What is the postal code of Guttet-Feschel?

The postal code of Guttet-Feschel is 3956.

What is the tax rate in Guttet-Feschel?

The municipal tax multiplier of Guttet-Feschel is 130% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Guttet-Feschel?

A single person without children pays about 16'266 CHF income tax in Guttet-Feschel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 102 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Guttet-Feschel have?

Guttet-Feschel has 426 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Guttet-Feschel?

Guttet-Feschel has 40 foreign residents, a share of 9.39% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS · Bezirk Leuk

Guttet-Feschel

3956

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

211 49.5%

Men

215 50.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

71 16.7%

Swiss citizens

386 90.6%

Foreign residents

40 9.4%

Population density

38 pop./km²

0–19 · 71 · 16.7%20–64 · 230 · 54.0%65+ · 125 · 29.3%

Foreign residents 9.4%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −14 (−3.2%) · 5 births · 6 deaths · net migration −13

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

Vote results for Guttet-Feschel

BFS

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

19.1% YesNo 80.9%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 36.2% Yes

42.4% YesNo 57.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 57.7% Yes

56.5% YesNo 43.5%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 57.3% Yes

69.9% YesNo 30.1%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 35.1% Yes

35.6% YesNo 64.4%

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

14.9% YesNo 85.1%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 45.4% Yes

49.0% YesNo 51.0%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 43.1% Yes

46.7% YesNo 53.3%

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

71.2% YesNo 28.8%

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

52.2% YesNo 47.8%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte53.5% · strongest party

Mitte53.5%

SVP30.8%

SP7.0%

FDP3.5%

GRÜNE3.1%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier130%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

130%VS range 100%145%

Tax rank 88 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'266 CHF(16.3%)

Rank 102 of 122 in the canton · 1440 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:16'266 CHF(~16.3%)

Guttet-FeschelCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Guttet-Feschel	Valais	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	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	12.5%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%
80'000	13.8%	11.4–14.9%	13.1%
90'000	14.9%	12.4–16%	14.1%
100'000	16.3%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	17.5%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	19.7%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.9%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	22%	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	27.8%	25.1–28.9%	24.6%
250'000	28.8%	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 · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.1 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)2.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020981 mm

6.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'989 m

Mean elevation

2'043 m

Relief

2'093 m

Mean slope

26.2°

Flat share

1.7%

South-facing

58.3%

Above 2000 m

58.0%

Relief 2'093 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

8.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

12.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'900

Per inhabitant

20'164 kWh/yr

9 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 · 2027

Tariff 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 · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300522 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Valais391 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Guttet-Feschel →Canton Valais →Premiums explained →

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 · ARE

Vacancy rate

2 %

Second homes

63.8 %

Avg. rooms

3.3

Dwellings

549

Built before 194621.9%

Built since 20016.9%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

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 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 · 2024

Jobs

Workplaces

Services share

79.1 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 11 (12.1%) · Secondary 8 (8.8%) · Tertiary 72 (79.1%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

66.7 %

Farmland

106 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 124 min · Car 95 min

AgglomerationPT 37 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 30/122 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number6117

Websiteguttet-feschel.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Leuk

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Guttet-Feschel ranks

Largest municipalities426 #98 VS · #1870 CH Growing municipalities-3.2% #119 VS · #2059 CH Shrinking municipalities-3.2% #4 VS · #51 CH Jobs per resident0.21 #99 VS · #1753 CH Families & children16.7% #77 VS · #1859 CH Age structure29.3% #24 VS · #125 CH Women share49.5% #60 VS · #1298 CH Foreign residents9.4% #103 VS · #1755 CH Population density38/km² #73 VS · #1859 CH Tax burden16'266 #102 VS · #1440 CH Taxes130% #88 VS Warmest municipalities6.1 °C #79 VS · #1939 CH Sunniest municipalities53.6% #58 VS · #137 CH Rainiest municipalities981 mm #45 VS · #1713 CH Voter turnout57.9% #29 VS · #840 CH SVP strongholds30.8% #35 VS · #1227 CH SP strongholds7% #79 VS · #1792 CH Centre strongholds53.5% #30 VS · #59 CH FDP strongholds3.5% #77 VS · #1957 CH GLP strongholds2% #41 VS · #1766 CH Green strongholds3.1% #92 VS · #1867 CH Largest by area11.3 km² #103 VS · #879 CH Highest municipalities1'345 m #46 VS · #128 CH Second homes63.8% #31 VS · #83 CH Organic farming66.7% #6 VS · #68 CH Best-connected municipalities124 min #88 VS · #1956 CH Remotest municipalities124 min #30 VS · #155 CH Highest peaks2'989 m #61 VS · #140 CH Highest-lying municipalities2'043 m #38 VS · #80 CH Greatest vertical range2'093 m #79 VS · #172 CH Steepest municipalities26.2° #78 VS · #225 CH Solar potential9 GWh #94 VS · #1646 CH Solar potential per capita20'164 kWh #25 VS · #177 CH Cheapest electricity24.31 Rp./kWh #32 VS · #266 CH Most expensive electricity24.31 Rp./kWh #96 VS · #1846 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3956

Guttet-Feschel

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Guttet-Feschel3956

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Guttet-Feschel?: The postal code of Guttet-Feschel is 3956.
What is the tax rate in Guttet-Feschel?: The municipal tax multiplier of Guttet-Feschel is 130% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Guttet-Feschel?: A single person without children pays about 16'266 CHF income tax in Guttet-Feschel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 102 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Guttet-Feschel have?: Guttet-Feschel has 426 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Guttet-Feschel?: Guttet-Feschel has 40 foreign residents, a share of 9.39% (2025).

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