What is the postal code of Port-Valais?

Port-Valais has 2 postal codes: 1897, 1898.

What is the tax rate in Port-Valais?

The municipal tax multiplier of Port-Valais is 110% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Port-Valais?

A single person without children pays about 14'411 CHF income tax in Port-Valais on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 27 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Port-Valais have?

Port-Valais has 4'528 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Port-Valais?

Port-Valais has 1'433 foreign residents, a share of 31.65% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS

Port-Valais

1897–1898

VS CANTON1897 1898

Residents

4'528

Area

15.1 km²

Population density

300 pop./km²

Elevation

390 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'159 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

110%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'262 50.0%

Men

2'266 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

905 20.0%

Swiss citizens

3'095 68.4%

Foreign residents

1'433 31.7%

Population density

300 pop./km²

0–19 · 905 · 20.0%20–64 · 2'711 · 59.9%65+ · 912 · 20.1%

Foreign residents 31.7%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Port-Valais

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

61.9% YesNo 38.1%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

51.0% YesNo 49.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

56.3% YesNo 43.7%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

21.3% YesNo 78.7%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

47.1% YesNo 52.9%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

54.7% YesNo 45.3%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

57.7% YesNo 42.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

61.3% YesNo 38.7%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

16.7% YesNo 83.3%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

13.5% YesNo 86.5%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP28.3% · strongest party

SVP28.3%

FDP25.1%

Mitte17.3%

SP15.5%

GRÜNE9.3%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier110%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

110%VS range 100%145%

Tax rank 34 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'411 CHF(14.4%)

Rank 27 of 122 in the canton · 913 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:14'411 CHF(~14.4%)

Port-ValaisCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Port-Valais	Valais	Switzerland median
40'000	4.5%	4.2–5.8%	5.4%
50'000	8%	7.5–10.3%	7.8%
60'000	9.4%	8.8–12%	10.5%
70'000	10.8%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%
80'000	12%	11.4–14.9%	13.1%
90'000	13.1%	12.4–16%	14.1%
100'000	14.4%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	15.6%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	16.7%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	17.8%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	18.9%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	19.9%	19.1–23%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	21.8–25.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.7%	23.9–27.7%	23.2%
225'000	25.9%	25.1–28.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.9%	26–30%	25.8%
275'000	27.6%	26.8–30.8%	26.8%
300'000	28.3%	27.4–31.6%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'075 mm

10.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'159 m

Mean elevation

765 m

Relief

1'787 m

Mean slope

20.7°

Flat share

34.1%

South-facing

7.1%

Above 2000 m

0.5%

Relief 1'787 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

31.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

38.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'900

31 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

29.69 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.3 Rp./kWh

29.69 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 26.87 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Romande Energie 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

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.63 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

2'214

Built before 19468.8%

Built since 200143.5%

1.63 %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 85 min · Car 47 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 19 min

Remoteness 108/122 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteport-valais.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'528 #23 VS · #489 CH Families & children20% #34 VS · #1165 CH Age structure20.1% #89 VS · #1234 CH Women share50% #45 VS · #971 CH Foreign residents31.7% #20 VS · #241 CH Population density300/km² #20 VS · #782 CH Tax burden14'411 #27 VS · #913 CH Taxes110% #34 VS Warmest municipalities10.4 °C #5 VS · #264 CH Sunniest municipalities48.8% #119 VS · #282 CH Rainiest municipalities1'075 mm #27 VS · #1252 CH Voter turnout47.2% #109 VS · #1919 CH Against Switzerland19% #43 VS · #647 CH Aligned with Switzerland81% #31 VS · #860 CH SVP strongholds28.3% #45 VS · #1381 CH SP strongholds15.5% #32 VS · #896 CH Centre strongholds17.3% #119 VS · #680 CH FDP strongholds25.1% #12 VS · #226 CH GLP strongholds3.4% #8 VS · #1522 CH Green strongholds9.3% #29 VS · #667 CH Largest by area15.1 km² #81 VS · #644 CH Highest municipalities390 m #119 VS · #1935 CH Remotest municipalities85 min #108 VS · #661 CH Best-connected municipalities85 min #16 VS · #1464 CH Highest peaks2'159 m #103 VS · #321 CH Highest-lying municipalities765 m #112 VS · #652 CH Greatest vertical range1'787 m #101 VS · #260 CH Steepest municipalities20.7° #109 VS · #377 CH Solar potential31 GWh #36 VS · #643 CH Cheapest electricity29.69 Rp./kWh #109 VS · #1437 CH Most expensive electricity29.69 Rp./kWh #12 VS · #668 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Bouveret1897 Les Evouettes1897 St-Gingolph1898

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Port-Valais?: Port-Valais has 2 postal codes: 1897, 1898.
What is the tax rate in Port-Valais?: The municipal tax multiplier of Port-Valais is 110% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Port-Valais?: A single person without children pays about 14'411 CHF income tax in Port-Valais on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 27 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Port-Valais have?: Port-Valais has 4'528 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Port-Valais?: Port-Valais has 1'433 foreign residents, a share of 31.65% (2025).

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