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 foreign residents live in Vals?

Vals has 223 foreign residents, a share of 23.52% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton GR · Region Surselva

Vals

7116–7132

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

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%

Population change 2025: −10 (−1%) · 6 births · 9 deaths · net migration −4

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

Vote results for Vals

BFS

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 Region Surselva: 21.7% Yes

14.1% YesNo 85.9%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 31.7% Yes

18.8% YesNo 81.3%

27.09.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Graubünden (Stimmrechtsalter 16)Cantonal GR● Rejected · 32.6% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 30.7% Yes

36.9% YesNo 63.1%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 62.3% Yes

68.1% YesNo 31.9%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 46.9% Yes

34.4% YesNo 65.6%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 43.3% Yes

44.8% YesNo 55.2%

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 Region Surselva: 19.5% Yes

17.6% YesNo 82.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 31.5% Yes

26.8% YesNo 73.2%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 37.2% Yes

21.2% YesNo 78.8%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Region Surselva: 69.5% Yes

82.3% YesNo 17.7%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

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 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

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

100'000 CHF:12'998 CHF(~13%)

ValsCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Vals	Grisons	Switzerland median
40'000	3.9%	2.6–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	6%	4.1–6.8%	7.8%
60'000	8%	5.5–9%	10.5%
70'000	9.6%	6.6–10.8%	11.9%
80'000	10.9%	7.5–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	11.9%	8.2–13.3%	14.1%
100'000	13%	9.1–14.5%	15.3%
110'000	14%	9.8–15.5%	16.3%
120'000	14.8%	10.5–16.4%	17.2%
130'000	15.5%	11–17.2%	18.1%
140'000	16.3%	11.7–18%	19%
150'000	17%	12.2–18.8%	19.7%
175'000	18.5%	13.5–20.5%	21.6%
200'000	19.9%	14.7–21.9%	23.2%
225'000	21%	15.6–23.1%	24.6%
250'000	22%	16.5–24.1%	25.8%
275'000	22.9%	17.3–25%	26.8%
300'000	23.6%	17.9–25.8%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

18 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

25.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'000

Per inhabitant

18'966 kWh/yr

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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

19.14 Rp./kWh

Energy

5.75 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

7.69 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.3 Rp./kWh

19.14 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 28.55 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 3

Standard model, deductible 300510 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Grisons363 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Vals →Canton Grisons →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton Grisons. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Grisons (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

0.74 %

Second homes

53.1 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'076

Built before 194622.7%

Built since 20019.5%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

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 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

686

Workplaces

106

Services share

63.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 67 (9.8%) · Secondary 184 (26.8%) · Tertiary 435 (63.4%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

80 %

Farmland

729 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number3603

Websitevals.ch ↗

DistrictRegion Surselva

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Vals ranks

Largest municipalities948 #57 GR · #1482 CH Growing municipalities-1% #82 GR · #1821 CH Shrinking municipalities-1% #19 GR · #290 CH Jobs per resident0.72 #20 GR · #214 CH Families & children14.2% #78 GR · #2017 CH Age structure25.8% #48 GR · #323 CH Women share47.4% #76 GR · #1959 CH Foreign residents23.5% #22 GR · #621 CH Population density5/km² #91 GR · #2078 CH Tax burden12'998 #65 GR · #524 CH Taxes95% #61 GR Warmest municipalities7.1 °C #25 GR · #1842 CH Sunniest municipalities47.3% #67 GR · #401 CH Rainiest municipalities1'054 mm #72 GR · #1358 CH Voter turnout54.4% #53 GR · #1307 CH SVP strongholds23.9% #84 GR · #1605 CH SP strongholds11.8% #76 GR · #1322 CH Centre strongholds52% #8 GR · #67 CH FDP strongholds5% #92 GR · #1858 CH GLP strongholds2.6% #79 GR · #1668 CH Green strongholds4% #54 GR · #1738 CH Largest by area175.6 km² #10 GR · #20 CH Highest municipalities1'252 m #49 GR · #157 CH Second homes53.1% #47 GR · #139 CH Organic farming80% #22 GR · #36 CH Best-connected municipalities186 min #81 GR · #2091 CH Remotest municipalities186 min #20 GR · #20 CH Highest peaks3'362 m #17 GR · #60 CH Highest-lying municipalities2'261 m #15 GR · #46 CH Greatest vertical range2'450 m #15 GR · #95 CH Steepest municipalities28.9° #23 GR · #127 CH Solar potential18 GWh #52 GR · #1102 CH Solar potential per capita18'966 kWh #41 GR · #223 CH Cheapest electricity19.14 Rp./kWh #14 GR · #18 CH Most expensive electricity19.14 Rp./kWh #87 GR · #2089 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

St. Martin (Lugnez)7116 Vals7132

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

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).

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