What is the postal code of Saint-Léonard?

Saint-Léonard has 3 postal codes: 1958, 1977, 3978.

What is the tax rate in Saint-Léonard?

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

How much tax do you pay in Saint-Léonard?

A single person without children pays about 15'350 CHF income tax in Saint-Léonard on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 58 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Saint-Léonard have?

Saint-Léonard has 2'618 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Saint-Léonard?

Saint-Léonard has 551 foreign residents, a share of 21.05% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS · District de Sierre

Saint-Léonard

1958–3978

VS CANTON1958 1977 3978

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'324 50.6%

Men

1'294 49.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

484 18.5%

Swiss citizens

2'067 79.0%

Foreign residents

551 21.1%

Population density

675 pop./km²

0–19 · 484 · 18.5%20–64 · 1'636 · 62.5%65+ · 498 · 19.0%

Foreign residents 21.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −10 (−0.4%) · 20 births · 18 deaths · net migration −4

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 Saint-Léonard

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 de Sierre: 28.3% Yes

24.5% YesNo 75.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 33.0% Yes

32.2% YesNo 67.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 56.6% Yes

54.9% YesNo 45.2%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 44.5% Yes

46.0% YesNo 54.0%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 52.4% Yes

53.4% YesNo 46.6%

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 de Sierre: 24.9% Yes

19.2% YesNo 80.8%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 42.0% Yes

45.1% YesNo 54.9%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 52.1% Yes

53.2% YesNo 46.8%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de Sierre: 63.7% Yes

62.4% YesNo 37.6%

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 de Sierre: 62.0% Yes

60.8% YesNo 39.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte33.7% · strongest party

Mitte33.7%

FDP21.8%

SVP19.9%

SP13.7%

GRÜNE8.2%

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 55 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'350 CHF(15.4%)

Rank 58 of 122 in the canton · 1059 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:15'350 CHF(~15.4%)

Saint-LéonardCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Saint-Léonard	Valais	Switzerland median
40'000	4.9%	4.2–5.8%	5.4%
50'000	8.6%	7.5–10.3%	7.8%
60'000	10.2%	8.8–12%	10.5%
70'000	11.7%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%
80'000	12.9%	11.4–14.9%	13.1%
90'000	14%	12.4–16%	14.1%
100'000	15.4%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	16.5%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	17.6%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	18.7%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.9%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	20.9%	19.1–23%	19.7%
175'000	23.7%	21.8–25.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.6%	23.9–27.7%	23.2%
225'000	26.8%	25.1–28.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.8%	26–30%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	26.8–30.8%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	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 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020602 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

919 m

Mean elevation

564 m

Relief

426 m

Mean slope

12.5°

Flat share

50.2%

South-facing

29.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 426 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

19.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

27.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'400

Per inhabitant

7'540 kWh/yr

20 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

26.56 Rp./kWh

Energy

13 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.33 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.47 Rp./kWh

26.56 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

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

Network operator OIKEN 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 Saint-Léonard →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

1.21 %

Second homes

9.9 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

1'243

Built before 194618.4%

Built since 200131.2%

1.21 %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

688

Workplaces

151

Services share

61 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 82 (11.9%) · Secondary 186 (27.0%) · Tertiary 420 (61.0%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

20 %

Farmland

154 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 100 min · Car 76 min

AgglomerationPT 19 min · Car 12 min

Remoteness 83/122 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number6246

Websitest-leonard.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de Sierre

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Saint-Léonard ranks

Largest municipalities2'618 #36 VS · #812 CH Growing municipalities-0.4% #98 VS · #1603 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.4% #25 VS · #510 CH Jobs per resident0.26 #84 VS · #1498 CH Families & children18.5% #57 VS · #1583 CH Age structure19% #96 VS · #1449 CH Women share50.6% #23 VS · #603 CH Foreign residents21.1% #43 VS · #775 CH Population density675/km² #8 VS · #376 CH Tax burden15'350 #59 VS · #1060 CH Taxes120% #55 VS Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #16 VS · #753 CH Sunniest municipalities57.4% #5 VS · #6 CH Rainiest municipalities602 mm #114 VS · #2093 CH Voter turnout54.9% #53 VS · #1237 CH Against Switzerland15.7% #67 VS · #888 CH Aligned with Switzerland84.3% #7 VS · #630 CH SVP strongholds19.9% #97 VS · #1793 CH SP strongholds13.7% #37 VS · #1089 CH Centre strongholds33.7% #77 VS · #193 CH FDP strongholds21.8% #22 VS · #353 CH GLP strongholds2.2% #32 VS · #1733 CH Green strongholds8.2% #37 VS · #851 CH Largest by area3.9 km² #119 VS · #1739 CH Highest municipalities527 m #102 VS · #1091 CH Second homes9.9% #114 VS · #1225 CH Organic farming20% #55 VS · #669 CH Best-connected municipalities100 min #39 VS · #1712 CH Remotest municipalities100 min #83 VS · #408 CH Highest peaks919 m #121 VS · #804 CH Highest-lying municipalities564 m #122 VS · #1157 CH Greatest vertical range426 m #120 VS · #783 CH Steepest municipalities12.5° #119 VS · #730 CH Solar potential20 GWh #56 VS · #1021 CH Solar potential per capita7'540 kWh #111 VS · #1562 CH Cheapest electricity26.56 Rp./kWh #77 VS · #1052 CH Most expensive electricity26.56 Rp./kWh #51 VS · #1060 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Flanthey3978 Icogne1977 St-Léonard1958

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Saint-Léonard?: Saint-Léonard has 3 postal codes: 1958, 1977, 3978.
What is the tax rate in Saint-Léonard?: The municipal tax multiplier of Saint-Léonard is 120% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Saint-Léonard?: A single person without children pays about 15'350 CHF income tax in Saint-Léonard on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 58 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Saint-Léonard have?: Saint-Léonard has 2'618 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Saint-Léonard?: Saint-Léonard has 551 foreign residents, a share of 21.05% (2025).

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