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Vals

7116–7132
GR CANTON71167132
Residents
948
Area
175.6 km²
Population density
5 pop./km²
Elevation
1'252 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
3'362 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
95%
Postal codes
2

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
449 47.4%
Men
499 52.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
135 14.2%
Swiss citizens
725 76.5%
Foreign residents
223 23.5%
Population density
5 pop./km²
0–19 · 135 · 14.2%20–64 · 568 · 59.9%65+ · 245 · 25.8%
Foreign residents 23.5%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
Mitte52.0% · strongest party
Mitte52.0%
SVP23.9%
SP11.8%
FDP5.0%
GRÜNE4.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Municipal tax multiplier95%
Cantonal tax multiplier92%
95%GR range 30%120%
Tax rank 61 of 100 in canton Grisons
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'998 CHF(13%)
Rank 59 of 100 in the canton · 518 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 12'696 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Rongellen 9'071 CHF · most expensive Flerden 14'508 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:12'998 CHF(~13%)
ValsCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeValsGrisonsSwitzerland median
40'0003.9%2.64.3%5.4%
50'0006%4.16.8%7.8%
60'0008%5.59%10.5%
70'0009.6%6.610.8%11.9%
80'00010.9%7.512.2%13.1%
90'00011.9%8.213.3%14.1%
100'00013%9.114.5%15.3%
110'00014%9.815.5%16.3%
120'00014.8%10.516.4%17.2%
130'00015.5%1117.2%18.1%
140'00016.3%11.718%19%
150'00017%12.218.8%19.7%
175'00018.5%13.520.5%21.6%
200'00019.9%14.721.9%23.2%
225'00021%15.623.1%24.6%
250'00022%16.524.1%25.8%
275'00022.9%17.325%26.8%
300'00023.6%17.925.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.1 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)0.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'054 mm
7.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
3'362 m
Mean elevation
2'261 m
Relief
2'450 m
Mean slope
28.9°
Flat share
2.1%
South-facing
14.4%
Above 2000 m
74.2%
Relief 2'450 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
18 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
25.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'000
18 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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026
Tariff H4
19.24 Rp./kWh
Energy
5.75 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
7.79 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
19.24 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.2 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätswerk Vals (EW Vals)
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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Vacancy rate
0.74 %
Avg. rooms
3
Dwellings
1'076
Built before 194622.7%
Built since 20019.5%
0.74 %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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 186 min · Car 127 min
AgglomerationPT 97 min · Car 58 min
Remoteness 20/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Vals?
Vals has 2 postal codes: 7116, 7132.
What is the tax rate in Vals?
The municipal tax multiplier of Vals is 95% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Vals?
A single person without children pays about 12'998 CHF income tax in Vals on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 59 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Vals have?
Vals has 948 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Vals?
Vals has 223 foreign residents, a share of 23.52% (2025).

Map

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