Switzerland · Canton VS · District de Saint-Maurice
Saint-Maurice
1890–1902Residents
4'656
Area
14.9 km²
Population density
312 pop./km²
Elevation
414 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
3'172 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
125%
Postal codes
2
BFS no.
6217
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
Population change 2025: +33 (+0.7%) · 37 births · 30 deaths · net migration +15
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 District de Saint-Maurice: 27.2% Yes
28.3% YesNo 71.7%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Saint-Maurice: 32.8% Yes
31.3% YesNo 68.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Saint-Maurice: 55.4% Yes
54.5% YesNo 45.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Saint-Maurice: 46.1% Yes
44.3% YesNo 55.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Saint-Maurice: 51.3% Yes
53.2% YesNo 46.8%
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 District de Saint-Maurice: 25.3% Yes
29.1% YesNo 71.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Saint-Maurice: 43.9% Yes
43.4% YesNo 56.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Saint-Maurice: 54.2% Yes
54.2% YesNo 45.8%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de Saint-Maurice: 62.5% Yes
60.8% YesNo 39.2%
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 Saint-Maurice: 64.3% Yes
64.3% YesNo 35.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte26.5% · strongest party
Mitte26.5%
SP23.0%
SVP17.7%
FDP17.2%
GRÜNE12.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier125%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
125%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 84 of 122 in canton ValaisTax 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
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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual 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 mHighest 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
Roof potential
32.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
40.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'300
Per inhabitant
7'030 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
25.04 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.95 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.03 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.27 Rp./kWh
25.04 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300583 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 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 · AREVacancy rate
3.4 %
Second homes
12.4 %
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 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
2'123
Workplaces
363
Services share
85.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 39 (1.8%) · Secondary 276 (13.0%) · Tertiary 1'808 (85.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
7
Organic share
14.3 %
Farmland
162 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 municipalities4'656 #21 VS · #476 CHGrowing municipalities0.7% #66 VS · #964 CHShrinking municipalities0.7% #58 VS · #1148 CHJobs per resident0.46 #33 VS · #647 CHFamilies & children20.4% #24 VS · #1021 CHAge structure18.8% #101 VS · #1489 CHWomen share50.6% #22 VS · #602 CHForeign residents27.9% #25 VS · #410 CHPopulation density312/km² #19 VS · #760 CHTax burden15'492 #68 VS · #1099 CHTaxes125% #84 VSWarmest municipalities9 °C #29 VS · #1392 CHSunniest municipalities54.1% #49 VS · #122 CHRainiest municipalities1'079 mm #26 VS · #1231 CHVoter turnout49.7% #93 VS · #1807 CHAgainst Switzerland18.6% #44 VS · #648 CHAligned with Switzerland81.4% #32 VS · #859 CHSVP strongholds17.7% #112 VS · #1897 CHSP strongholds23% #6 VS · #266 CHCentre strongholds26.5% #101 VS · #314 CHFDP strongholds17.2% #35 VS · #645 CHGLP strongholds2.7% #20 VS · #1657 CHGreen strongholds12.1% #16 VS · #339 CHLargest by area14.9 km² #84 VS · #651 CHHighest municipalities414 m #113 VS · #1823 CHSecond homes12.4% #106 VS · #861 CHOrganic farming14.3% #74 VS · #956 CHBest-connected municipalities69 min #2 VS · #1069 CHRemotest municipalities69 min #121 VS · #1071 CHHighest peaks3'172 m #49 VS · #106 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'047 m #106 VS · #385 CHGreatest vertical range2'772 m #24 VS · #36 CHSteepest municipalities25° #87 VS · #259 CHSolar potential33 GWh #34 VS · #614 CHSolar potential per capita7'030 kWh #116 VS · #1669 CHCheapest electricity25.04 Rp./kWh #54 VS · #436 CHMost expensive electricity25.04 Rp./kWh #79 VS · #1681 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- 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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