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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
656 48.9%
Men
685 51.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
242 18.0%
Swiss citizens
483 36.0%
Foreign residents
858 64.0%
Population density
23 pop./km²
0–19 · 242 · 18.0%20–64 · 936 · 69.8%65+ · 163 · 12.2%
Foreign residents 64.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +36 (+2.8%) · 13 births · 5 deaths · net migration +27
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 33.5% Yes
41.8% YesNo 58.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 57.2% Yes
61.3% YesNo 38.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 55.2% Yes
60.7% YesNo 39.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 36.4% Yes
42.2% YesNo 57.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 42.5% Yes
51.4% YesNo 48.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 39.8% Yes
52.7% YesNo 47.3%
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
80.0% YesNo 20.0%
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
60.9% YesNo 39.1%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
Mitte43.1% · strongest party
Mitte43.1%
SVP39.6%
FDP7.0%
SP5.9%
GRÜNE3.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier110%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
110%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 31 of 122 in canton Valais
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'827 CHF(14.8%)
Rank 37 of 122 in the canton · 983 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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:14'827 CHF(~14.8%)
TäschCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeTäschValaisSwitzerland median
40'0004.7%4.2–5.8%5.4%
50'0008.3%7.5–10.3%7.8%
60'0009.9%8.8–12%10.5%
70'00011.2%10.2–13.5%11.9%
80'00012.5%11.4–14.9%13.1%
90'00013.5%12.4–16%14.1%
100'00014.8%13.7–17.3%15.3%
110'00016%14.8–18.5%16.3%
120'00017%15.9–19.6%17.2%
130'00018.1%17–20.8%18.1%
140'00019.2%18.1–22%19%
150'00020.3%19.1–23%19.7%
175'00023%21.8–25.7%21.6%
200'00024.9%23.9–27.7%23.2%
225'00026.1%25.1–28.9%24.6%
250'00027%26–30%25.8%
275'00027.8%26.8–30.8%26.8%
300'00028.5%27.4–31.6%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20205.4 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)-2.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020728 mm
5.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
4'482 m
Mean elevation
2'773 m
Relief
3'063 m
Mean slope
30.9°
Flat share
2.4%
South-facing
14.0%
Above 2000 m
86.3%
Relief 3'063 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
12.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
15.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'700
Per inhabitant
9'098 kWh/yr
12 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 · 2027
Tariff H4
22.05 Rp./kWh
Energy
7.98 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.44 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
22.05 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Energie Täsch AG (ETAG)
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
Premium 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.98 %
Second homes
36.4 %
Avg. rooms
2.7
Dwellings
1'123
Built before 194612.9%
Built since 200124.2%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.98 %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 · 2024
Jobs
296
Workplaces
76
Services share
89.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 18 (6.1%) · Secondary 12 (4.1%) · Tertiary 266 (89.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
4
Organic share
50 %
Farmland
93 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 140 min · Car 132 min
AgglomerationPT 25 min · Car 23 min
Remoteness 12/122 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number6295
DistrictBezirk Visp
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'341 #59 VS · #1254 CHGrowing municipalities2.8% #11 VS · #190 CHShrinking municipalities2.8% #112 VS · #1921 CHJobs per resident0.22 #97 VS · #1707 CHFamilies & children18% #65 VS · #1675 CHAge structure12.2% #122 VS · #2097 CHWomen share48.9% #78 VS · #1579 CHForeign residents64% #1 VS · #1 CHPopulation density23/km² #91 VS · #1953 CHTax burden14'827 #37 VS · #983 CHTaxes110% #31 VSWarmest municipalities5.4 °C #89 VS · #1980 CHSunniest municipalities55% #27 VS · #81 CHRainiest municipalities728 mm #84 VS · #2063 CHVoter turnout44.9% #119 VS · #2042 CHAgainst Switzerland23.8% #9 VS · #285 CHAligned with Switzerland76.2% #63 VS · #1174 CHSVP strongholds39.6% #10 VS · #687 CHSP strongholds5.9% #90 VS · #1885 CHCentre strongholds43.1% #61 VS · #108 CHFDP strongholds7% #62 VS · #1716 CHGLP strongholds1.1% #88 VS · #1927 CHGreen strongholds3.3% #89 VS · #1848 CHLargest by area58.9 km² #23 VS · #141 CHHighest municipalities2'342 m #5 VS · #11 CHSecond homes36.4% #73 VS · #222 CHOrganic farming50% #14 VS · #142 CHBest-connected municipalities140 min #111 VS · #2022 CHRemotest municipalities140 min #12 VS · #91 CHHighest peaks4'482 m #4 VS · #4 CHHighest-lying municipalities2'773 m #6 VS · #6 CHGreatest vertical range3'063 m #16 VS · #21 CHSteepest municipalities30.9° #25 VS · #73 CHSolar potential12 GWh #76 VS · #1402 CHSolar potential per capita9'098 kWh #93 VS · #1234 CHCheapest electricity22.05 Rp./kWh #5 VS · #45 CHMost expensive electricity22.05 Rp./kWh #118 VS · #2062 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Täsch?
The postal code of Täsch is 3929.
What is the tax rate in Täsch?
The municipal tax multiplier of Täsch is 110% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Täsch?
A single person without children pays about 14'827 CHF income tax in Täsch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 37 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Täsch have?
Täsch has 1'341 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Täsch?
Täsch has 858 foreign residents, a share of 63.98% (2025).

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