What is the postal code of Saint-Maurice?

Saint-Maurice has 2 postal codes: 1890, 1902.

What is the tax rate in Saint-Maurice?

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

How much tax do you pay in Saint-Maurice?

A single person without children pays about 15'492 CHF income tax in Saint-Maurice on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 67 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Saint-Maurice have?

Saint-Maurice has 4'656 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Saint-Maurice?

Saint-Maurice has 1'299 foreign residents, a share of 27.9% (2025).

Saint-Maurice (VS): Postal Codes 1890–1902, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'355 50.6%

Men

2'301 49.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

949 20.4%

Swiss citizens

3'357 72.1%

Foreign residents

1'299 27.9%

Population density

312 pop./km²

0–19 · 949 · 20.4%20–64 · 2'834 · 60.9%65+ · 873 · 18.8%

Foreign residents 27.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Saint-Maurice

BFS

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

54.5% YesNo 45.5%

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

44.3% YesNo 55.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

53.2% YesNo 46.8%

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

29.1% YesNo 71.0%

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

43.4% YesNo 56.6%

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

54.2% YesNo 45.8%

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

60.8% YesNo 39.2%

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

64.3% YesNo 35.7%

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

20.0% YesNo 80.0%

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

14.1% YesNo 86.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte26.5% · strongest party

Mitte26.5%

SP23.0%

SVP17.7%

FDP17.2%

GRÜNE12.1%

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 84 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'492 CHF(15.5%)

Rank 67 of 122 in the canton · 1098 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:15'492 CHF(~15.5%)

Saint-MauriceCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Saint-Maurice	Valais	Switzerland median
40'000	4.9%	4.2–5.8%	5.4%
50'000	8.7%	7.5–10.3%	7.8%
60'000	10.3%	8.8–12%	10.5%
70'000	11.8%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%
80'000	13%	11.4–14.9%	13.1%
90'000	14.2%	12.4–16%	14.1%
100'000	15.5%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	16.7%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	17.8%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	18.9%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	20.1%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	21.2%	19.1–23%	19.7%
175'000	24%	21.8–25.7%	21.6%
200'000	26%	23.9–27.7%	23.2%
225'000	27.2%	25.1–28.9%	24.6%
250'000	28.2%	26–30%	25.8%
275'000	29%	26.8–30.8%	26.8%
300'000	29.7%	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 1991–20209 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'079 mm

9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'172 m

Mean elevation

1'047 m

Relief

2'772 m

Mean slope

25°

Flat share

23.5%

South-facing

17.2%

Above 2000 m

9.1%

Relief 2'772 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

32.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

40.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'300

33 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

3.4 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

2'293

Built before 194623.9%

Built since 200119.4%

3.4 %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 69 min · Car 51 min

AgglomerationPT 34 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 121/122 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesaint-maurice.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities4'656 #21 VS · #476 CH Families & children20.4% #24 VS · #1021 CH Age structure18.8% #101 VS · #1489 CH Women share50.6% #22 VS · #602 CH Foreign residents27.9% #25 VS · #410 CH Population density312/km² #19 VS · #760 CH Tax burden15'492 #68 VS · #1099 CH Taxes125% #84 VS Warmest municipalities9 °C #29 VS · #1392 CH Sunniest municipalities54.1% #49 VS · #122 CH Rainiest municipalities1'079 mm #26 VS · #1231 CH Voter turnout49.4% #90 VS · #1756 CH Against Switzerland19% #44 VS · #648 CH Aligned with Switzerland81% #32 VS · #861 CH SVP strongholds17.7% #112 VS · #1893 CH SP strongholds23% #6 VS · #264 CH Centre strongholds26.5% #101 VS · #315 CH FDP strongholds17.2% #35 VS · #644 CH GLP strongholds2.7% #20 VS · #1654 CH Green strongholds12.1% #16 VS · #337 CH Largest by area14.9 km² #84 VS · #651 CH Highest municipalities414 m #113 VS · #1823 CH Remotest municipalities69 min #121 VS · #1071 CH Best-connected municipalities69 min #2 VS · #1069 CH Highest peaks3'172 m #49 VS · #106 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'047 m #106 VS · #385 CH Greatest vertical range2'772 m #24 VS · #36 CH Steepest municipalities25° #87 VS · #259 CH Solar potential33 GWh #34 VS · #614 CH Cheapest electricity25.77 Rp./kWh #53 VS · #465 CH Most expensive electricity25.77 Rp./kWh #80 VS · #1652 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Evionnaz1902 Mex VS1890 St-Maurice1890

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Saint-Maurice?: Saint-Maurice has 2 postal codes: 1890, 1902.
What is the tax rate in Saint-Maurice?: The municipal tax multiplier of Saint-Maurice is 125% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Saint-Maurice?: A single person without children pays about 15'492 CHF income tax in Saint-Maurice on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 67 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Saint-Maurice have?: Saint-Maurice has 4'656 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Saint-Maurice?: Saint-Maurice has 1'299 foreign residents, a share of 27.9% (2025).

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