Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
5'370 48.6%
Men
5'674 51.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'081 18.8%
Swiss citizens
7'619 69.0%
Foreign residents
3'425 31.0%
Population density
37 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'081 · 18.8%20–64 · 6'545 · 59.3%65+ · 2'418 · 21.9%
Foreign residents 31.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +137 (+1.3%) · 80 births · 60 deaths · net migration +126
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 d'Entremont: 22.0% Yes
24.1% YesNo 75.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District d'Entremont: 29.8% Yes
27.1% YesNo 72.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District d'Entremont: 57.4% Yes
56.5% YesNo 43.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District d'Entremont: 43.4% Yes
40.0% YesNo 60.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District d'Entremont: 48.4% Yes
53.1% YesNo 46.9%
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 d'Entremont: 21.1% Yes
23.3% YesNo 76.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District d'Entremont: 41.1% Yes
38.6% YesNo 61.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District d'Entremont: 49.0% Yes
47.1% YesNo 52.9%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District d'Entremont: 66.6% Yes
68.5% YesNo 31.5%
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 d'Entremont: 59.7% Yes
58.8% YesNo 41.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte37.3% · strongest party
Mitte37.3%
FDP19.5%
SVP19.3%
GRÜNE10.2%
SP10.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier100%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
100%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 1 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'690 CHF(13.7%)
Rank 1 of 122 in the canton · 746 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:13'690 CHF(~13.7%)
Val de BagnesCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Val de Bagnes | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.2% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.5% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.8% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.2% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.4% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.4% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.7% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.8% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.9% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 17% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 18.1% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 19.1% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 21.8% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 23.9% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.1% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 26.8% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 27.4% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.3 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)0.1 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020870 mm
8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
4'303 m
Mean elevation
2'429 m
Relief
3'621 m
Mean slope
28.2°
Flat share
3.8%
South-facing
22.9%
Above 2000 m
72.3%
Relief 3'621 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
167 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
231.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
37'100
Per inhabitant
15'125 kWh/yr
167 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
27.36 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.84 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.41 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
27.36 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator SEDRE 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
1.27 %
Second homes
54.1 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
11'884
Built before 194612.8%
Built since 200118.1%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
1.27 %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
7'361
Workplaces
1'402
Services share
80 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 256 (3.5%) · Secondary 1'218 (16.5%) · Tertiary 5'887 (80.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
86
Organic share
7 %
Farmland
1'562 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 municipalities11'044 #6 VS · #152 CHGrowing municipalities1.3% #47 VS · #656 CHShrinking municipalities1.3% #76 VS · #1457 CHJobs per resident0.67 #13 VS · #249 CHFamilies & children18.8% #51 VS · #1513 CHAge structure21.9% #78 VS · #884 CHWomen share48.6% #83 VS · #1694 CHForeign residents31% #21 VS · #271 CHPopulation density37/km² #74 VS · #1866 CHTax burden13'690 #12 VS · #757 CHTaxes100% #1 VSWarmest municipalities8.3 °C #43 VS · #1649 CHSunniest municipalities53.8% #52 VS · #129 CHRainiest municipalities870 mm #61 VS · #1993 CHVoter turnout52.5% #75 VS · #1539 CHAgainst Switzerland18.6% #38 VS · #642 CHAligned with Switzerland81.4% #26 VS · #853 CHSVP strongholds19.3% #101 VS · #1819 CHSP strongholds10.1% #59 VS · #1518 CHCentre strongholds37.3% #72 VS · #157 CHFDP strongholds19.5% #28 VS · #499 CHGLP strongholds2.7% #19 VS · #1656 CHGreen strongholds10.2% #27 VS · #551 CHLargest by area301.9 km² #1 VS · #5 CHSecond homes54.1% #46 VS · #136 CHOrganic farming7% #96 VS · #1430 CHBest-connected municipalities98 min #33 VS · #1683 CHRemotest municipalities98 min #87 VS · #434 CHHighest peaks4'303 m #7 VS · #7 CHHighest-lying municipalities2'429 m #15 VS · #19 CHGreatest vertical range3'621 m #2 VS · #2 CHSteepest municipalities28.2° #56 VS · #156 CHSolar potential167 GWh #2 VS · #23 CHSolar potential per capita15'125 kWh #48 VS · #416 CHCheapest electricity27.36 Rp./kWh #108 VS · #1163 CHMost expensive electricity27.36 Rp./kWh #15 VS · #944 CH
Postal codes (8)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 13Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Val de Bagnes?
- Val de Bagnes has 8 postal codes: 1927, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1947, 1948.
- What is the tax rate in Val de Bagnes?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Val de Bagnes is 100% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Val de Bagnes?
- A single person without children pays about 13'690 CHF income tax in Val de Bagnes on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Val de Bagnes have?
- Val de Bagnes has 11'044 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Val de Bagnes?
- Val de Bagnes has 3'425 foreign residents, a share of 31.01% (2025).
Map
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