What is the postal code of Saillon?

Saillon has 2 postal codes: 1911, 1913.

What is the tax rate in Saillon?

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

How much tax do you pay in Saillon?

A single person without children pays about 15'682 CHF income tax in Saillon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 73 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Saillon have?

Saillon has 3'226 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Saillon?

Saillon has 727 foreign residents, a share of 22.54% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS

Saillon

1911–1913

VS CANTON1911 1913

Residents

3'226

Area

13.7 km²

Population density

235 pop./km²

Elevation

510 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'770 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

120%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'622 50.3%

Men

1'604 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

701 21.7%

Swiss citizens

2'499 77.5%

Foreign residents

727 22.5%

Population density

235 pop./km²

0–19 · 701 · 21.7%20–64 · 1'894 · 58.7%65+ · 631 · 19.6%

Foreign residents 22.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Saillon

BFS

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

72.8% YesNo 27.2%

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

46.6% YesNo 53.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

56.2% YesNo 43.8%

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

23.4% YesNo 76.6%

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

45.7% YesNo 54.3%

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

50.5% YesNo 49.5%

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

64.8% YesNo 35.2%

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

58.9% YesNo 41.2%

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

17.1% YesNo 83.0%

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

12.7% YesNo 87.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte38.0% · strongest party

Mitte38.0%

SVP19.7%

FDP14.5%

SP14.3%

GRÜNE10.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier120%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

120%VS range 100%145%

Tax rank 51 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'682 CHF(15.7%)

Rank 73 of 122 in the canton · 1148 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:15'682 CHF(~15.7%)

SaillonCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Saillon	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	13.3%	11.4–14.9%	13.1%
90'000	14.4%	12.4–16%	14.1%
100'000	15.7%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	16.9%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	17.9%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	19%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	21.3%	19.1–23%	19.7%
175'000	23.8%	21.8–25.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.8%	23.9–27.7%	23.2%
225'000	27%	25.1–28.9%	24.6%
250'000	28%	26–30%	25.8%
275'000	28.8%	26.8–30.8%	26.8%
300'000	29.5%	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 1991–20204.6 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)7.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'182 mm

4.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'770 m

Mean elevation

1'237 m

Relief

2'308 m

Mean slope

21.8°

Flat share

31.0%

South-facing

22.8%

Above 2000 m

29.6%

Relief 2'308 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

35.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

43.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'900

36 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

1.51 %

Avg. rooms

3.3

Dwellings

1'923

Built before 194611.1%

Built since 200143.2%

1.51 %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 98 min · Car 63 min

AgglomerationPT 33 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 89/122 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesaillon.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'226 #33 VS · #682 CH Families & children21.7% #13 VS · #619 CH Age structure19.6% #93 VS · #1329 CH Women share50.3% #30 VS · #764 CH Foreign residents22.5% #37 VS · #679 CH Population density235/km² #22 VS · #929 CH Tax burden15'682 #75 VS · #1150 CH Taxes120% #51 VS Warmest municipalities4.6 °C #104 VS · #2015 CH Sunniest municipalities54.6% #37 VS · #104 CH Rainiest municipalities1'182 mm #17 VS · #736 CH Voter turnout51.5% #80 VS · #1540 CH Against Switzerland19% #41 VS · #645 CH Aligned with Switzerland81% #29 VS · #858 CH SVP strongholds19.7% #98 VS · #1797 CH SP strongholds14.3% #36 VS · #1022 CH Centre strongholds38% #70 VS · #148 CH FDP strongholds14.5% #47 VS · #877 CH GLP strongholds1.3% #77 VS · #1890 CH Green strongholds10.3% #26 VS · #533 CH Largest by area13.7 km² #93 VS · #713 CH Highest municipalities510 m #104 VS · #1166 CH Remotest municipalities98 min #89 VS · #436 CH Best-connected municipalities98 min #35 VS · #1684 CH Highest peaks2'770 m #85 VS · #198 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'237 m #99 VS · #294 CH Greatest vertical range2'308 m #61 VS · #123 CH Steepest municipalities21.8° #107 VS · #351 CH Solar potential36 GWh #31 VS · #552 CH Cheapest electricity25.77 Rp./kWh #46 VS · #458 CH Most expensive electricity25.77 Rp./kWh #73 VS · #1645 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Ovronnaz1911 Saillon1913

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Saillon?: Saillon has 2 postal codes: 1911, 1913.
What is the tax rate in Saillon?: The municipal tax multiplier of Saillon is 120% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Saillon?: A single person without children pays about 15'682 CHF income tax in Saillon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 73 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Saillon have?: Saillon has 3'226 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Saillon?: Saillon has 727 foreign residents, a share of 22.54% (2025).

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