Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
366 50.1%
Men
365 49.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
143 19.6%
Swiss citizens
644 88.1%
Foreign residents
87 11.9%
Population density
41 pop./km²
0–19 · 143 · 19.6%20–64 · 420 · 57.5%65+ · 168 · 23.0%
Foreign residents 11.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −18 (−2.4%) · 4 births · 3 deaths · net migration −16
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 Bezirk Raron: 15.2% Yes
11.2% YesNo 88.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 31.6% Yes
31.6% YesNo 68.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 59.3% Yes
62.4% YesNo 37.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 53.1% Yes
53.4% YesNo 46.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 33.4% Yes
34.1% YesNo 66.0%
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
14.4% YesNo 85.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 42.1% Yes
43.6% YesNo 56.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 38.9% Yes
35.4% YesNo 64.6%
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
38.7% YesNo 61.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte64.7% · strongest party
Mitte64.7%
SVP27.6%
SP3.2%
GRÜNE2.1%
FDP1.4%
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 48 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'413 CHF(15.4%)
Rank 61 of 122 in the canton · 1075 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:15'413 CHF(~15.4%)
NiedergestelnCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Niedergesteln | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.9% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.7% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.3% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.7% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.1% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 15.4% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 16.6% | 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 | 19.9% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.7% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 25.7% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.9% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.8% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.6% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.4% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)3.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020601 mm
9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
3'295 m
Mean elevation
1'795 m
Relief
2'667 m
Mean slope
30.1°
Flat share
11.3%
South-facing
40.9%
Above 2000 m
47.9%
Relief 2'667 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
10.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
14.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'300
Per inhabitant
14'077 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 · 2027Tariff H4
23.71 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.83 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.3 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.25 Rp./kWh
23.71 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator VED Visp Energie Dienste 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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300522 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 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 · AREVacancy rate
0.48 %
Second homes
19.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
419
Built before 194623.4%
Built since 200120.5%
0.48 %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
135
Workplaces
45
Services share
43 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 39 (28.9%) · Secondary 38 (28.1%) · Tertiary 58 (43.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
10
Organic share
10 %
Farmland
112 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 municipalities731 #83 VS · #1629 CHGrowing municipalities-2.4% #116 VS · #2017 CHShrinking municipalities-2.4% #7 VS · #92 CHJobs per resident0.18 #110 VS · #1885 CHFamilies & children19.6% #43 VS · #1287 CHAge structure23% #67 VS · #682 CHWomen share50.1% #41 VS · #898 CHForeign residents11.9% #89 VS · #1559 CHPopulation density41/km² #70 VS · #1838 CHTax burden15'413 #63 VS · #1077 CHTaxes120% #48 VSWarmest municipalities9.6 °C #17 VS · #927 CHSunniest municipalities54.9% #30 VS · #91 CHRainiest municipalities601 mm #115 VS · #2094 CHVoter turnout50.7% #87 VS · #1729 CHSVP strongholds27.6% #51 VS · #1430 CHSP strongholds3.2% #112 VS · #2001 CHCentre strongholds64.7% #6 VS · #19 CHFDP strongholds1.4% #112 VS · #2054 CHGLP strongholds1% #91 VS · #1941 CHGreen strongholds2.1% #105 VS · #1954 CHLargest by area17.6 km² #77 VS · #547 CHHighest municipalities639 m #93 VS · #722 CHSecond homes19.9% #86 VS · #336 CHOrganic farming10% #82 VS · #1241 CHBest-connected municipalities91 min #26 VS · #1589 CHRemotest municipalities91 min #98 VS · #539 CHHighest peaks3'295 m #34 VS · #68 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'795 m #61 VS · #133 CHGreatest vertical range2'667 m #30 VS · #48 CHSteepest municipalities30.1° #33 VS · #91 CHSolar potential10 GWh #85 VS · #1535 CHSolar potential per capita14'077 kWh #54 VS · #521 CHCheapest electricity23.71 Rp./kWh #16 VS · #81 CHMost expensive electricity23.71 Rp./kWh #106 VS · #2025 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Niedergesteln?
- Niedergesteln has 4 postal codes: 3940, 3942, 3943, 3949.
- What is the tax rate in Niedergesteln?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Niedergesteln is 120% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Niedergesteln?
- A single person without children pays about 15'413 CHF income tax in Niedergesteln on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 61 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Niedergesteln have?
- Niedergesteln has 731 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Niedergesteln?
- Niedergesteln has 87 foreign residents, a share of 11.9% (2025).
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