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Noble-Contrée

3960–3973
VS CANTON3960396839703972+1 PLZ
Residents
4'727
Area
6.5 km²
Population density
727 pop./km²
Tax multiplier
110%
Postal codes
5

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
2'377 50.3%
Men
2'350 49.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
977 20.7%
Swiss citizens
3'965 83.9%
Foreign residents
762 16.1%
Population density
727 pop./km²
0–19 · 977 · 20.7%20–64 · 2'662 · 56.3%65+ · 1'088 · 23.0%
Foreign residents 16.1%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
FDP23.4% · strongest party
FDP23.4%
SP23.2%
Mitte21.8%
SVP17.9%
GRÜNE11.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Municipal tax multiplier110%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
110%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 21 of 122 in canton Valais
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'514 CHF(14.5%)
Rank 29 of 122 in the canton · 929 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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:14'514 CHF(~14.5%)
Noble-ContréeCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeNoble-ContréeValaisSwitzerland median
40'0004.5%4.25.8%5.4%
50'0008%7.510.3%7.8%
60'0009.5%8.812%10.5%
70'00010.9%10.213.5%11.9%
80'00012.1%11.414.9%13.1%
90'00013.2%12.416%14.1%
100'00014.5%13.717.3%15.3%
110'00015.7%14.818.5%16.3%
120'00016.8%15.919.6%17.2%
130'00017.9%1720.8%18.1%
140'00019%18.122%19%
150'00020%19.123%19.7%
175'00022.8%21.825.7%21.6%
200'00024.8%23.927.7%23.2%
225'00026%25.128.9%24.6%
250'00026.9%2630%25.8%
275'00027.7%26.830.8%26.8%
300'00028.4%27.431.6%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020657 mm
9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'011 m
Mean elevation
759 m
Relief
447 m
Mean slope
15.5°
Flat share
7.3%
South-facing
53.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 447 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
39.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
54.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'800
40 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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026
Tariff H4
26.87 Rp./kWh
Energy
14 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
7.73 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.38 Rp./kWh
26.87 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 26.87 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator OIKEN 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Vacancy rate
3.58 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
2'318
Built before 194615.3%
Built since 200127.0%
3.58 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 100 min · Car 83 min
AgglomerationPT 10 min · Car 7 min
Remoteness 84/122 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 5
What is the postal code of Noble-Contrée?
Noble-Contrée has 5 postal codes: 3960, 3968, 3970, 3972, 3973.
What is the tax rate in Noble-Contrée?
The municipal tax multiplier of Noble-Contrée is 110% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Noble-Contrée?
A single person without children pays about 14'514 CHF income tax in Noble-Contrée on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 29 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Noble-Contrée have?
Noble-Contrée has 4'727 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Noble-Contrée?
Noble-Contrée has 762 foreign residents, a share of 16.12% (2025).

Map

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