Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'095 51.0%
Men
1'054 49.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
490 22.8%
Swiss citizens
1'637 76.2%
Foreign residents
512 23.8%
Population density
324 pop./km²
0–19 · 490 · 22.8%20–64 · 1'334 · 62.1%65+ · 325 · 15.1%
Foreign residents 23.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +23 (+1.1%) · 28 births · 17 deaths · net migration +19
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 Saint-Maurice: 27.2% Yes
21.6% YesNo 78.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Saint-Maurice: 32.8% Yes
34.2% YesNo 65.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Saint-Maurice: 55.4% Yes
58.0% YesNo 42.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Saint-Maurice: 46.1% Yes
49.5% YesNo 50.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Saint-Maurice: 51.3% Yes
49.1% YesNo 50.9%
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 Saint-Maurice: 25.3% Yes
18.8% YesNo 81.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Saint-Maurice: 43.9% Yes
47.8% YesNo 52.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Saint-Maurice: 54.2% Yes
54.1% YesNo 45.9%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de Saint-Maurice: 62.5% Yes
63.0% YesNo 37.0%
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 Saint-Maurice: 64.3% Yes
63.9% YesNo 36.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte27.9% · strongest party
Mitte27.9%
SVP25.0%
SP19.0%
FDP15.4%
GRÜNE6.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier120%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
120%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 74 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'047 CHF(15%)
Rank 43 of 122 in the canton · 1008 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:15'047 CHF(~15%)
MassongexCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Massongex | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.7% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.4% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.9% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.4% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.6% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.7% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 15% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 16.3% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 17.4% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.5% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.6% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.7% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.5% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 25.5% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.7% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.7% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.5% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.2% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'060 mm
9.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'033 m
Mean elevation
627 m
Relief
1'642 m
Mean slope
15.4°
Flat share
36.2%
South-facing
0.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'642 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
15.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
19.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'400
Per inhabitant
7'078 kWh/yr
15 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
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
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
2.15 %
Second homes
5.6 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
977
Built before 194615.1%
Built since 200134.2%
2.15 %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 · 2024Jobs
390
Workplaces
124
Services share
68.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 31 (7.9%) · Secondary 91 (23.3%) · Tertiary 268 (68.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
9
Organic share
33.3 %
Farmland
256 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 · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'149 #43 VS · #929 CHGrowing municipalities1.1% #53 VS · #748 CHShrinking municipalities1.1% #70 VS · #1366 CHJobs per resident0.18 #111 VS · #1886 CHFamilies & children22.8% #6 VS · #361 CHAge structure15.1% #117 VS · #1986 CHWomen share51% #15 VS · #413 CHForeign residents23.8% #33 VS · #606 CHPopulation density324/km² #18 VS · #734 CHTax burden15'047 #43 VS · #1008 CHTaxes120% #74 VSWarmest municipalities9.1 °C #28 VS · #1334 CHSunniest municipalities52.4% #83 VS · #175 CHRainiest municipalities1'060 mm #29 VS · #1328 CHVoter turnout48.5% #104 VS · #1893 CHAgainst Switzerland20.6% #26 VS · #505 CHAligned with Switzerland79.4% #48 VS · #995 CHSVP strongholds25% #64 VS · #1557 CHSP strongholds19% #18 VS · #543 CHCentre strongholds27.9% #97 VS · #284 CHFDP strongholds15.4% #44 VS · #790 CHGLP strongholds5% #2 VS · #1211 CHGreen strongholds6.7% #57 VS · #1178 CHLargest by area6.6 km² #111 VS · #1325 CHHighest municipalities408 m #114 VS · #1858 CHSecond homes5.6% #121 VS · #2002 CHOrganic farming33.3% #25 VS · #296 CHBest-connected municipalities65 min #1 VS · #955 CHRemotest municipalities65 min #122 VS · #1185 CHHighest peaks2'033 m #107 VS · #352 CHHighest-lying municipalities627 m #120 VS · #934 CHGreatest vertical range1'642 m #105 VS · #298 CHSteepest municipalities15.4° #115 VS · #569 CHSolar potential15 GWh #66 VS · #1234 CHSolar potential per capita7'078 kWh #115 VS · #1663 CHCheapest electricity25.04 Rp./kWh #53 VS · #435 CHMost expensive electricity25.04 Rp./kWh #78 VS · #1680 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Massongex?
- Massongex has 3 postal codes: 1869, 1871, 1891.
- What is the tax rate in Massongex?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Massongex is 120% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Massongex?
- A single person without children pays about 15'047 CHF income tax in Massongex on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 43 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Massongex have?
- Massongex has 2'149 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Massongex?
- Massongex has 512 foreign residents, a share of 23.83% (2025).
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