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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
407 49.4%
Men
417 50.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
134 16.3%
Swiss citizens
736 89.3%
Foreign residents
88 10.7%
Population density
5 pop./km²
0–19 · 134 · 16.3%20–64 · 454 · 55.1%65+ · 236 · 28.6%
Foreign residents 10.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +23 (+2.9%) · 8 births · 5 deaths · net migration +25
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 Region Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair: 27.3% Yes
24.7% YesNo 75.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Region Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair: 33.4% Yes
36.5% YesNo 63.5%
27.09.2026Teilrevision der Verfassung des Kantons Graubünden (Stimmrechtsalter 16)Cantonal GR● Rejected · 32.6% YesDistrict Region Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair: 34.4% Yes
30.7% YesNo 69.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Region Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair: 58.5% Yes
61.2% YesNo 38.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Region Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair: 46.3% Yes
52.8% YesNo 47.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Region Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair: 51.1% Yes
43.3% YesNo 56.7%
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 Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair: 25.8% Yes
24.3% YesNo 75.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Region Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair: 34.3% Yes
37.2% YesNo 62.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Region Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair: 39.6% Yes
41.6% YesNo 58.4%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Region Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair: 71.8% Yes
68.0% YesNo 32.0%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP39.5% · strongest party
SVP39.5%
SP23.5%
Mitte13.6%
FDP12.2%
GRÜNE5.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier95%
Cantonal tax multiplier92%
95%GR range 30%120%
Tax rank 62 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%)
ValsotCanton range GrisonsSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeValsotGrisonsSwitzerland median
40'0003.9%2.6–4.3%5.4%
50'0006%4.1–6.8%7.8%
60'0008%5.5–9%10.5%
70'0009.6%6.6–10.8%11.9%
80'00010.9%7.5–12.2%13.1%
90'00011.9%8.2–13.3%14.1%
100'00013%9.1–14.5%15.3%
110'00014%9.8–15.5%16.3%
120'00014.8%10.5–16.4%17.2%
130'00015.5%11–17.2%18.1%
140'00016.3%11.7–18%19%
150'00017%12.2–18.8%19.7%
175'00018.5%13.5–20.5%21.6%
200'00019.9%14.7–21.9%23.2%
225'00021%15.6–23.1%24.6%
250'00022%16.5–24.1%25.8%
275'00022.9%17.3–25%26.8%
300'00023.6%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 1991–20200.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'047 mm
0.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
3'387 m
Mean elevation
2'098 m
Relief
2'399 m
Mean slope
28.8°
Flat share
1.7%
South-facing
27.3%
Above 2000 m
59.6%
Relief 2'399 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
19.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
27.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'300
Per inhabitant
23'398 kWh/yr
19 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
19.66 Rp./kWh
Energy
7.3 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.22 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.8 Rp./kWh
19.66 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.55 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator EE Energia Engiadina
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
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300535 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Grisons363 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 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
1.22 %
Second homes
49.1 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
737
Built before 194661.7%
Built since 200110.4%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
1.22 %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
430
Workplaces
119
Services share
37.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 115 (26.7%) · Secondary 155 (36.0%) · Tertiary 160 (37.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
29
Organic share
96.6 %
Farmland
1'224 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 212 min · Car 165 min
AgglomerationPT 118 min · Car 71 min
Remoteness 11/100 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number3764
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 5
What is the postal code of Valsot?
Valsot has 5 postal codes: 7556, 7557, 7558, 7559, 7560.
What is the tax rate in Valsot?
The municipal tax multiplier of Valsot is 95% (2026); canton GR levies 92%.
How much tax do you pay in Valsot?
A single person without children pays about 12'998 CHF income tax in Valsot on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 59 of 100 in canton GR. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Valsot have?
Valsot has 824 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Valsot?
Valsot has 88 foreign residents, a share of 10.68% (2025).

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