Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
3'679 48.4%
Men
3'926 51.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'686 22.2%
Swiss citizens
4'693 61.7%
Foreign residents
2'912 38.3%
Population density
328 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'686 · 22.2%20–64 · 4'803 · 63.2%65+ · 1'116 · 14.7%
Foreign residents 38.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +181 (+2.4%) · 75 births · 46 deaths · net migration +177
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 Martigny: 27.7% Yes
29.9% YesNo 70.1%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 34.7% Yes
46.5% YesNo 53.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 57.5% Yes
57.6% YesNo 42.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 45.7% Yes
61.0% YesNo 39.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 52.9% Yes
49.5% YesNo 50.5%
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 Martigny: 25.7% Yes
23.2% YesNo 76.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 46.5% Yes
55.0% YesNo 45.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 54.1% Yes
63.5% YesNo 36.5%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de Martigny: 63.1% Yes
53.6% YesNo 46.4%
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 Martigny: 62.9% Yes
71.9% YesNo 28.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP31.3% · strongest party
SVP31.3%
SP21.9%
FDP21.8%
Mitte15.1%
GRÜNE6.1%
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 52 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'104 CHF(15.1%)
Rank 44 of 122 in the canton · 1019 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:15'104 CHF(~15.1%)
SaxonCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Saxon | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.7% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.4% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.9% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.4% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.7% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.8% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 15.1% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 16.3% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 17.4% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.5% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.7% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.7% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.6% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 25.6% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.7% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.7% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.5% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.2% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.3 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)7.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020804 mm
10.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'424 m
Mean elevation
1'080 m
Relief
1'966 m
Mean slope
23.6°
Flat share
22.2%
South-facing
0.6%
Above 2000 m
8.4%
Relief 1'966 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
59.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
75.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
13'300
Per inhabitant
7'847 kWh/yr
60 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
3.41 %
Second homes
11.8 %
Avg. rooms
3.2
Dwellings
4'012
Built before 194612.9%
Built since 200148.8%
3.41 %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
2'484
Workplaces
490
Services share
69 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 304 (12.2%) · Secondary 467 (18.8%) · Tertiary 1'713 (69.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
36
Organic share
8.3 %
Farmland
389 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 municipalities7'605 #14 VS · #260 CHGrowing municipalities2.4% #19 VS · #253 CHShrinking municipalities2.4% #104 VS · #1860 CHJobs per resident0.33 #61 VS · #1159 CHFamilies & children22.2% #10 VS · #513 CHAge structure14.7% #120 VS · #2010 CHWomen share48.4% #87 VS · #1762 CHForeign residents38.3% #6 VS · #97 CHPopulation density328/km² #16 VS · #723 CHTax burden15'104 #45 VS · #1020 CHTaxes120% #52 VSWarmest municipalities10.3 °C #7 VS · #293 CHSunniest municipalities55.9% #16 VS · #30 CHRainiest municipalities804 mm #73 VS · #2047 CHVoter turnout44.4% #120 VS · #2054 CHAgainst Switzerland22.5% #16 VS · #379 CHAligned with Switzerland77.5% #58 VS · #1115 CHSVP strongholds31.3% #30 VS · #1194 CHSP strongholds21.9% #9 VS · #335 CHCentre strongholds15.1% #120 VS · #823 CHFDP strongholds21.8% #21 VS · #352 CHGLP strongholds2% #43 VS · #1768 CHGreen strongholds6.1% #62 VS · #1318 CHLargest by area23.2 km² #65 VS · #413 CHHighest municipalities533 m #99 VS · #1067 CHSecond homes11.8% #108 VS · #931 CHOrganic farming8.3% #88 VS · #1358 CHBest-connected municipalities82 min #12 VS · #1401 CHRemotest municipalities82 min #109 VS · #732 CHHighest peaks2'424 m #97 VS · #258 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'080 m #105 VS · #367 CHGreatest vertical range1'966 m #89 VS · #210 CHSteepest municipalities23.6° #98 VS · #307 CHSolar potential60 GWh #19 VS · #245 CHSolar potential per capita7'847 kWh #107 VS · #1495 CHCheapest electricity25.04 Rp./kWh #48 VS · #430 CHMost expensive electricity25.04 Rp./kWh #73 VS · #1675 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Saxon?
- The postal code of Saxon is 1907.
- What is the tax rate in Saxon?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Saxon is 120% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Saxon?
- A single person without children pays about 15'104 CHF income tax in Saxon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 44 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Saxon have?
- Saxon has 7'605 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Saxon?
- Saxon has 2'912 foreign residents, a share of 38.29% (2025).
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