What is the postal code of Riddes?

Riddes has 3 postal codes: 1908, 1914, 1918.

What is the tax rate in Riddes?

The municipal tax multiplier of Riddes is 125% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Riddes?

A single person without children pays about 15'822 CHF income tax in Riddes on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 79 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Riddes have?

Riddes has 3'831 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Riddes?

Riddes has 1'276 foreign residents, a share of 33.31% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS

Riddes

1908–1918

VS CANTON1908 1914 1918

Residents

3'831

Area

23.9 km²

Population density

160 pop./km²

Elevation

499 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'981 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

125%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'866 48.7%

Men

1'965 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

818 21.4%

Swiss citizens

2'555 66.7%

Foreign residents

1'276 33.3%

Population density

160 pop./km²

0–19 · 818 · 21.4%20–64 · 2'336 · 61.0%65+ · 677 · 17.7%

Foreign residents 33.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Riddes

BFS

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

62.5% YesNo 37.6%

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

54.6% YesNo 45.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

48.0% YesNo 52.0%

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

19.8% YesNo 80.3%

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

47.3% YesNo 52.7%

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

57.3% YesNo 42.7%

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

61.4% YesNo 38.6%

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

64.0% YesNo 36.0%

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

16.4% YesNo 83.6%

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

12.8% YesNo 87.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP29.4% · strongest party

SVP29.4%

FDP27.7%

Mitte17.8%

SP15.9%

GRÜNE7.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier125%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

125%VS range 100%145%

Tax rank 85 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'822 CHF(15.8%)

Rank 79 of 122 in the canton · 1180 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:15'822 CHF(~15.8%)

RiddesCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Riddes	Valais	Switzerland median
40'000	5.1%	4.2–5.8%	5.4%
50'000	9%	7.5–10.3%	7.8%
60'000	10.6%	8.8–12%	10.5%
70'000	12.1%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%
80'000	13.4%	11.4–14.9%	13.1%
90'000	14.5%	12.4–16%	14.1%
100'000	15.8%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	17%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	18.1%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	19.2%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.4%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	21.5%	19.1–23%	19.7%
175'000	24.2%	21.8–25.7%	21.6%
200'000	26.1%	23.9–27.7%	23.2%
225'000	27.3%	25.1–28.9%	24.6%
250'000	28.3%	26–30%	25.8%
275'000	29.1%	26.8–30.8%	26.8%
300'000	29.8%	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 1991–20207.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020911 mm

7.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'981 m

Mean elevation

1'444 m

Relief

2'517 m

Mean slope

22°

Flat share

18.4%

South-facing

0.7%

Above 2000 m

27.1%

Relief 2'517 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 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

57.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'800

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

25.77 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.7 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

9.01 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.27 Rp./kWh

25.77 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 26.87 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.07 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

3'271

Built before 194610.1%

Built since 200129.1%

1.07 %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 124 min · Car 77 min

AgglomerationPT 64 min · Car 30 min

Remoteness 31/122 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteriddes.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'831 #30 VS · #583 CH Families & children21.4% #17 VS · #697 CH Age structure17.7% #110 VS · #1689 CH Women share48.7% #82 VS · #1662 CH Foreign residents33.3% #17 VS · #190 CH Population density160/km² #27 VS · #1164 CH Tax burden15'822 #79 VS · #1192 CH Taxes125% #85 VS Warmest municipalities7.2 °C #60 VS · #1834 CH Sunniest municipalities54.3% #47 VS · #119 CH Rainiest municipalities911 mm #56 VS · #1920 CH Voter turnout51.3% #81 VS · #1566 CH Against Switzerland21% #24 VS · #502 CH Aligned with Switzerland79% #46 VS · #993 CH SVP strongholds29.4% #40 VS · #1308 CH SP strongholds15.9% #31 VS · #853 CH Centre strongholds17.8% #118 VS · #653 CH FDP strongholds27.7% #6 VS · #145 CH GLP strongholds1.5% #65 VS · #1852 CH Green strongholds7.1% #50 VS · #1080 CH Largest by area23.9 km² #64 VS · #401 CH Highest municipalities499 m #106 VS · #1215 CH Remotest municipalities124 min #31 VS · #156 CH Best-connected municipalities124 min #89 VS · #1957 CH Highest peaks2'981 m #65 VS · #145 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'444 m #80 VS · #217 CH Greatest vertical range2'517 m #42 VS · #76 CH Steepest municipalities22° #105 VS · #345 CH Solar potential44 GWh #24 VS · #407 CH Cheapest electricity25.77 Rp./kWh #45 VS · #457 CH Most expensive electricity25.77 Rp./kWh #72 VS · #1644 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Auddes-sur-Riddes1914 La Tzoumaz1918 Riddes1908

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Riddes?: Riddes has 3 postal codes: 1908, 1914, 1918.
What is the tax rate in Riddes?: The municipal tax multiplier of Riddes is 125% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Riddes?: A single person without children pays about 15'822 CHF income tax in Riddes on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 79 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Riddes have?: Riddes has 3'831 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Riddes?: Riddes has 1'276 foreign residents, a share of 33.31% (2025).

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