Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
82 44.6%
Men
102 55.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
19 10.3%
Swiss citizens
169 91.9%
Foreign residents
15 8.2%
Population density
6 pop./km²
0–19 · 19 · 10.3%20–64 · 97 · 52.7%65+ · 68 · 37.0%
Foreign residents 8.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +1 (+0.6%) · 1 births · 1 deaths · net migration +2
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 Leuk: 17.3% Yes
12.5% YesNo 87.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 36.2% Yes
48.6% YesNo 51.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 57.7% Yes
65.8% YesNo 34.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 57.3% Yes
66.4% YesNo 33.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 35.1% Yes
37.8% YesNo 62.2%
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 Leuk: 17.2% Yes
15.2% YesNo 84.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 45.4% Yes
48.2% YesNo 51.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 43.1% Yes
43.5% YesNo 56.5%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 72.8% Yes
73.6% YesNo 26.4%
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 Leuk: 48.8% Yes
53.2% YesNo 46.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP49.5% · strongest party
SVP49.5%
Mitte38.7%
SP4.0%
FDP3.6%
GLP3.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier100%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
100%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 4 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'690 CHF(13.7%)
Rank 1 of 122 in the canton · 746 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:13'690 CHF(~13.7%)
ErgischCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Ergisch | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.2% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.5% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.8% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.2% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.4% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.4% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.7% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.8% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.9% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 17% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 18.1% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 19.1% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 21.8% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 23.9% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.1% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 26.8% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 27.4% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20204 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020887 mm
4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
3'189 m
Mean elevation
2'086 m
Relief
2'477 m
Mean slope
29.5°
Flat share
0.9%
South-facing
9.6%
Above 2000 m
59.7%
Relief 2'477 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
5.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
6.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'100
Per inhabitant
27'717 kWh/yr
5 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
24.31 Rp./kWh
Energy
8.88 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.97 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
24.31 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator RELL 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
1.26 %
Second homes
76.8 %
Avg. rooms
2.9
Dwellings
397
Built before 194651.6%
Built since 20013.8%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
1.26 %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
46
Workplaces
21
Services share
39.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 24 (52.2%) · Secondary 4 (8.7%) · Tertiary 18 (39.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
11
Organic share
27.3 %
Farmland
139 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 municipalities184 #116 VS · #2041 CHGrowing municipalities0.6% #71 VS · #1076 CHShrinking municipalities0.6% #53 VS · #1038 CHJobs per resident0.25 #87 VS · #1546 CHFamilies & children10.3% #117 VS · #2086 CHAge structure37% #1 VS · #17 CHWomen share44.6% #119 VS · #2087 CHForeign residents8.2% #110 VS · #1852 CHPopulation density6/km² #111 VS · #2072 CHTax burden13'690 #6 VS · #751 CHTaxes100% #4 VSWarmest municipalities4 °C #110 VS · #2028 CHSunniest municipalities50.2% #112 VS · #235 CHRainiest municipalities887 mm #59 VS · #1970 CHVoter turnout77.4% #1 VS · #8 CHSVP strongholds49.5% #3 VS · #251 CHSP strongholds4% #105 VS · #1979 CHCentre strongholds38.7% #67 VS · #143 CHFDP strongholds3.6% #76 VS · #1953 CHGLP strongholds3.4% #7 VS · #1522 CHGreen strongholds0.9% #116 VS · #2021 CHLargest by area29.5 km² #55 VS · #316 CHHighest municipalities1'090 m #64 VS · #208 CHSecond homes76.8% #5 VS · #18 CHOrganic farming27.3% #29 VS · #394 CHBest-connected municipalities128 min #96 VS · #1974 CHRemotest municipalities128 min #26 VS · #138 CHHighest peaks3'189 m #45 VS · #93 CHHighest-lying municipalities2'086 m #36 VS · #76 CHGreatest vertical range2'477 m #46 VS · #86 CHSteepest municipalities29.5° #38 VS · #103 CHSolar potential5 GWh #112 VS · #1899 CHSolar potential per capita27'717 kWh #13 VS · #64 CHCheapest electricity24.31 Rp./kWh #27 VS · #261 CHMost expensive electricity24.31 Rp./kWh #91 VS · #1841 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Ergisch?
- Ergisch has 3 postal codes: 3946, 3947, 3948.
- What is the tax rate in Ergisch?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Ergisch is 100% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Ergisch?
- A single person without children pays about 13'690 CHF income tax in Ergisch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Ergisch have?
- Ergisch has 184 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Ergisch?
- Ergisch has 15 foreign residents, a share of 8.15% (2025).
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