Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
11'539 51.3%
Men
10'974 48.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
4'470 19.9%
Swiss citizens
15'048 66.8%
Foreign residents
7'465 33.2%
Population density
691 pop./km²
0–19 · 4'470 · 19.9%20–64 · 13'934 · 61.9%65+ · 4'109 · 18.3%
Foreign residents 33.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +266 (+1.2%) · 196 births · 162 deaths · net migration +246
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 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 27.7% Yes
29.6% YesNo 70.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 34.7% Yes
30.9% YesNo 69.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 57.5% Yes
54.3% YesNo 45.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 45.7% Yes
39.3% YesNo 60.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 52.9% Yes
54.6% YesNo 45.4%
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 District de Martigny: 25.7% Yes
28.9% YesNo 71.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 46.5% Yes
43.4% YesNo 56.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 54.1% Yes
52.5% YesNo 47.5%
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
64.9% YesNo 35.1%
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 de Martigny: 62.9% Yes
60.3% YesNo 39.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023FDP27.3% · strongest party
FDP27.3%
Mitte20.0%
SP18.4%
SVP18.3%
GRÜNE11.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier110%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
110%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 19 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'514 CHF(14.5%)
Rank 29 of 122 in the canton · 929 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
100'000 CHF:14'514 CHF(~14.5%)
Martigny-BourgCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Martigny-Bourg | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.5% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.5% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.9% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.1% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.2% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.5% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.7% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16.8% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 17.9% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.8% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.8% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.9% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27.7% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.4% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020843 mm
10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'692 m
Mean elevation
637 m
Relief
1'243 m
Mean slope
16.4°
Flat share
51.8%
South-facing
1.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'243 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
161.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
199.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
35'800
Per inhabitant
7'156 kWh/yr
161 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 · 2027Tariff H4
23.5 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.4 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
7.35 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.1 Rp./kWh
23.5 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Sinergy Infrastructure 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 · 2024Premium 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 · AREVacancy rate
2.06 %
Second homes
8 %
Avg. rooms
3.3
Dwellings
11'769
Built before 194612.7%
Built since 200134.6%
2.06 %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 · 2024Jobs
15'473
Workplaces
2'223
Services share
81.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 460 (3.0%) · Secondary 2'413 (15.6%) · Tertiary 12'600 (81.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
42
Organic share
11.9 %
Farmland
1'001 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0BFS municipality number6136
Head of governmentAnne-Laure Couchepin Vouilloz · Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei der Schweiz
Websitemartigny.ch ↗
DistrictDistrict de Martigny
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities22'513 #2 VS · #46 CHGrowing municipalities1.2% #49 VS · #688 CHShrinking municipalities1.2% #74 VS · #1428 CHJobs per resident0.69 #12 VS · #234 CHFamilies & children19.9% #36 VS · #1197 CHAge structure18.3% #107 VS · #1597 CHWomen share51.3% #10 VS · #298 CHForeign residents33.2% #18 VS · #193 CHPopulation density691/km² #6 VS · #366 CHTax burden14'514 #29 VS · #930 CHTaxes110% #19 VSWarmest municipalities10.2 °C #9 VS · #374 CHSunniest municipalities55.7% #19 VS · #45 CHRainiest municipalities843 mm #66 VS · #2025 CHVoter turnout49.3% #97 VS · #1835 CHAgainst Switzerland18.6% #40 VS · #644 CHAligned with Switzerland81.4% #28 VS · #855 CHSVP strongholds18.3% #106 VS · #1870 CHSP strongholds18.4% #21 VS · #591 CHCentre strongholds20% #112 VS · #527 CHFDP strongholds27.3% #8 VS · #154 CHGLP strongholds2% #42 VS · #1767 CHGreen strongholds11.2% #21 VS · #434 CHLargest by area32.6 km² #49 VS · #285 CHHighest municipalities471 m #110 VS · #1382 CHSecond homes8% #119 VS · #1635 CHOrganic farming11.9% #78 VS · #1088 CHBest-connected municipalities70 min #3 VS · #1090 CHRemotest municipalities70 min #119 VS · #1039 CHHighest peaks1'692 m #114 VS · #407 CHHighest-lying municipalities637 m #119 VS · #916 CHGreatest vertical range1'243 m #112 VS · #402 CHSteepest municipalities16.4° #113 VS · #523 CHSolar potential161 GWh #3 VS · #25 CHSolar potential per capita7'156 kWh #114 VS · #1650 CHCheapest electricity23.5 Rp./kWh #12 VS · #75 CHMost expensive electricity23.5 Rp./kWh #111 VS · #2032 CH
Postal codes (6)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 6Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Martigny-Bourg?
- Martigny-Bourg has 6 postal codes: 1904, 1906, 1907, 1920, 1927, 1928.
- What is the tax rate in Martigny-Bourg?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Martigny-Bourg is 110% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Martigny-Bourg?
- A single person without children pays about 14'514 CHF income tax in Martigny-Bourg on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 29 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Martigny-Bourg have?
- Martigny-Bourg has 22'513 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Martigny-Bourg?
- Martigny-Bourg has 7'465 foreign residents, a share of 33.16% (2025).
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