40.7%

Relief 2'628 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

136.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

192.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

30'400

Per inhabitant

12'683 kWh/yr

137 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

26.56 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 · 2024

Premium regionRegion 1

Standard model, deductible 300583 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Valais391 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Crans-Montana →Canton Valais →Premiums explained →

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 · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.7 %

Second homes

58 %

Avg. rooms

3.2

Dwellings

12'489

Built before 19469.1%

Built since 200114.0%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

0.7 %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

5'168

Workplaces

1'009

Services share

84.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 152 (2.9%) · Secondary 657 (12.7%) · Tertiary 4'359 (84.3%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

11.4 %

Farmland

479 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 113 min · Car 81 min

AgglomerationPT 16 min · Car 6 min

Remoteness 57/122 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number6253

Websitecommune-cransmontana.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de Sierre

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Crans-Montana ranks

Largest municipalities10'782 #8 VS · #160 CH Growing municipalities2.7% #12 VS · #201 CH Shrinking municipalities2.7% #111 VS · #1911 CH Jobs per resident0.48 #32 VS · #598 CH Families & children15.1% #92 VS · #1980 CH Age structure26.4% #44 VS · #280 CH Women share49.3% #67 VS · #1410 CH Foreign residents38% #7 VS · #99 CH Population density181/km² #25 VS · #1088 CH Tax burden14'540 #31 VS · #937 CH Taxes115% #40 VS Warmest municipalities8.7 °C #35 VS · #1522 CH Sunniest municipalities56.4% #13 VS · #19 CH Rainiest municipalities723 mm #86 VS · #2065 CH Voter turnout53.5% #69 VS · #1430 CH Against Switzerland20.6% #27 VS · #506 CH Aligned with Switzerland79.4% #49 VS · #996 CH SVP strongholds23.8% #71 VS · #1615 CH SP strongholds15.4% #33 VS · #909 CH Centre strongholds30.4% #84 VS · #228 CH FDP strongholds17.6% #34 VS · #609 CH GLP strongholds2.1% #39 VS · #1753 CH Green strongholds10.4% #25 VS · #516 CH Largest by area59.7 km² #22 VS · #135 CH Highest municipalities1'495 m #29 VS · #90 CH Second homes58% #41 VS · #119 CH Organic farming11.4% #79 VS · #1117 CH Best-connected municipalities113 min #69 VS · #1879 CH Remotest municipalities113 min #57 VS · #239 CH Highest peaks3'173 m #48 VS · #105 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'804 m #60 VS · #130 CH Greatest vertical range2'628 m #33 VS · #58 CH Steepest municipalities22.8° #102 VS · #326 CH Solar potential137 GWh #5 VS · #39 CH Solar potential per capita12'683 kWh #67 VS · #666 CH Cheapest electricity26.56 Rp./kWh #80 VS · #1055 CH Most expensive electricity26.56 Rp./kWh #54 VS · #1063 CH

Postal codes (9)

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Localities

swisstopo · 16

Aminona3963 Champzabé3976 Chermignon3971 Chermignon-d'en-Bas3971 Corin-de-la-Crête3960 Crans-Montana3963 Loc3960 Miège3972 Mollens VS3974 Montana3963 Noës3976 Ollon VS3971 Randogne3975 Salgesch3970 Sierre3960 Venthône3973

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Crans-Montana?: Crans-Montana has 9 postal codes: 3960, 3963, 3970, 3971, 3972, 3973, 3974, 3975, 3976.
What is the tax rate in Crans-Montana?: The municipal tax multiplier of Crans-Montana is 115% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Crans-Montana?: A single person without children pays about 14'540 CHF income tax in Crans-Montana on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 31 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Crans-Montana have?: Crans-Montana has 10'782 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Crans-Montana?: Crans-Montana has 4'099 foreign residents, a share of 38.02% (2025).

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