What is the postal code of Dorénaz?

The postal code of Dorénaz is 1905.

What is the tax rate in Dorénaz?

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

How much tax do you pay in Dorénaz?

A single person without children pays about 15'257 CHF income tax in Dorénaz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 54 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Dorénaz have?

Dorénaz has 1'120 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Dorénaz?

Dorénaz has 211 foreign residents, a share of 18.84% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS

Dorénaz

1905

VS CANTON1905

Residents

1'120

Area

12.6 km²

Population density

89 pop./km²

Elevation

1'289 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'467 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

120%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

543 48.5%

Men

577 51.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

232 20.7%

Swiss citizens

909 81.2%

Foreign residents

211 18.8%

Population density

89 pop./km²

0–19 · 232 · 20.7%20–64 · 716 · 63.9%65+ · 172 · 15.4%

Foreign residents 18.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Dorénaz

BFS

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

59.5% YesNo 40.5%

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

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

47.3% YesNo 52.7%

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

18.1% YesNo 81.9%

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

57.9% YesNo 42.1%

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

63.5% YesNo 36.5%

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

54.7% YesNo 45.4%

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

72.7% YesNo 27.3%

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

20.0% YesNo 80.0%

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

13.5% YesNo 86.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP33.2% · strongest party

FDP33.2%

SVP24.1%

SP18.8%

Mitte14.9%

GRÜNE4.6%

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 72 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'257 CHF(15.3%)

Rank 54 of 122 in the canton · 1044 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:15'257 CHF(~15.3%)

DorénazCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Dorénaz	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	10.1%	8.8–12%	10.5%
70'000	11.6%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%
80'000	12.8%	11.4–14.9%	13.1%
90'000	14%	12.4–16%	14.1%
100'000	15.3%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	16.5%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	17.5%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	18.7%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	20.9%	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	27.8%	26–30%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	26.8–30.8%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	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 1991–202010.1 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)6.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'108 mm

10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'467 m

Mean elevation

1'240 m

Relief

2'021 m

Mean slope

29.9°

Flat share

11.8%

South-facing

14.9%

Above 2000 m

15.9%

Relief 2'021 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

9.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

12.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'100

10 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

1.51 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

598

Built before 194623.9%

Built since 200138.6%

1.51 %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 86 min · Car 57 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 105/122 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitedorenaz.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'120 #68 VS · #1380 CH Families & children20.7% #19 VS · #928 CH Age structure15.4% #114 VS · #1954 CH Women share48.5% #84 VS · #1730 CH Foreign residents18.8% #52 VS · #961 CH Population density89/km² #43 VS · #1544 CH Tax burden15'257 #54 VS · #1044 CH Taxes120% #72 VS Warmest municipalities10.1 °C #12 VS · #461 CH Sunniest municipalities53.7% #56 VS · #134 CH Rainiest municipalities1'108 mm #24 VS · #1064 CH Voter turnout49.2% #92 VS · #1768 CH Against Switzerland21.2% #21 VS · #452 CH Aligned with Switzerland78.8% #52 VS · #1013 CH SVP strongholds24.1% #68 VS · #1599 CH SP strongholds18.8% #19 VS · #554 CH Centre strongholds14.9% #121 VS · #834 CH FDP strongholds33.2% #3 VS · #48 CH GLP strongholds1.6% #59 VS · #1833 CH Green strongholds4.6% #70 VS · #1622 CH Largest by area12.6 km² #99 VS · #769 CH Highest municipalities1'289 m #51 VS · #146 CH Remotest municipalities86 min #105 VS · #641 CH Best-connected municipalities86 min #17 VS · #1490 CH Highest peaks2'467 m #94 VS · #245 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'240 m #98 VS · #291 CH Greatest vertical range2'021 m #84 VS · #192 CH Steepest municipalities29.9° #35 VS · #94 CH Solar potential10 GWh #89 VS · #1583 CH Cheapest electricity25.77 Rp./kWh #49 VS · #461 CH Most expensive electricity25.77 Rp./kWh #76 VS · #1648 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1905

Dorénaz

Localities

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Dorénaz1905

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Dorénaz?: The postal code of Dorénaz is 1905.
What is the tax rate in Dorénaz?: The municipal tax multiplier of Dorénaz is 120% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Dorénaz?: A single person without children pays about 15'257 CHF income tax in Dorénaz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 54 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Dorénaz have?: Dorénaz has 1'120 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Dorénaz?: Dorénaz has 211 foreign residents, a share of 18.84% (2025).

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