What is the postal code of Mörel-Filet?

The postal code of Mörel-Filet is 3983.

What is the tax rate in Mörel-Filet?

The municipal tax multiplier of Mörel-Filet is 115% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Mörel-Filet?

A single person without children pays about 15'516 CHF income tax in Mörel-Filet on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 69 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Mörel-Filet have?

Mörel-Filet has 743 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Mörel-Filet?

Mörel-Filet has 157 foreign residents, a share of 21.13% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS · Bezirk Raron

Mörel-Filet

3983

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

359 48.3%

Men

384 51.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

141 19.0%

Swiss citizens

586 78.9%

Foreign residents

157 21.1%

Population density

87 pop./km²

0–19 · 141 · 19.0%20–64 · 433 · 58.3%65+ · 169 · 22.7%

Foreign residents 21.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −16 (−2.1%) · 2 births · 8 deaths · net migration −10

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

Vote results for Mörel-Filet

BFS

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 Bezirk Raron: 15.2% Yes

20.9% YesNo 79.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 31.6% Yes

25.5% YesNo 74.5%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 59.3% Yes

47.7% YesNo 52.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 53.1% Yes

43.5% YesNo 56.5%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 33.4% Yes

32.8% YesNo 67.2%

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 Bezirk Raron: 18.4% Yes

25.6% YesNo 74.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 42.1% Yes

39.3% YesNo 60.7%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 38.9% Yes

29.5% YesNo 70.5%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 72.4% Yes

74.5% YesNo 25.5%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 43.2% Yes

37.2% YesNo 62.8%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte46.3% · strongest party

Mitte46.3%

SVP26.5%

SP13.5%

GRÜNE6.3%

FDP4.0%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier115%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

115%VS range 100%145%

Tax rank 42 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'516 CHF(15.5%)

Rank 69 of 122 in the canton · 1101 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:15'516 CHF(~15.5%)

Mörel-FiletCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Mörel-Filet	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%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%
80'000	13.2%	11.4–14.9%	13.1%
90'000	14.3%	12.4–16%	14.1%
100'000	15.5%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	16.7%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	17.7%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	18.8%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	21%	19.1–23%	19.7%
175'000	23.5%	21.8–25.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.4%	23.9–27.7%	23.2%
225'000	26.6%	25.1–28.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.6%	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 · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.9 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)5.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020840 mm

7.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'896 m

Mean elevation

1'360 m

Relief

2'181 m

Mean slope

31.2°

Flat share

1.7%

South-facing

20.4%

Above 2000 m

15.0%

Relief 2'181 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

10.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

14.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'300

Per inhabitant

13'782 kWh/yr

10 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

26.91 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.09 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.49 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.94 Rp./kWh

26.91 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator EnBAG Netze AG

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 · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300522 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Valais391 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Mörel-Filet →Canton Valais →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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

3.28 %

Second homes

50.9 %

Avg. rooms

3.3

Dwellings

702

Built before 194623.2%

Built since 20015.0%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

3.28 %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

309

Workplaces

Services share

48.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 21 (6.8%) · Secondary 138 (44.7%) · Tertiary 150 (48.5%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

71.4 %

Farmland

122 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 107 min · Car 116 min

AgglomerationPT 25 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 71/122 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number6203

Websitemoerel-filet.ch ↗

DistrictBezirk Raron

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Mörel-Filet ranks

Largest municipalities743 #82 VS · #1614 CH Growing municipalities-2.1% #112 VS · #1993 CH Shrinking municipalities-2.1% #11 VS · #117 CH Jobs per resident0.42 #44 VS · #783 CH Families & children19% #49 VS · #1449 CH Age structure22.7% #70 VS · #736 CH Women share48.3% #95 VS · #1796 CH Foreign residents21.1% #42 VS · #772 CH Population density87/km² #44 VS · #1555 CH Tax burden15'516 #69 VS · #1101 CH Taxes115% #42 VS Warmest municipalities7.9 °C #49 VS · #1727 CH Sunniest municipalities53% #74 VS · #159 CH Rainiest municipalities840 mm #67 VS · #2028 CH Voter turnout53.8% #65 VS · #1390 CH SVP strongholds26.5% #59 VS · #1492 CH SP strongholds13.5% #41 VS · #1120 CH Centre strongholds46.3% #56 VS · #98 CH FDP strongholds4% #73 VS · #1926 CH GLP strongholds3.1% #13 VS · #1577 CH Green strongholds6.3% #60 VS · #1277 CH Largest by area8.6 km² #108 VS · #1089 CH Highest municipalities746 m #85 VS · #513 CH Second homes50.9% #55 VS · #154 CH Organic farming71.4% #4 VS · #53 CH Best-connected municipalities107 min #53 VS · #1820 CH Remotest municipalities107 min #71 VS · #300 CH Highest peaks2'896 m #74 VS · #168 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'360 m #88 VS · #245 CH Greatest vertical range2'181 m #71 VS · #152 CH Steepest municipalities31.2° #20 VS · #62 CH Solar potential10 GWh #88 VS · #1539 CH Solar potential per capita13'782 kWh #57 VS · #556 CH Cheapest electricity26.91 Rp./kWh #98 VS · #1109 CH Most expensive electricity26.91 Rp./kWh #33 VS · #1006 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3983

Mörel

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Filet3983 Mörel3983

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Mörel-Filet?: The postal code of Mörel-Filet is 3983.
What is the tax rate in Mörel-Filet?: The municipal tax multiplier of Mörel-Filet is 115% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Mörel-Filet?: A single person without children pays about 15'516 CHF income tax in Mörel-Filet on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 69 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Mörel-Filet have?: Mörel-Filet has 743 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Mörel-Filet?: Mörel-Filet has 157 foreign residents, a share of 21.13% (2025).

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