Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
221 49.7%
Men
224 50.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
77 17.3%
Swiss citizens
378 84.9%
Foreign residents
67 15.1%
Population density
23 pop./km²
0–19 · 77 · 17.3%20–64 · 250 · 56.2%65+ · 118 · 26.5%
Foreign residents 15.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +5 (+1.1%) · 1 births · 4 deaths · net migration +10
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
19.3% YesNo 80.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 31.6% Yes
30.6% YesNo 69.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 59.3% Yes
54.6% YesNo 45.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 53.1% Yes
44.4% YesNo 55.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 33.4% Yes
35.2% YesNo 64.8%
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
23.8% YesNo 76.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 42.1% Yes
36.1% YesNo 64.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 38.9% Yes
40.6% YesNo 59.4%
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
74.7% YesNo 25.3%
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
45.1% YesNo 54.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte57.0% · strongest party
Mitte57.0%
SVP18.7%
SP9.3%
GRÜNE7.3%
FDP6.2%
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 66 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'894 CHF(15.9%)
Rank 80 of 122 in the canton · 1225 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:15'894 CHF(~15.9%)
RiederalpCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Riederalp | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.2% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.3% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.9% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.3% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.6% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.6% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 15.9% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.1% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.1% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.3% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.4% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.4% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.9% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 25.9% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 27.1% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 28.1% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.9% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.6% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20205.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020930 mm
5.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'351 m
Mean elevation
1'766 m
Relief
1'637 m
Mean slope
27.6°
Flat share
1.9%
South-facing
33.4%
Above 2000 m
30.6%
Relief 1'637 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
19.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
28.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'200
Per inhabitant
42'899 kWh/yr
19 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
26.91 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.09 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.49 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.94 Rp./kWh
26.91 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator EnBAG Netze 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
1.8 %
Second homes
87.4 %
Avg. rooms
3
Dwellings
1'667
Built before 194615.5%
Built since 200115.0%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
1.8 %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
350
Workplaces
67
Services share
86 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 35 (10.0%) · Secondary 14 (4.0%) · Tertiary 301 (86.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
11
Organic share
45.5 %
Farmland
256 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 municipalities445 #97 VS · #1855 CHGrowing municipalities1.1% #50 VS · #716 CHShrinking municipalities1.1% #73 VS · #1398 CHJobs per resident0.79 #6 VS · #167 CHFamilies & children17.3% #70 VS · #1787 CHAge structure26.5% #41 VS · #269 CHWomen share49.7% #52 VS · #1163 CHForeign residents15.1% #75 VS · #1274 CHPopulation density23/km² #90 VS · #1952 CHTax burden15'894 #81 VS · #1226 CHTaxes120% #66 VSWarmest municipalities5.6 °C #86 VS · #1971 CHSunniest municipalities52.9% #78 VS · #165 CHRainiest municipalities930 mm #53 VS · #1867 CHVoter turnout48.9% #101 VS · #1868 CHSVP strongholds18.7% #105 VS · #1849 CHSP strongholds9.3% #64 VS · #1594 CHCentre strongholds57% #24 VS · #44 CHFDP strongholds6.2% #65 VS · #1776 CHGLP strongholds1.5% #66 VS · #1858 CHGreen strongholds7.3% #45 VS · #1036 CHLargest by area19.1 km² #73 VS · #502 CHHighest municipalities1'905 m #12 VS · #33 CHSecond homes87.4% #1 VS · #3 CHOrganic farming45.5% #16 VS · #166 CHBest-connected municipalities119 min #80 VS · #1924 CHRemotest municipalities119 min #43 VS · #190 CHHighest peaks2'351 m #99 VS · #275 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'766 m #66 VS · #143 CHGreatest vertical range1'637 m #106 VS · #301 CHSteepest municipalities27.6° #60 VS · #171 CHSolar potential19 GWh #59 VS · #1055 CHSolar potential per capita42'899 kWh #2 VS · #8 CHCheapest electricity26.91 Rp./kWh #97 VS · #1108 CHMost expensive electricity26.91 Rp./kWh #32 VS · #1005 CH
Postal codes (5)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 8Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Riederalp?
- Riederalp has 5 postal codes: 3982, 3983, 3986, 3987, 3991.
- What is the tax rate in Riederalp?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Riederalp is 120% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Riederalp?
- A single person without children pays about 15'894 CHF income tax in Riederalp on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 80 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Riederalp have?
- Riederalp has 445 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Riederalp?
- Riederalp has 67 foreign residents, a share of 15.06% (2025).
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