Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
9'783 50.6%
Men
9'568 49.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
3'853 19.9%
Swiss citizens
12'436 64.3%
Foreign residents
6'915 35.7%
Population density
674 pop./km²
0–19 · 3'853 · 19.9%20–64 · 11'756 · 60.8%65+ · 3'742 · 19.3%
Foreign residents 35.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +277 (+1.5%) · 161 births · 161 deaths · net migration +282
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 Monthey: 27.2% Yes
30.7% YesNo 69.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Monthey: 35.1% Yes
34.1% YesNo 65.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Monthey: 58.8% Yes
55.6% YesNo 44.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Monthey: 50.0% Yes
45.6% YesNo 54.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Monthey: 52.4% Yes
54.5% YesNo 45.5%
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 Monthey: 21.9% Yes
25.9% YesNo 74.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Monthey: 45.9% Yes
44.8% YesNo 55.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Monthey: 55.0% Yes
57.0% YesNo 43.0%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de Monthey: 61.2% Yes
60.6% YesNo 39.4%
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 Monthey: 65.4% Yes
65.9% YesNo 34.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023FDP26.1% · strongest party
FDP26.1%
SP21.7%
SVP20.2%
Mitte18.9%
GRÜNE8.7%
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 56 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'991 CHF(15%)
Rank 42 of 122 in the canton · 1000 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:14'991 CHF(~15%)
MontheyCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Monthey | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.7% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.3% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.8% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.3% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.5% | 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 | 16.2% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 17.3% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.4% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.6% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.6% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.4% | 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 | 29.1% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'059 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'249 m
Mean elevation
1'082 m
Relief
1'862 m
Mean slope
20.7°
Flat share
19.3%
South-facing
2.4%
Above 2000 m
4.0%
Relief 1'862 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
108.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
137.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
24'100
Per inhabitant
5'610 kWh/yr
109 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
26.61 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.05 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.45 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
26.61 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Monthey Energies 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
0.24 %
Second homes
9.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.4
Dwellings
9'692
Built before 194610.5%
Built since 200128.5%
0.24 %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
12'098
Workplaces
1'403
Services share
71.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 43 (0.4%) · Secondary 3'427 (28.3%) · Tertiary 8'628 (71.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
11
Organic share
27.3 %
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 municipalities19'351 #3 VS · #60 CHGrowing municipalities1.5% #41 VS · #564 CHShrinking municipalities1.5% #82 VS · #1545 CHJobs per resident0.63 #18 VS · #304 CHFamilies & children19.9% #38 VS · #1199 CHAge structure19.3% #95 VS · #1383 CHWomen share50.6% #21 VS · #601 CHForeign residents35.7% #12 VS · #144 CHPopulation density674/km² #9 VS · #378 CHTax burden14'991 #42 VS · #1000 CHTaxes120% #56 VSWarmest municipalities9.8 °C #15 VS · #752 CHSunniest municipalities51.2% #99 VS · #204 CHRainiest municipalities1'059 mm #30 VS · #1336 CHVoter turnout46.7% #115 VS · #1985 CHAgainst Switzerland18.6% #42 VS · #646 CHAligned with Switzerland81.4% #30 VS · #857 CHSVP strongholds20.2% #94 VS · #1786 CHSP strongholds21.7% #10 VS · #348 CHCentre strongholds18.9% #115 VS · #596 CHFDP strongholds26.1% #11 VS · #191 CHGLP strongholds2.1% #35 VS · #1749 CHGreen strongholds8.7% #33 VS · #775 CHLargest by area28.7 km² #57 VS · #323 CHHighest municipalities430 m #112 VS · #1712 CHSecond homes9.5% #115 VS · #1312 CHOrganic farming27.3% #30 VS · #395 CHBest-connected municipalities77 min #8 VS · #1293 CHRemotest municipalities77 min #115 VS · #838 CHHighest peaks2'249 m #100 VS · #293 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'082 m #104 VS · #366 CHGreatest vertical range1'862 m #99 VS · #239 CHSteepest municipalities20.7° #108 VS · #376 CHSolar potential109 GWh #7 VS · #66 CHSolar potential per capita5'610 kWh #121 VS · #1884 CHCheapest electricity26.61 Rp./kWh #87 VS · #1065 CHMost expensive electricity26.61 Rp./kWh #36 VS · #1042 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Monthey?
- Monthey has 3 postal codes: 1870, 1871, 1893.
- What is the tax rate in Monthey?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Monthey is 120% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Monthey?
- A single person without children pays about 14'991 CHF income tax in Monthey on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 42 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Monthey have?
- Monthey has 19'351 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Monthey?
- Monthey has 6'915 foreign residents, a share of 35.73% (2025).
Map
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