Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'111 49.2%
Men
1'149 50.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
386 17.1%
Swiss citizens
1'858 82.2%
Foreign residents
402 17.8%
Population density
98 pop./km²
0–19 · 386 · 17.1%20–64 · 1'370 · 60.6%65+ · 504 · 22.3%
Foreign residents 17.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +13 (+0.6%) · 22 births · 14 deaths · net migration +10
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
15.1% YesNo 84.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 36.2% Yes
36.6% YesNo 63.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 57.7% Yes
61.1% YesNo 38.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 57.3% Yes
56.7% YesNo 43.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 35.1% Yes
36.2% YesNo 63.8%
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
17.2% YesNo 82.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 45.4% Yes
45.0% YesNo 55.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 43.1% Yes
43.6% YesNo 56.4%
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
75.5% YesNo 24.5%
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
53.0% YesNo 47.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte50.8% · strongest party
Mitte50.8%
SVP37.6%
SP4.4%
GRÜNE3.3%
FDP2.3%
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 99 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'187 CHF(16.2%)
Rank 98 of 122 in the canton · 1380 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:16'187 CHF(~16.2%)
Gampel-BratschCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Gampel-Bratsch | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.2% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.2% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.9% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.4% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.8% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.8% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.2% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.4% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.5% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.6% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.8% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.9% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 24.6% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 26.5% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 27.7% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 28.7% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 29.6% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 30.3% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20204.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'054 mm
4.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'765 m
Mean elevation
1'598 m
Relief
2'144 m
Mean slope
27.2°
Flat share
8.6%
South-facing
48.7%
Above 2000 m
29.6%
Relief 2'144 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
25.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
35 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'600
Per inhabitant
11'124 kWh/yr
25 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
1.67 %
Second homes
37.4 %
Avg. rooms
3.4
Dwellings
1'680
Built before 194624.7%
Built since 200117.7%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
1.67 %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
768
Workplaces
168
Services share
61.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 85 (11.1%) · Secondary 211 (27.5%) · Tertiary 472 (61.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
28
Organic share
39.3 %
Farmland
361 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 municipalities2'260 #41 VS · #905 CHGrowing municipalities0.6% #68 VS · #1053 CHShrinking municipalities0.6% #55 VS · #1066 CHJobs per resident0.34 #58 VS · #1111 CHFamilies & children17.1% #71 VS · #1811 CHAge structure22.3% #74 VS · #815 CHWomen share49.2% #68 VS · #1450 CHForeign residents17.8% #57 VS · #1061 CHPopulation density98/km² #40 VS · #1487 CHTax burden16'187 #98 VS · #1380 CHTaxes130% #99 VSWarmest municipalities4.1 °C #108 VS · #2025 CHSunniest municipalities53.1% #71 VS · #155 CHRainiest municipalities1'054 mm #33 VS · #1360 CHVoter turnout55.9% #46 VS · #1107 CHAgainst Switzerland22.5% #15 VS · #378 CHAligned with Switzerland77.5% #57 VS · #1114 CHSVP strongholds37.6% #13 VS · #800 CHSP strongholds4.4% #103 VS · #1966 CHCentre strongholds50.8% #41 VS · #74 CHFDP strongholds2.3% #93 VS · #2012 CHGLP strongholds1.6% #58 VS · #1837 CHGreen strongholds3.3% #88 VS · #1847 CHLargest by area23 km² #66 VS · #415 CHHighest municipalities634 m #94 VS · #733 CHSecond homes37.4% #71 VS · #219 CHOrganic farming39.3% #20 VS · #207 CHBest-connected municipalities105 min #48 VS · #1792 CHRemotest municipalities105 min #74 VS · #332 CHHighest peaks2'765 m #86 VS · #199 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'598 m #76 VS · #182 CHGreatest vertical range2'144 m #76 VS · #162 CHSteepest municipalities27.2° #65 VS · #187 CHSolar potential25 GWh #44 VS · #834 CHSolar potential per capita11'124 kWh #78 VS · #892 CHCheapest electricity24.31 Rp./kWh #33 VS · #267 CHMost expensive electricity24.31 Rp./kWh #97 VS · #1847 CH
Postal codes (5)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 7Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Gampel-Bratsch?
- Gampel-Bratsch has 5 postal codes: 3917, 3940, 3945, 3946, 3957.
- What is the tax rate in Gampel-Bratsch?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Gampel-Bratsch is 130% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Gampel-Bratsch?
- A single person without children pays about 16'187 CHF income tax in Gampel-Bratsch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 98 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Gampel-Bratsch have?
- Gampel-Bratsch has 2'260 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Gampel-Bratsch?
- Gampel-Bratsch has 402 foreign residents, a share of 17.79% (2025).
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