Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
3'652 49.7%
Men
3'702 50.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'358 18.5%
Swiss citizens
5'886 80.0%
Foreign residents
1'468 20.0%
Population density
86 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'358 · 18.5%20–64 · 4'358 · 59.3%65+ · 1'638 · 22.3%
Foreign residents 20.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +40 (+0.6%) · 67 births · 58 deaths · net migration +22
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 Conthey: 24.7% Yes
24.2% YesNo 75.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 34.4% Yes
32.5% YesNo 67.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 56.8% Yes
57.0% YesNo 43.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 48.9% Yes
48.5% YesNo 51.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 51.6% Yes
49.2% YesNo 50.8%
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 Conthey: 21.2% Yes
22.2% YesNo 77.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 46.7% Yes
44.5% YesNo 55.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 54.1% Yes
54.8% YesNo 45.2%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 62.0% Yes
61.9% YesNo 38.1%
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 Conthey: 63.9% Yes
65.0% YesNo 35.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte33.6% · strongest party
Mitte33.6%
SP20.2%
SVP19.3%
FDP16.5%
GRÜNE8.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier130%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
130%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 109 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'028 CHF(16%)
Rank 90 of 122 in the canton · 1292 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:16'028 CHF(~16%)
NendazCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Nendaz | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.1% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.1% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.7% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.2% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.6% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.7% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.2% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.3% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.5% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.6% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.7% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 24.5% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 26.4% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 27.7% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 28.7% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 29.5% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 30.2% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.6 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)2.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020827 mm
6.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
3'327 m
Mean elevation
1'972 m
Relief
2'856 m
Mean slope
25.9°
Flat share
3.0%
South-facing
5.0%
Above 2000 m
53.8%
Relief 2'856 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
102.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
134.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
22'800
Per inhabitant
13'953 kWh/yr
103 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
0.2 %
Second homes
61.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.4
Dwellings
9'381
Built before 19469.6%
Built since 200120.4%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.2 %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
2'736
Workplaces
610
Services share
72.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 266 (9.7%) · Secondary 490 (17.9%) · Tertiary 1'980 (72.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
87
Organic share
5.7 %
Farmland
1'023 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 municipalities7'354 #15 VS · #265 CHGrowing municipalities0.6% #70 VS · #1075 CHShrinking municipalities0.6% #52 VS · #1037 CHJobs per resident0.37 #50 VS · #980 CHFamilies & children18.5% #56 VS · #1582 CHAge structure22.3% #73 VS · #814 CHWomen share49.7% #50 VS · #1161 CHForeign residents20% #47 VS · #873 CHPopulation density86/km² #45 VS · #1560 CHTax burden16'028 #91 VS · #1293 CHTaxes130% #109 VSWarmest municipalities6.6 °C #72 VS · #1890 CHSunniest municipalities55.1% #24 VS · #75 CHRainiest municipalities827 mm #69 VS · #2034 CHVoter turnout48.2% #109 VS · #1913 CHAgainst Switzerland22.5% #13 VS · #376 CHAligned with Switzerland77.5% #55 VS · #1112 CHSVP strongholds19.3% #100 VS · #1818 CHSP strongholds20.2% #15 VS · #460 CHCentre strongholds33.6% #78 VS · #194 CHFDP strongholds16.5% #37 VS · #705 CHGLP strongholds1.9% #45 VS · #1782 CHGreen strongholds8% #39 VS · #883 CHLargest by area85.9 km² #17 VS · #92 CHHighest municipalities1'252 m #53 VS · #159 CHSecond homes61.5% #36 VS · #103 CHOrganic farming5.7% #101 VS · #1498 CHBest-connected municipalities120 min #81 VS · #1928 CHRemotest municipalities120 min #42 VS · #185 CHHighest peaks3'327 m #33 VS · #64 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'972 m #44 VS · #91 CHGreatest vertical range2'856 m #22 VS · #31 CHSteepest municipalities25.9° #81 VS · #236 CHSolar potential103 GWh #8 VS · #76 CHSolar potential per capita13'953 kWh #55 VS · #536 CHCheapest electricity25.04 Rp./kWh #43 VS · #425 CHMost expensive electricity25.04 Rp./kWh #68 VS · #1670 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 14Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Nendaz?
- Nendaz has 4 postal codes: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997.
- What is the tax rate in Nendaz?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Nendaz is 130% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Nendaz?
- A single person without children pays about 16'028 CHF income tax in Nendaz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 90 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Nendaz have?
- Nendaz has 7'354 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Nendaz?
- Nendaz has 1'468 foreign residents, a share of 19.96% (2025).
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