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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
1'780 49.5%
Men
1'814 50.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
606 16.9%
Swiss citizens
2'858 79.5%
Foreign residents
736 20.5%
Population density
134 pop./km²
0–19 · 606 · 16.9%20–64 · 2'088 · 58.1%65+ · 900 · 25.0%
Foreign residents 20.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +65 (+1.8%) · 26 births · 34 deaths · net migration +75
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 34.7% Yes
39.7% YesNo 60.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 57.5% Yes
63.6% YesNo 36.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 45.7% Yes
55.5% YesNo 44.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 52.9% Yes
51.3% YesNo 48.7%
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 de Martigny: 25.7% Yes
20.2% YesNo 79.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 46.5% Yes
54.1% YesNo 45.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 54.1% Yes
55.4% YesNo 44.6%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 63.1% Yes
60.8% YesNo 39.2%
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 de Martigny: 62.9% Yes
65.8% YesNo 34.2%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
FDP28.8% · strongest party
FDP28.8%
Mitte27.9%
SVP22.1%
SP13.6%
GRÜNE6.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier120%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
120%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 47 of 122 in canton Valais
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'682 CHF(15.7%)
Rank 73 of 122 in the canton · 1148 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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:15'682 CHF(~15.7%)
LeytronCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeLeytronValaisSwitzerland median
40'0005.1%4.2–5.8%5.4%
50'0009%7.5–10.3%7.8%
60'00010.6%8.8–12%10.5%
70'00012.1%10.2–13.5%11.9%
80'00013.3%11.4–14.9%13.1%
90'00014.4%12.4–16%14.1%
100'00015.7%13.7–17.3%15.3%
110'00016.9%14.8–18.5%16.3%
120'00017.9%15.9–19.6%17.2%
130'00019%17–20.8%18.1%
140'00020.2%18.1–22%19%
150'00021.3%19.1–23%19.7%
175'00023.8%21.8–25.7%21.6%
200'00025.8%23.9–27.7%23.2%
225'00027%25.1–28.9%24.6%
250'00028%26–30%25.8%
275'00028.8%26.8–30.8%26.8%
300'00029.5%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 1991–20208.3 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)4.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020972 mm
8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
3'046 m
Mean elevation
1'653 m
Relief
2'579 m
Mean slope
26.3°
Flat share
8.9%
South-facing
35.9%
Above 2000 m
39.1%
Relief 2'579 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
43.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
59.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
9'800
Per inhabitant
12'218 kWh/yr
44 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
25.04 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.95 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.03 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.27 Rp./kWh
25.04 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Genedis 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
Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300583 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 1 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
1.57 %
Second homes
47.4 %
Avg. rooms
3.4
Dwellings
3'315
Built before 194613.8%
Built since 200131.7%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
1.57 %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
1'357
Workplaces
281
Services share
68.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 204 (15.0%) · Secondary 222 (16.4%) · Tertiary 931 (68.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
47
Organic share
8.5 %
Farmland
240 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 112 min · Car 70 min
AgglomerationPT 52 min · Car 24 min
Remoteness 59/122 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number6135
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities3'594 #31 VS · #620 CHGrowing municipalities1.8% #34 VS · #404 CHShrinking municipalities1.8% #89 VS · #1708 CHJobs per resident0.38 #48 VS · #939 CHFamilies & children16.9% #75 VS · #1835 CHAge structure25% #50 VS · #406 CHWomen share49.5% #61 VS · #1299 CHForeign residents20.5% #46 VS · #819 CHPopulation density134/km² #34 VS · #1297 CHTax burden15'682 #74 VS · #1149 CHTaxes120% #47 VSWarmest municipalities8.3 °C #44 VS · #1650 CHSunniest municipalities56.3% #14 VS · #23 CHRainiest municipalities972 mm #46 VS · #1750 CHVoter turnout56.2% #45 VS · #1069 CHAgainst Switzerland19.6% #31 VS · #569 CHAligned with Switzerland80.4% #38 VS · #922 CHSVP strongholds22.1% #83 VS · #1697 CHSP strongholds13.6% #39 VS · #1101 CHCentre strongholds27.9% #96 VS · #283 CHFDP strongholds28.8% #4 VS · #114 CHGLP strongholds0.6% #106 VS · #1983 CHGreen strongholds6.3% #59 VS · #1276 CHLargest by area26.8 km² #59 VS · #340 CHHighest municipalities485 m #108 VS · #1288 CHSecond homes47.4% #63 VS · #176 CHOrganic farming8.5% #87 VS · #1331 CHBest-connected municipalities112 min #63 VS · #1869 CHRemotest municipalities112 min #59 VS · #246 CHHighest peaks3'046 m #57 VS · #130 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'653 m #71 VS · #166 CHGreatest vertical range2'579 m #38 VS · #70 CHSteepest municipalities26.3° #76 VS · #221 CHSolar potential44 GWh #25 VS · #411 CHSolar potential per capita12'218 kWh #70 VS · #731 CHCheapest electricity25.04 Rp./kWh #45 VS · #427 CHMost expensive electricity25.04 Rp./kWh #70 VS · #1672 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 5
What is the postal code of Leytron?
Leytron has 2 postal codes: 1911, 1912.
What is the tax rate in Leytron?
The municipal tax multiplier of Leytron is 120% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Leytron?
A single person without children pays about 15'682 CHF income tax in Leytron on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 73 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Leytron have?
Leytron has 3'594 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Leytron?
Leytron has 736 foreign residents, a share of 20.48% (2025).

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