Switzerland · Canton VS
Grengiols
3993–3996Residents
409
Area
58.5 km²
Population density
7 pop./km²
Elevation
995 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
3'270 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
100%
Postal codes
3
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
211 51.6%
Men
198 48.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
64 15.6%
Swiss citizens
383 93.6%
Foreign residents
26 6.4%
Population density
7 pop./km²
0–19 · 64 · 15.6%20–64 · 250 · 61.1%65+ · 95 · 23.2%
Foreign residents 6.4%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
50.9% YesNo 49.1%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
48.0% YesNo 52.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
25.6% YesNo 74.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
41.7% YesNo 58.3%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
35.4% YesNo 64.6%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
79.8% YesNo 20.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
38.5% YesNo 61.5%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
12.4% YesNo 87.6%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes
10.4% YesNo 89.6%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte53.0% · strongest party
Mitte53.0%
SVP20.4%
GRÜNE14.2%
SP7.1%
FDP3.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier100%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
100%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 15 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'406 CHF(14.4%)
Rank 26 of 122 in the canton · 912 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:14'406 CHF(~14.4%)
GrengiolsCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Grengiols | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.6% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.2% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.7% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.2% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.2% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.4% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.5% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16.5% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 17.6% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 18.8% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 19.8% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.3% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.2% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.3% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.3% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27.1% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 27.8% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20204.8 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)2.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020999 mm
4.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
3'270 m
Mean elevation
2'062 m
Relief
2'473 m
Mean slope
31.5°
Flat share
1.2%
South-facing
12.1%
Above 2000 m
61.8%
Relief 2'473 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
10.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
13.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'300
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 · 2026Tariff H4
28.52 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.11 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.13 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.91 Rp./kWh
28.52 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 26.87 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator EnBAG Netze 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.
2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.81 %
Avg. rooms
3.3
Dwellings
495
Built before 194653.5%
Built since 20014.2%
0.81 %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 · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Websitegrengiols.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
29Largest municipalities409 #100 VS · #1884 CHFamilies & children15.6% #84 VS · #1944 CHAge structure23.2% #63 VS · #638 CHWomen share51.6% #6 VS · #221 CHForeign residents6.4% #116 VS · #1959 CHPopulation density7/km² #110 VS · #2063 CHTax burden14'406 #26 VS · #912 CHTaxes100% #15 VSWarmest municipalities4.8 °C #96 VS · #2002 CHSunniest municipalities50.4% #109 VS · #226 CHRainiest municipalities999 mm #40 VS · #1625 CHVoter turnout42.9% #122 VS · #2065 CHSVP strongholds20.4% #92 VS · #1772 CHSP strongholds7.1% #78 VS · #1780 CHCentre strongholds53% #32 VS · #61 CHFDP strongholds3.2% #81 VS · #1967 CHGLP strongholds2.1% #38 VS · #1749 CHGreen strongholds14.2% #12 VS · #173 CHLargest by area58.5 km² #25 VS · #144 CHHighest municipalities995 m #70 VS · #266 CHRemotest municipalities118 min #45 VS · #193 CHBest-connected municipalities118 min #78 VS · #1918 CHHighest peaks3'270 m #37 VS · #72 CHHighest-lying municipalities2'062 m #37 VS · #78 CHGreatest vertical range2'473 m #47 VS · #87 CHSteepest municipalities31.5° #17 VS · #57 CHSolar potential10 GWh #84 VS · #1526 CHCheapest electricity28.52 Rp./kWh #98 VS · #1173 CHMost expensive electricity28.52 Rp./kWh #29 VS · #938 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Grengiols?
- Grengiols has 3 postal codes: 3993, 3994, 3996.
- What is the tax rate in Grengiols?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Grengiols is 100% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Grengiols?
- A single person without children pays about 14'406 CHF income tax in Grengiols on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Grengiols have?
- Grengiols has 409 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Grengiols?
- Grengiols has 26 foreign residents, a share of 6.36% (2025).
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