Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
256 49.8%
Men
258 50.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
88 17.1%
Swiss citizens
490 95.3%
Foreign residents
24 4.7%
Population density
30 pop./km²
0–19 · 88 · 17.1%20–64 · 286 · 55.6%65+ · 140 · 27.2%
Foreign residents 4.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +18 (+3.6%) · 7 births · 2 deaths · net migration +10
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
12.6% YesNo 87.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 33.5% Yes
41.3% YesNo 58.7%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 57.2% Yes
63.4% YesNo 36.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 55.2% Yes
67.7% YesNo 32.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 36.4% Yes
24.7% YesNo 75.3%
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 89.8%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 42.5% Yes
55.1% YesNo 44.9%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 39.8% Yes
45.5% YesNo 54.6%
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
80.9% YesNo 19.1%
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
52.7% YesNo 47.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte50.1% · strongest party
Mitte50.1%
SVP43.3%
GRÜNE2.5%
SP1.9%
FDP1.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier140%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
140%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 117 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'956 CHF(16%)
Rank 85 of 122 in the canton · 1251 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:15'956 CHF(~16%)
TörbelCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Törbel | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.9% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.8% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.4% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.3% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.5% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.2% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.4% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.5% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.7% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.8% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 24.7% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 26.9% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 28.2% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 29.2% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 30% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 30.7% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.2 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)3.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020606 mm
7.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'964 m
Mean elevation
1'917 m
Relief
2'169 m
Mean slope
25.3°
Flat share
1.9%
South-facing
29.8%
Above 2000 m
43.5%
Relief 2'169 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
11.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
18 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'600
Per inhabitant
22'607 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 · 2027Tariff range H4
23.57–24.41 Rp./kWh
23.99 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators EVWR Energiedienste Visp - Westlich Raron AG · Gemeinde Törbel, Elektrizitätsversorgung
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
0.59 %
Second homes
57.1 %
Avg. rooms
3.4
Dwellings
509
Built before 194644.6%
Built since 200110.8%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.59 %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
169
Workplaces
58
Services share
37.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 88 (52.1%) · Secondary 18 (10.7%) · Tertiary 63 (37.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
33
Organic share
6.1 %
Farmland
247 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 municipalities514 #92 VS · #1791 CHGrowing municipalities3.6% #8 VS · #116 CHShrinking municipalities3.6% #115 VS · #1993 CHJobs per resident0.33 #62 VS · #1160 CHFamilies & children17.1% #74 VS · #1814 CHAge structure27.2% #37 VS · #222 CHWomen share49.8% #49 VS · #1090 CHForeign residents4.7% #119 VS · #2027 CHPopulation density30/km² #79 VS · #1899 CHTax burden15'956 #85 VS · #1254 CHTaxes140% #117 VSWarmest municipalities7.2 °C #63 VS · #1837 CHSunniest municipalities55.5% #22 VS · #55 CHRainiest municipalities606 mm #112 VS · #2091 CHVoter turnout59.1% #24 VS · #697 CHSVP strongholds43.3% #8 VS · #483 CHSP strongholds1.9% #117 VS · #2027 CHCentre strongholds50.1% #45 VS · #81 CHFDP strongholds1.6% #109 VS · #2046 CHGLP strongholds0.5% #112 VS · #1997 CHGreen strongholds2.5% #100 VS · #1928 CHLargest by area16.9 km² #78 VS · #567 CHHighest municipalities1'849 m #16 VS · #43 CHSecond homes57.1% #44 VS · #124 CHOrganic farming6.1% #99 VS · #1480 CHBest-connected municipalities123 min #87 VS · #1947 CHRemotest municipalities123 min #38 VS · #167 CHHighest peaks2'964 m #68 VS · #150 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'917 m #51 VS · #103 CHGreatest vertical range2'169 m #75 VS · #159 CHSteepest municipalities25.3° #85 VS · #254 CHSolar potential12 GWh #77 VS · #1437 CHSolar potential per capita22'607 kWh #20 VS · #127 CHCheapest electricity23.99 Rp./kWh #22 VS · #214 CHMost expensive electricity23.99 Rp./kWh #101 VS · #1893 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Törbel?
- Törbel has 2 postal codes: 3922, 3923.
- What is the tax rate in Törbel?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Törbel is 140% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Törbel?
- A single person without children pays about 15'956 CHF income tax in Törbel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 85 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Törbel have?
- Törbel has 514 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Törbel?
- Törbel has 24 foreign residents, a share of 4.67% (2025).
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