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).

Switzerland · Canton VS

Leytron

1911–1912

VS CANTON1911 1912

Residents

3'594

Area

26.8 km²

Population density

134 pop./km²

Elevation

485 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'046 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

120%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Leytron

BFS

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

63.6% YesNo 36.4%

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

55.5% YesNo 44.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

51.3% YesNo 48.7%

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

20.2% YesNo 79.8%

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

54.1% YesNo 45.9%

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

55.4% YesNo 44.6%

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

60.8% YesNo 39.2%

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

14.5% YesNo 85.6%

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

10.8% YesNo 89.2%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

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

100'000 CHF:15'682 CHF(~15.7%)

LeytronCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Leytron	Valais	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	4.2–5.8%	5.4%
50'000	9%	7.5–10.3%	7.8%
60'000	10.6%	8.8–12%	10.5%
70'000	12.1%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%
80'000	13.3%	11.4–14.9%	13.1%
90'000	14.4%	12.4–16%	14.1%
100'000	15.7%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	16.9%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	17.9%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	19%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	21.3%	19.1–23%	19.7%
175'000	23.8%	21.8–25.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.8%	23.9–27.7%	23.2%
225'000	27%	25.1–28.9%	24.6%
250'000	28%	26–30%	25.8%
275'000	28.8%	26.8–30.8%	26.8%
300'000	29.5%	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 1991–20208.3 °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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

43.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

59.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'800

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

25.77 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.7 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.01 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.27 Rp./kWh

25.77 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 26.87 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.57 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

3'315

Built before 194613.8%

Built since 200131.7%

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteleytron.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'594 #31 VS · #620 CH Families & children16.9% #75 VS · #1835 CH Age structure25% #50 VS · #406 CH Women share49.5% #61 VS · #1299 CH Foreign residents20.5% #46 VS · #819 CH Population density134/km² #34 VS · #1297 CH Tax burden15'682 #74 VS · #1149 CH Taxes120% #47 VS Warmest municipalities8.3 °C #44 VS · #1650 CH Sunniest municipalities56.3% #14 VS · #23 CH Rainiest municipalities972 mm #46 VS · #1750 CH Voter turnout55.3% #44 VS · #1038 CH Against Switzerland20% #31 VS · #567 CH Aligned with Switzerland80% #38 VS · #923 CH SVP strongholds22.1% #83 VS · #1694 CH SP strongholds13.6% #39 VS · #1098 CH Centre strongholds27.9% #96 VS · #283 CH FDP strongholds28.8% #4 VS · #113 CH GLP strongholds0.6% #106 VS · #1978 CH Green strongholds6.3% #59 VS · #1272 CH Largest by area26.8 km² #59 VS · #340 CH Highest municipalities485 m #108 VS · #1288 CH Remotest municipalities112 min #59 VS · #246 CH Best-connected municipalities112 min #63 VS · #1869 CH Highest peaks3'046 m #57 VS · #130 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'653 m #71 VS · #166 CH Greatest vertical range2'579 m #38 VS · #70 CH Steepest municipalities26.3° #76 VS · #221 CH Solar potential44 GWh #25 VS · #411 CH Cheapest electricity25.77 Rp./kWh #44 VS · #456 CH Most expensive electricity25.77 Rp./kWh #71 VS · #1643 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Dugny (Leytron)1912 Leytron1912 Montagnon (Leytron)1912 Ovronnaz1911 Produit (Leytron)1912

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Frequently asked questions

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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