What is the postal code of Grône?

Grône has 2 postal codes: 3967, 3979.

What is the tax rate in Grône?

The municipal tax multiplier of Grône is 125% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Grône?

A single person without children pays about 16'082 CHF income tax in Grône on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 92 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Grône have?

Grône has 2'598 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Grône?

Grône has 684 foreign residents, a share of 26.33% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS

Grône

3967–3979

VS CANTON3967 3979

Residents

2'598

Area

20.7 km²

Population density

125 pop./km²

Elevation

1'742 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'667 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

125%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'302 50.1%

Men

1'296 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

524 20.2%

Swiss citizens

1'914 73.7%

Foreign residents

684 26.3%

Population density

125 pop./km²

0–19 · 524 · 20.2%20–64 · 1'558 · 60.0%65+ · 516 · 19.9%

Foreign residents 26.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Grône

BFS

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

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

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

47.2% YesNo 52.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

50.8% YesNo 49.2%

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

24.5% YesNo 75.6%

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

45.7% YesNo 54.3%

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

57.3% YesNo 42.7%

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

59.1% YesNo 40.9%

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

65.8% YesNo 34.2%

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

13.6% YesNo 86.4%

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

13.1% YesNo 86.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte32.3% · strongest party

Mitte32.3%

SVP21.3%

FDP20.5%

SP17.4%

GRÜNE7.2%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier125%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

125%VS range 100%145%

Tax rank 86 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'082 CHF(16.1%)

Rank 92 of 122 in the canton · 1309 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:16'082 CHF(~16.1%)

GrôneCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Grône	Valais	Switzerland median
40'000	5.2%	4.2–5.8%	5.4%
50'000	9.3%	7.5–10.3%	7.8%
60'000	11%	8.8–12%	10.5%
70'000	12.4%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%
80'000	13.7%	11.4–14.9%	13.1%
90'000	14.8%	12.4–16%	14.1%
100'000	16.1%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	19.5%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.7%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	21.7%	19.1–23%	19.7%
175'000	24.3%	21.8–25.7%	21.6%
200'000	26.2%	23.9–27.7%	23.2%
225'000	27.4%	25.1–28.9%	24.6%
250'000	28.4%	26–30%	25.8%
275'000	29.3%	26.8–30.8%	26.8%
300'000	30%	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 1991–20207.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020684 mm

7.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'667 m

Mean elevation

1'355 m

Relief

2'171 m

Mean slope

26.9°

Flat share

6.3%

South-facing

0.7%

Above 2000 m

15.8%

Relief 2'171 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

25.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

32.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'600

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

26.87 Rp./kWh

Energy

14 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

7.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.38 Rp./kWh

26.87 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 26.87 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator OIKEN 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

1.2 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

1'581

Built before 194626.6%

Built since 200116.7%

1.2 %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 108 min · Car 80 min

AgglomerationPT 28 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 68/122 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegrone.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'598 #37 VS · #821 CH Families & children20.2% #30 VS · #1091 CH Age structure19.9% #91 VS · #1280 CH Women share50.1% #43 VS · #900 CH Foreign residents26.3% #29 VS · #482 CH Population density125/km² #36 VS · #1344 CH Tax burden16'082 #93 VS · #1313 CH Taxes125% #86 VS Warmest municipalities7.9 °C #51 VS · #1729 CH Sunniest municipalities53.5% #63 VS · #143 CH Rainiest municipalities684 mm #99 VS · #2078 CH Voter turnout48.9% #96 VS · #1789 CH Against Switzerland19% #46 VS · #650 CH Aligned with Switzerland81% #34 VS · #863 CH SVP strongholds21.3% #90 VS · #1728 CH SP strongholds17.4% #24 VS · #698 CH Centre strongholds32.3% #81 VS · #204 CH FDP strongholds20.5% #25 VS · #421 CH GLP strongholds1.1% #87 VS · #1922 CH Green strongholds7.2% #48 VS · #1061 CH Largest by area20.7 km² #70 VS · #468 CH Highest municipalities1'742 m #19 VS · #52 CH Remotest municipalities108 min #68 VS · #285 CH Best-connected municipalities108 min #57 VS · #1833 CH Highest peaks2'667 m #90 VS · #216 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'355 m #90 VS · #247 CH Greatest vertical range2'171 m #73 VS · #155 CH Steepest municipalities26.9° #69 VS · #196 CH Solar potential25 GWh #43 VS · #832 CH Cheapest electricity26.87 Rp./kWh #75 VS · #575 CH Most expensive electricity26.87 Rp./kWh #47 VS · #1531 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Grône3979 Vercorin3967

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Grône?: Grône has 2 postal codes: 3967, 3979.
What is the tax rate in Grône?: The municipal tax multiplier of Grône is 125% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Grône?: A single person without children pays about 16'082 CHF income tax in Grône on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 92 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Grône have?: Grône has 2'598 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Grône?: Grône has 684 foreign residents, a share of 26.33% (2025).

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