Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
560 49.1%
Men
580 50.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
176 15.4%
Swiss citizens
938 82.3%
Foreign residents
202 17.7%
Population density
109 pop./km²
0–19 · 176 · 15.4%20–64 · 683 · 59.9%65+ · 281 · 24.6%
Foreign residents 17.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +27 (+2.4%) · 10 births · 19 deaths · net migration +32
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 Visp: 15.5% Yes
12.2% YesNo 87.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 33.5% Yes
36.5% YesNo 63.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 57.2% Yes
65.2% YesNo 34.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 55.2% Yes
61.4% YesNo 38.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 36.4% Yes
25.8% YesNo 74.2%
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 Visp: 16.2% Yes
10.3% YesNo 89.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 42.5% Yes
48.5% YesNo 51.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 39.8% Yes
45.7% YesNo 54.3%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 74.9% Yes
71.2% YesNo 28.8%
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 Visp: 45.6% Yes
52.3% YesNo 47.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte61.6% · strongest party
Mitte61.6%
SVP31.5%
SP3.6%
FDP1.9%
GRÜNE0.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier110%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
110%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 27 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'384 CHF(14.4%)
Rank 25 of 122 in the canton · 903 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:14'384 CHF(~14.4%)
StaldenCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Stalden | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.4% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.9% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.4% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.8% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.1% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.4% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.6% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16.6% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 17.7% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 18.9% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 19.9% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.7% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.7% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.9% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.9% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27.6% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.3% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020501 mm
8.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'145 m
Mean elevation
1'170 m
Relief
1'475 m
Mean slope
34.4°
Flat share
1.1%
South-facing
4.7%
Above 2000 m
1.2%
Relief 1'475 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
10.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
14.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'400
Per inhabitant
9'386 kWh/yr
11 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 range H4
22.37–23.57 Rp./kWh
22.97 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators Gemeinde Stalden, Elektrizitätsversorgung · EVWR Energiedienste Visp - Westlich Raron AG
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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
0.97 %
Second homes
26.8 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
724
Built before 194624.0%
Built since 200111.7%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.97 %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
351
Workplaces
74
Services share
60.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 23 (6.6%) · Secondary 115 (32.8%) · Tertiary 213 (60.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
8
Organic share
25 %
Farmland
109 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 municipalities1'140 #67 VS · #1362 CHGrowing municipalities2.4% #21 VS · #256 CHShrinking municipalities2.4% #103 VS · #1855 CHJobs per resident0.31 #69 VS · #1263 CHFamilies & children15.4% #88 VS · #1953 CHAge structure24.6% #53 VS · #452 CHWomen share49.1% #73 VS · #1494 CHForeign residents17.7% #59 VS · #1068 CHPopulation density109/km² #39 VS · #1424 CHTax burden14'384 #25 VS · #903 CHTaxes110% #27 VSWarmest municipalities8.6 °C #39 VS · #1554 CHSunniest municipalities54.8% #34 VS · #98 CHRainiest municipalities501 mm #122 VS · #2101 CHVoter turnout54.7% #60 VS · #1279 CHAgainst Switzerland23.5% #12 VS · #319 CHAligned with Switzerland76.5% #62 VS · #1164 CHSVP strongholds31.5% #28 VS · #1182 CHSP strongholds3.6% #109 VS · #1994 CHCentre strongholds61.6% #16 VS · #33 CHFDP strongholds1.9% #103 VS · #2031 CHGLP strongholds0.6% #109 VS · #1986 CHGreen strongholds0.8% #119 VS · #2026 CHLargest by area10.4 km² #106 VS · #928 CHHighest municipalities777 m #83 VS · #461 CHSecond homes26.8% #79 VS · #276 CHOrganic farming25% #37 VS · #485 CHBest-connected municipalities90 min #24 VS · #1570 CHRemotest municipalities90 min #99 VS · #554 CHHighest peaks2'145 m #105 VS · #327 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'170 m #102 VS · #312 CHGreatest vertical range1'475 m #108 VS · #341 CHSteepest municipalities34.4° #1 VS · #17 CHSolar potential11 GWh #81 VS · #1496 CHSolar potential per capita9'386 kWh #91 VS · #1183 CHCheapest electricity22.97 Rp./kWh #10 VS · #67 CHMost expensive electricity22.97 Rp./kWh #113 VS · #2040 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Stalden?
- Stalden has 2 postal codes: 3922, 3923.
- What is the tax rate in Stalden?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Stalden is 110% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Stalden?
- A single person without children pays about 14'384 CHF income tax in Stalden on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 25 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Stalden have?
- Stalden has 1'140 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Stalden?
- Stalden has 202 foreign residents, a share of 17.72% (2025).
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