What is the postal code of Orsières?

Orsières has 4 postal codes: 1937, 1938, 1943, 1944.

What is the tax rate in Orsières?

The municipal tax multiplier of Orsières is 120% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Orsières?

A single person without children pays about 15'585 CHF income tax in Orsières on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 70 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Orsières have?

Orsières has 3'339 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Orsières?

Orsières has 613 foreign residents, a share of 18.36% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS · District d'Entremont

Orsières

1937–1944

VS CANTON1937 1938 1943 1944

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'597 47.8%

Men

1'742 52.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

718 21.5%

Swiss citizens

2'726 81.6%

Foreign residents

613 18.4%

Population density

20 pop./km²

0–19 · 718 · 21.5%20–64 · 1'872 · 56.1%65+ · 749 · 22.4%

Foreign residents 18.4%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +36 (+1.1%) · 30 births · 34 deaths · net migration +41

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 Orsières

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 District d'Entremont: 22.0% Yes

19.9% YesNo 80.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District d'Entremont: 29.8% Yes

33.3% YesNo 66.7%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District d'Entremont: 57.4% Yes

59.2% YesNo 40.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District d'Entremont: 43.4% Yes

46.6% YesNo 53.4%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District d'Entremont: 48.4% Yes

41.0% YesNo 59.0%

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 District d'Entremont: 21.1% Yes

18.5% YesNo 81.5%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District d'Entremont: 41.1% Yes

43.3% YesNo 56.7%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District d'Entremont: 49.0% Yes

49.6% YesNo 50.4%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District d'Entremont: 66.6% Yes

64.0% YesNo 36.0%

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 d'Entremont: 59.7% Yes

58.7% YesNo 41.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte47.0% · strongest party

Mitte47.0%

FDP20.2%

SVP19.1%

SP6.4%

GRÜNE5.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier120%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

120%VS range 100%145%

Tax rank 73 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'585 CHF(15.6%)

Rank 70 of 122 in the canton · 1120 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:15'585 CHF(~15.6%)

OrsièresCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Orsières	Valais	Switzerland median
40'000	5%	4.2–5.8%	5.4%
50'000	8.9%	7.5–10.3%	7.8%
60'000	10.5%	8.8–12%	10.5%
70'000	11.9%	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	15.6%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	16.8%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	17.8%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	18.9%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.1%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	21.2%	19.1–23%	19.7%
175'000	23.8%	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	27.9%	26–30%	25.8%
275'000	28.7%	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 · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.1 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)2.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020914 mm

7.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'867 m

Mean elevation

2'117 m

Relief

3'089 m

Mean slope

31.6°

Flat share

1.4%

South-facing

15.7%

Above 2000 m

57.4%

Relief 3'089 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

44.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

58.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'800

Per inhabitant

13'246 kWh/yr

44 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

26.92 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.39 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.56 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

26.92 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator DransGrid 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 · 2024

Premium regionRegion 1

Standard model, deductible 300583 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Valais391 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Orsières →Canton Valais →Premiums explained →

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 · ARE

Vacancy rate

0.46 %

Second homes

50.1 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

3'032

Built before 194628.1%

Built since 200114.2%

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

0.46 %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

1'387

Workplaces

325

Services share

57.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 131 (9.4%) · Secondary 461 (33.2%) · Tertiary 795 (57.3%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

7 %

Farmland

959 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 118 min · Car 82 min

AgglomerationPT 58 min · Car 32 min

Remoteness 44/122 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number6034

Websiteorsieres.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict d'Entremont

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Orsières ranks

Largest municipalities3'339 #32 VS · #663 CH Growing municipalities1.1% #52 VS · #742 CH Shrinking municipalities1.1% #71 VS · #1371 CH Jobs per resident0.42 #43 VS · #782 CH Families & children21.5% #16 VS · #670 CH Age structure22.4% #71 VS · #796 CH Women share47.8% #103 VS · #1915 CH Foreign residents18.4% #55 VS · #1004 CH Population density20/km² #95 VS · #1979 CH Tax burden15'585 #70 VS · #1120 CH Taxes120% #73 VS Warmest municipalities7.1 °C #64 VS · #1844 CH Sunniest municipalities51% #101 VS · #210 CH Rainiest municipalities914 mm #55 VS · #1908 CH Voter turnout59.7% #20 VS · #626 CH Against Switzerland20.6% #22 VS · #501 CH Aligned with Switzerland79.4% #44 VS · #991 CH SVP strongholds19.1% #104 VS · #1831 CH SP strongholds6.4% #85 VS · #1847 CH Centre strongholds47% #53 VS · #93 CH FDP strongholds20.2% #26 VS · #441 CH GLP strongholds1.5% #62 VS · #1854 CH Green strongholds5.3% #66 VS · #1503 CH Largest by area164.9 km² #6 VS · #25 CH Highest municipalities1'897 m #13 VS · #34 CH Second homes50.1% #56 VS · #157 CH Organic farming7% #95 VS · #1429 CH Best-connected municipalities118 min #77 VS · #1917 CH Remotest municipalities118 min #44 VS · #192 CH Highest peaks3'867 m #23 VS · #29 CH Highest-lying municipalities2'117 m #34 VS · #68 CH Greatest vertical range3'089 m #15 VS · #19 CH Steepest municipalities31.6° #16 VS · #55 CH Solar potential44 GWh #23 VS · #404 CH Solar potential per capita13'246 kWh #61 VS · #597 CH Cheapest electricity26.92 Rp./kWh #102 VS · #1113 CH Most expensive electricity26.92 Rp./kWh #23 VS · #996 CH

Postal codes (4)

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Localities

swisstopo · 4

Champex-Lac1938 La Fouly VS1944 Orsières1937 Praz-de-Fort1943

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Orsières?: Orsières has 4 postal codes: 1937, 1938, 1943, 1944.
What is the tax rate in Orsières?: The municipal tax multiplier of Orsières is 120% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Orsières?: A single person without children pays about 15'585 CHF income tax in Orsières on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 70 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Orsières have?: Orsières has 3'339 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Orsières?: Orsières has 613 foreign residents, a share of 18.36% (2025).

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