Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
240 49.7%
Men
243 50.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
75 15.5%
Swiss citizens
427 88.4%
Foreign residents
56 11.6%
Population density
22 pop./km²
0–19 · 75 · 15.5%20–64 · 270 · 55.9%65+ · 138 · 28.6%
Foreign residents 11.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +4 (+0.8%) · 4 births · 3 deaths · net migration +0
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 Raron: 15.2% Yes
14.5% YesNo 85.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 31.6% Yes
26.8% YesNo 73.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 59.3% Yes
48.7% YesNo 51.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 53.1% Yes
45.5% YesNo 54.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 33.4% Yes
24.2% YesNo 75.8%
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 Raron: 18.4% Yes
16.0% YesNo 84.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 42.1% Yes
33.3% YesNo 66.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 38.9% Yes
38.8% YesNo 61.2%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 72.4% Yes
67.1% YesNo 33.0%
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 Raron: 43.2% Yes
41.0% YesNo 59.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte52.0% · strongest party
Mitte52.0%
SVP37.5%
SP6.5%
GRÜNE2.8%
FDP1.0%
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 58 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'894 CHF(15.9%)
Rank 80 of 122 in the canton · 1225 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:15'894 CHF(~15.9%)
UnterbächCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Unterbäch | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.2% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.3% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.9% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.3% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.6% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.6% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 15.9% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.1% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.1% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.3% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.4% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.4% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.9% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 25.9% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 27.1% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 28.1% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.9% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.6% | 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)1.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020632 mm
7.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
3'048 m
Mean elevation
2'191 m
Relief
2'411 m
Mean slope
24.1°
Flat share
1.6%
South-facing
3.4%
Above 2000 m
67.6%
Relief 2'411 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
10.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
14.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'300
Per inhabitant
21'304 kWh/yr
10 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
22.97 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.21 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.13 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
22.97 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Gemeinde Unterbäch VS, Elektrizitätswerk
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 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
1.37 %
Second homes
64.7 %
Avg. rooms
3.3
Dwellings
658
Built before 194619.6%
Built since 20017.1%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
1.37 %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
162
Workplaces
50
Services share
67.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 38 (23.5%) · Secondary 14 (8.6%) · Tertiary 110 (67.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
13
Organic share
23.1 %
Farmland
244 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 municipalities483 #93 VS · #1824 CHGrowing municipalities0.8% #59 VS · #879 CHShrinking municipalities0.8% #64 VS · #1234 CHJobs per resident0.34 #59 VS · #1112 CHFamilies & children15.5% #87 VS · #1949 CHAge structure28.6% #26 VS · #149 CHWomen share49.7% #54 VS · #1165 CHForeign residents11.6% #93 VS · #1579 CHPopulation density22/km² #92 VS · #1960 CHTax burden15'894 #82 VS · #1227 CHTaxes120% #58 VSWarmest municipalities7.2 °C #62 VS · #1836 CHSunniest municipalities53.6% #60 VS · #139 CHRainiest municipalities632 mm #107 VS · #2086 CHVoter turnout51% #84 VS · #1703 CHSVP strongholds37.5% #15 VS · #809 CHSP strongholds6.5% #83 VS · #1836 CHCentre strongholds52% #37 VS · #68 CHFDP strongholds1% #117 VS · #2064 CHGLP strongholds0.2% #120 VS · #2014 CHGreen strongholds2.8% #96 VS · #1899 CHLargest by area22.1 km² #68 VS · #435 CHHighest municipalities2'016 m #9 VS · #22 CHSecond homes64.7% #25 VS · #75 CHOrganic farming23.1% #41 VS · #522 CHBest-connected municipalities106 min #50 VS · #1805 CHRemotest municipalities106 min #73 VS · #314 CHHighest peaks3'048 m #56 VS · #129 CHHighest-lying municipalities2'191 m #29 VS · #58 CHGreatest vertical range2'411 m #52 VS · #104 CHSteepest municipalities24.1° #93 VS · #289 CHSolar potential10 GWh #86 VS · #1536 CHSolar potential per capita21'304 kWh #21 VS · #156 CHCheapest electricity22.97 Rp./kWh #11 VS · #68 CHMost expensive electricity22.97 Rp./kWh #112 VS · #2039 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Unterbäch?
- Unterbäch has 2 postal codes: 3942, 3944.
- What is the tax rate in Unterbäch?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Unterbäch is 120% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Unterbäch?
- A single person without children pays about 15'894 CHF income tax in Unterbäch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 80 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Unterbäch have?
- Unterbäch has 483 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Unterbäch?
- Unterbäch has 56 foreign residents, a share of 11.59% (2025).
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