What is the postal code of Salvan?

Salvan has 3 postal codes: 1920, 1922, 1923.

What is the tax rate in Salvan?

The municipal tax multiplier of Salvan is 115% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Salvan?

A single person without children pays about 14'618 CHF income tax in Salvan on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 34 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Salvan have?

Salvan has 1'521 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Salvan?

Salvan has 172 foreign residents, a share of 11.31% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS

Salvan

1920–1923

VS CANTON1920 1922 1923

Residents

1'521

Area

53.5 km²

Population density

28 pop./km²

Elevation

959 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

3'208 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

115%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

765 50.3%

Men

756 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

285 18.7%

Swiss citizens

1'349 88.7%

Foreign residents

172 11.3%

Population density

28 pop./km²

0–19 · 285 · 18.7%20–64 · 819 · 53.8%65+ · 417 · 27.4%

Foreign residents 11.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Salvan

BFS

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

45.5% YesNo 54.5%

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

30.8% YesNo 69.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

57.1% YesNo 42.9%

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

33.0% YesNo 67.0%

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

32.2% YesNo 67.8%

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

49.4% YesNo 50.6%

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

68.9% YesNo 31.1%

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

59.3% YesNo 40.7%

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

27.7% YesNo 72.3%

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

16.0% YesNo 84.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP24.2% · strongest party

FDP24.2%

GRÜNE23.3%

Mitte19.2%

SP18.3%

SVP13.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier115%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

115%VS range 100%145%

Tax rank 37 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'618 CHF(14.6%)

Rank 34 of 122 in the canton · 951 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:14'618 CHF(~14.6%)

SalvanCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Salvan	Valais	Switzerland median
40'000	4.5%	4.2–5.8%	5.4%
50'000	8%	7.5–10.3%	7.8%
60'000	9.5%	8.8–12%	10.5%
70'000	10.9%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%
80'000	12.2%	11.4–14.9%	13.1%
90'000	13.3%	12.4–16%	14.1%
100'000	14.6%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	15.8%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	16.9%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	18%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.2%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	20.2%	19.1–23%	19.7%
175'000	23%	21.8–25.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.1%	23.9–27.7%	23.2%
225'000	26.3%	25.1–28.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.2%	26–30%	25.8%
275'000	28%	26.8–30.8%	26.8%
300'000	28.7%	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 1991–20207.9 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)3.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'224 mm

7.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

3'208 m

Mean elevation

1'946 m

Relief

2'678 m

Mean slope

32.3°

Flat share

3.9%

South-facing

30.5%

Above 2000 m

54.3%

Relief 2'678 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

16.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

23 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'700

16 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

0.42 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

1'416

Built before 194638.3%

Built since 20017.8%

0.42 %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 102 min · Car 67 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 79/122 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitesalvan.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'521 #54 VS · #1160 CH Families & children18.7% #52 VS · #1538 CH Age structure27.4% #35 VS · #210 CH Women share50.3% #31 VS · #765 CH Foreign residents11.3% #96 VS · #1604 CH Population density28/km² #82 VS · #1916 CH Tax burden14'618 #34 VS · #951 CH Taxes115% #37 VS Warmest municipalities7.9 °C #50 VS · #1728 CH Sunniest municipalities53.1% #72 VS · #156 CH Rainiest municipalities1'224 mm #14 VS · #646 CH Voter turnout57.7% #26 VS · #733 CH Against Switzerland23% #17 VS · #379 CH Aligned with Switzerland77% #59 VS · #1121 CH SVP strongholds13.2% #121 VS · #2042 CH SP strongholds18.3% #22 VS · #598 CH Centre strongholds19.2% #114 VS · #574 CH FDP strongholds24.2% #13 VS · #265 CH GLP strongholds1.1% #86 VS · #1921 CH Green strongholds23.3% #1 VS · #10 CH Largest by area53.5 km² #29 VS · #160 CH Highest municipalities959 m #71 VS · #289 CH Remotest municipalities102 min #79 VS · #384 CH Best-connected municipalities102 min #45 VS · #1738 CH Highest peaks3'208 m #44 VS · #91 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'946 m #46 VS · #93 CH Greatest vertical range2'678 m #29 VS · #46 CH Steepest municipalities32.3° #13 VS · #45 CH Solar potential16 GWh #64 VS · #1174 CH Cheapest electricity25.77 Rp./kWh #54 VS · #466 CH Most expensive electricity25.77 Rp./kWh #81 VS · #1653 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Le Trétien1923 Les Granges (Salvan)1922 Les Marécottes1923 Martigny1920 Salvan1922

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Salvan?: Salvan has 3 postal codes: 1920, 1922, 1923.
What is the tax rate in Salvan?: The municipal tax multiplier of Salvan is 115% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Salvan?: A single person without children pays about 14'618 CHF income tax in Salvan on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 34 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Salvan have?: Salvan has 1'521 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Salvan?: Salvan has 172 foreign residents, a share of 11.31% (2025).

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