Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
893 50.3%
Men
884 49.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
353 19.9%
Swiss citizens
1'480 83.3%
Foreign residents
297 16.7%
Population density
158 pop./km²
0–19 · 353 · 19.9%20–64 · 1'030 · 58.0%65+ · 394 · 22.2%
Foreign residents 16.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +45 (+2.6%) · 20 births · 22 deaths · net migration +43
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 Leuk: 17.3% Yes
23.4% YesNo 76.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 36.2% Yes
37.9% YesNo 62.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 57.7% Yes
57.3% YesNo 42.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 57.3% Yes
57.3% YesNo 42.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 35.1% Yes
34.8% YesNo 65.2%
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 Leuk: 17.2% Yes
17.4% YesNo 82.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 45.4% Yes
43.7% YesNo 56.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 43.1% Yes
40.4% YesNo 59.6%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Leuk: 72.8% Yes
73.3% YesNo 26.7%
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 Leuk: 48.8% Yes
44.1% YesNo 55.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte59.0% · strongest party
Mitte59.0%
SVP24.5%
SP5.9%
FDP5.1%
GRÜNE3.7%
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 57 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'949 CHF(15.9%)
Rank 83 of 122 in the canton · 1248 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:15'949 CHF(~15.9%)
SalgeschCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Salgesch | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.3% | 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 | 12.4% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.6% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.7% | 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 | 18.2% | 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 | 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 1991–20207.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020933 mm
7.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'983 m
Mean elevation
932 m
Relief
1'450 m
Mean slope
20.5°
Flat share
17.1%
South-facing
52.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'450 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
20.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
27.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'600
Per inhabitant
11'660 kWh/yr
21 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
26.56 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 · 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
2.55 %
Second homes
18.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
902
Built before 194617.8%
Built since 200130.9%
2.55 %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
1'085
Workplaces
205
Services share
32.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 321 (29.6%) · Secondary 411 (37.9%) · Tertiary 353 (32.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
60
Organic share
10 %
Farmland
393 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 municipalities1'777 #47 VS · #1042 CHGrowing municipalities2.6% #17 VS · #217 CHShrinking municipalities2.6% #107 VS · #1896 CHJobs per resident0.61 #20 VS · #340 CHFamilies & children19.9% #35 VS · #1196 CHAge structure22.2% #75 VS · #831 CHWomen share50.3% #29 VS · #763 CHForeign residents16.7% #67 VS · #1154 CHPopulation density158/km² #28 VS · #1179 CHTax burden15'949 #84 VS · #1249 CHTaxes120% #57 VSWarmest municipalities7.5 °C #58 VS · #1793 CHSunniest municipalities54.9% #29 VS · #90 CHRainiest municipalities933 mm #52 VS · #1863 CHVoter turnout57.3% #31 VS · #916 CHAgainst Switzerland24.5% #7 VS · #277 CHAligned with Switzerland75.5% #64 VS · #1214 CHSVP strongholds24.5% #66 VS · #1582 CHSP strongholds5.9% #89 VS · #1884 CHCentre strongholds59% #21 VS · #40 CHFDP strongholds5.1% #68 VS · #1851 CHGLP strongholds1.6% #57 VS · #1836 CHGreen strongholds3.7% #81 VS · #1787 CHLargest by area11.3 km² #102 VS · #878 CHHighest municipalities581 m #97 VS · #886 CHSecond homes18.5% #89 VS · #382 CHOrganic farming10% #81 VS · #1240 CHBest-connected municipalities104 min #46 VS · #1773 CHRemotest municipalities104 min #76 VS · #348 CHHighest peaks1'983 m #110 VS · #361 CHHighest-lying municipalities932 m #107 VS · #476 CHGreatest vertical range1'450 m #109 VS · #349 CHSteepest municipalities20.5° #110 VS · #384 CHSolar potential21 GWh #55 VS · #988 CHSolar potential per capita11'660 kWh #73 VS · #802 CHCheapest electricity26.56 Rp./kWh #71 VS · #1046 CHMost expensive electricity26.56 Rp./kWh #45 VS · #1054 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Salgesch?
- Salgesch has 2 postal codes: 3970, 3972.
- What is the tax rate in Salgesch?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Salgesch is 120% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Salgesch?
- A single person without children pays about 15'949 CHF income tax in Salgesch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 83 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Salgesch have?
- Salgesch has 1'777 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Salgesch?
- Salgesch has 297 foreign residents, a share of 16.71% (2025).
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