Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
160 46.4%
Men
185 53.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
46 13.3%
Swiss citizens
305 88.4%
Foreign residents
40 11.6%
Population density
57 pop./km²
0–19 · 46 · 13.3%20–64 · 199 · 57.7%65+ · 100 · 29.0%
Foreign residents 11.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +7 (+2.1%) · 5 births · 5 deaths · net migration +8
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 Bezirk Brig: 18.4% Yes
13.5% YesNo 86.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Brig: 29.8% Yes
36.4% YesNo 63.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Brig: 58.3% Yes
66.5% YesNo 33.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Brig: 52.2% Yes
67.8% YesNo 32.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Brig: 36.3% Yes
32.3% YesNo 67.7%
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 Bezirk Brig: 20.0% Yes
20.2% YesNo 79.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Brig: 42.3% Yes
52.7% YesNo 47.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Brig: 36.8% Yes
41.7% YesNo 58.3%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Brig: 74.4% Yes
72.6% YesNo 27.4%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Brig: 42.1% Yes
54.8% YesNo 45.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP44.4% · strongest party
SVP44.4%
Mitte38.1%
SP9.4%
GRÜNE3.7%
GLP2.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier130%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
130%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 90 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'695 CHF(16.7%)
Rank 112 of 122 in the canton · 1700 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:16'695 CHF(~16.7%)
EggerbergCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Eggerberg | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.6% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.9% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.5% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.3% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.4% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.7% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.9% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 19% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 20.1% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 21.2% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 22.2% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 24.8% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 26.7% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 28% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 29% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 29.9% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 30.6% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)7 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020718 mm
9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'874 m
Mean elevation
1'219 m
Relief
1'215 m
Mean slope
32.9°
Flat share
0.3%
South-facing
55.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'215 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
6.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
9.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'400
Per inhabitant
18'667 kWh/yr
6 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
23.71 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.83 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.3 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.25 Rp./kWh
23.71 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator VED Visp Energie Dienste AG
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 2
Standard model, deductible 300522 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 2 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
0.64 %
Second homes
47.7 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
311
Built before 194627.3%
Built since 200112.5%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.64 %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
67
Workplaces
28
Services share
59.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 0 (0.0%) · Tertiary 40 (59.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
11
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
84 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 municipalities345 #105 VS · #1929 CHGrowing municipalities2.1% #31 VS · #332 CHShrinking municipalities2.1% #92 VS · #1780 CHJobs per resident0.19 #105 VS · #1841 CHFamilies & children13.3% #109 VS · #2042 CHAge structure29% #25 VS · #137 CHWomen share46.4% #117 VS · #2044 CHForeign residents11.6% #92 VS · #1578 CHPopulation density57/km² #60 VS · #1743 CHTax burden16'695 #112 VS · #1700 CHTaxes130% #90 VSWarmest municipalities9.3 °C #23 VS · #1181 CHSunniest municipalities54.4% #43 VS · #114 CHRainiest municipalities718 mm #90 VS · #2069 CHVoter turnout52.7% #73 VS · #1507 CHSVP strongholds44.4% #6 VS · #435 CHSP strongholds9.4% #62 VS · #1582 CHCentre strongholds38.1% #69 VS · #146 CHFDP strongholds2% #98 VS · #2026 CHGLP strongholds2.5% #22 VS · #1689 CHGreen strongholds3.7% #79 VS · #1785 CHLargest by area6.1 km² #113 VS · #1388 CHHighest municipalities1'262 m #52 VS · #154 CHSecond homes47.7% #61 VS · #172 CHOrganic farming0% #104 VS · #2046 CHBest-connected municipalities102 min #44 VS · #1738 CHRemotest municipalities102 min #78 VS · #382 CHHighest peaks1'874 m #111 VS · #377 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'219 m #100 VS · #298 CHGreatest vertical range1'215 m #113 VS · #406 CHSteepest municipalities32.9° #11 VS · #37 CHSolar potential6 GWh #103 VS · #1803 CHSolar potential per capita18'667 kWh #31 VS · #232 CHCheapest electricity23.71 Rp./kWh #13 VS · #78 CHMost expensive electricity23.71 Rp./kWh #103 VS · #2022 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Eggerberg?
- Eggerberg has 2 postal codes: 3937, 3939.
- What is the tax rate in Eggerberg?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Eggerberg is 130% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Eggerberg?
- A single person without children pays about 16'695 CHF income tax in Eggerberg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 112 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Eggerberg have?
- Eggerberg has 345 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Eggerberg?
- Eggerberg has 40 foreign residents, a share of 11.59% (2025).
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