What is the postal code of Hérémence?

Hérémence has 2 postal codes: 1982, 1987.

What is the tax rate in Hérémence?

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

How much tax do you pay in Hérémence?

A single person without children pays about 13'690 CHF income tax in Hérémence on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Hérémence have?

Hérémence has 1'553 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Hérémence?

Hérémence has 137 foreign residents, a share of 8.82% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS · District d'Hérens

Hérémence

1982–1987

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

789 50.8%

Men

764 49.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

219 14.1%

Swiss citizens

1'416 91.2%

Foreign residents

137 8.8%

Population density

14 pop./km²

0–19 · 219 · 14.1%20–64 · 859 · 55.3%65+ · 475 · 30.6%

Foreign residents 8.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +8 (+0.5%) · 14 births · 17 deaths · net migration +7

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 Hérémence

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 District d'Hérens: 23.5% Yes

19.6% YesNo 80.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 33.9% Yes

39.8% YesNo 60.3%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 59.6% Yes

68.7% YesNo 31.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 44.8% Yes

51.3% YesNo 48.7%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 49.9% Yes

39.2% YesNo 60.8%

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 District d'Hérens: 23.7% Yes

18.3% YesNo 81.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 40.8% Yes

48.8% YesNo 51.2%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 54.6% Yes

60.4% YesNo 39.6%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 63.1% Yes

65.9% YesNo 34.1%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 63.3% Yes

69.6% YesNo 30.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte48.0% · strongest party

Mitte48.0%

SVP30.3%

SP8.1%

FDP6.2%

GRÜNE5.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier100%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

100%VS range 100%145%

Tax rank 10 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'690 CHF(~13.7%)

HérémenceCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Hérémence	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 · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.4 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)0.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020723 mm

7.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'826 m

Mean elevation

2'410 m

Relief

3'149 m

Mean slope

27.6°

Flat share

4.6%

South-facing

8.3%

Above 2000 m

75.7%

Relief 3'149 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

23.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

34.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'300

Per inhabitant

15'254 kWh/yr

24 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

26.56 Rp./kWh

Energy

13 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.33 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.47 Rp./kWh

26.56 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

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 Hérémence →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

0.15 %

Second homes

60.9 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

1'964

Built before 194644.7%

Built since 200116.0%

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

0.15 %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

479

Workplaces

119

Services share

68.1 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 70 (14.6%) · Secondary 83 (17.3%) · Tertiary 326 (68.1%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

15 %

Farmland

362 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 112 min · Car 85 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 58/122 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number6084

Websiteheremence.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict d'Hérens

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Hérémence ranks

Largest municipalities1'553 #52 VS · #1146 CH Growing municipalities0.5% #72 VS · #1093 CH Shrinking municipalities0.5% #51 VS · #1021 CH Jobs per resident0.31 #66 VS · #1260 CH Families & children14.1% #103 VS · #2021 CH Age structure30.6% #18 VS · #87 CH Women share50.8% #18 VS · #516 CH Foreign residents8.8% #107 VS · #1807 CH Population density14/km² #100 VS · #2019 CH Tax burden13'690 #8 VS · #753 CH Taxes100% #10 VS Warmest municipalities7.4 °C #59 VS · #1809 CH Sunniest municipalities54.9% #28 VS · #89 CH Rainiest municipalities723 mm #85 VS · #2064 CH Voter turnout62.1% #12 VS · #417 CH Against Switzerland20.6% #23 VS · #502 CH Aligned with Switzerland79.4% #45 VS · #992 CH SVP strongholds30.3% #38 VS · #1254 CH SP strongholds8.1% #70 VS · #1689 CH Centre strongholds48% #51 VS · #90 CH FDP strongholds6.2% #64 VS · #1775 CH GLP strongholds1.3% #76 VS · #1894 CH Green strongholds5.9% #63 VS · #1366 CH Largest by area107.4 km² #11 VS · #61 CH Highest municipalities2'125 m #7 VS · #19 CH Second homes60.9% #37 VS · #106 CH Organic farming15% #70 VS · #885 CH Best-connected municipalities112 min #62 VS · #1868 CH Remotest municipalities112 min #58 VS · #245 CH Highest peaks3'826 m #24 VS · #30 CH Highest-lying municipalities2'410 m #18 VS · #23 CH Greatest vertical range3'149 m #13 VS · #16 CH Steepest municipalities27.6° #59 VS · #170 CH Solar potential24 GWh #47 VS · #889 CH Solar potential per capita15'254 kWh #47 VS · #397 CH Cheapest electricity26.56 Rp./kWh #67 VS · #1042 CH Most expensive electricity26.56 Rp./kWh #41 VS · #1050 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Euseigne1982 Hérémence1987

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Hérémence?: Hérémence has 2 postal codes: 1982, 1987.
What is the tax rate in Hérémence?: The municipal tax multiplier of Hérémence is 100% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Hérémence?: A single person without children pays about 13'690 CHF income tax in Hérémence on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Hérémence have?: Hérémence has 1'553 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Hérémence?: Hérémence has 137 foreign residents, a share of 8.82% (2025).

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