What is the postal code of Vétroz?

Vétroz has 2 postal codes: 1963, 1976.

What is the tax rate in Vétroz?

The municipal tax multiplier of Vétroz is 115% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.

How much tax do you pay in Vétroz?

A single person without children pays about 14'895 CHF income tax in Vétroz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 40 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Vétroz have?

Vétroz has 6'725 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Vétroz?

Vétroz has 1'830 foreign residents, a share of 27.21% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VS

Vétroz

1963–1976

VS CANTON1963 1976

Residents

6'725

Area

10.4 km²

Population density

645 pop./km²

Elevation

573 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'452 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

115%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'456 51.4%

Men

3'269 48.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'531 22.8%

Swiss citizens

4'895 72.8%

Foreign residents

1'830 27.2%

Population density

645 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'531 · 22.8%20–64 · 4'089 · 60.8%65+ · 1'105 · 16.4%

Foreign residents 27.2%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Vétroz

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

45.8% YesNo 54.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

54.7% YesNo 45.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

20.1% YesNo 79.9%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

47.5% YesNo 52.5%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

53.4% YesNo 46.6%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

63.2% YesNo 36.8%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

62.3% YesNo 37.7%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

14.4% YesNo 85.6%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

11.2% YesNo 88.8%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte28.3% · strongest party

Mitte28.3%

SVP27.4%

FDP20.7%

SP12.9%

GRÜNE8.4%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier115%

Cantonal tax multiplier100%

115%VS range 100%145%

Tax rank 38 of 122 in canton Valais

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'895 CHF(14.9%)

Rank 40 of 122 in the canton · 986 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

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:14'895 CHF(~14.9%)

VétrozCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Vétroz	Valais	Switzerland median
40'000	4.7%	4.2–5.8%	5.4%
50'000	8.3%	7.5–10.3%	7.8%
60'000	9.8%	8.8–12%	10.5%
70'000	11.3%	10.2–13.5%	11.9%
80'000	12.5%	11.4–14.9%	13.1%
90'000	13.6%	12.4–16%	14.1%
100'000	14.9%	13.7–17.3%	15.3%
110'000	16.1%	14.8–18.5%	16.3%
120'000	17.2%	15.9–19.6%	17.2%
130'000	18.3%	17–20.8%	18.1%
140'000	19.4%	18.1–22%	19%
150'000	20.5%	19.1–23%	19.7%
175'000	23.2%	21.8–25.7%	21.6%
200'000	25.2%	23.9–27.7%	23.2%
225'000	26.4%	25.1–28.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.3%	26–30%	25.8%
275'000	28.1%	26.8–30.8%	26.8%
300'000	28.8%	27.4–31.6%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.2 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'256 mm

6.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'452 m

Mean elevation

692 m

Relief

1'979 m

Mean slope

14.8°

Flat share

56.7%

South-facing

16.0%

Above 2000 m

1.4%

Relief 1'979 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

60.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

79.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

13'400

60 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

26.87 Rp./kWh

Energy

14 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

7.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.38 Rp./kWh

26.87 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 26.87 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator OIKEN 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

2.12 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

2'974

Built before 19468.3%

Built since 200147.3%

2.12 %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 111 min · Car 69 min

AgglomerationPT 21 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 64/122 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitevetroz.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities6'725 #16 VS · #302 CH Families & children22.8% #5 VS · #360 CH Age structure16.4% #113 VS · #1867 CH Women share51.4% #8 VS · #274 CH Foreign residents27.2% #28 VS · #437 CH Population density645/km² #10 VS · #400 CH Tax burden14'895 #40 VS · #986 CH Taxes115% #38 VS Warmest municipalities6.2 °C #78 VS · #1933 CH Sunniest municipalities55.8% #18 VS · #37 CH Rainiest municipalities1'256 mm #10 VS · #575 CH Voter turnout49.1% #93 VS · #1777 CH Against Switzerland17% #59 VS · #813 CH Aligned with Switzerland83% #9 VS · #704 CH SVP strongholds27.4% #52 VS · #1435 CH SP strongholds12.9% #45 VS · #1178 CH Centre strongholds28.3% #93 VS · #270 CH FDP strongholds20.7% #24 VS · #411 CH GLP strongholds1.6% #56 VS · #1830 CH Green strongholds8.4% #36 VS · #811 CH Largest by area10.4 km² #105 VS · #927 CH Highest municipalities573 m #98 VS · #912 CH Remotest municipalities111 min #64 VS · #259 CH Best-connected municipalities111 min #61 VS · #1861 CH Highest peaks2'452 m #95 VS · #250 CH Highest-lying municipalities692 m #115 VS · #779 CH Greatest vertical range1'979 m #88 VS · #206 CH Steepest municipalities14.8° #117 VS · #591 CH Solar potential60 GWh #18 VS · #241 CH Cheapest electricity26.87 Rp./kWh #65 VS · #565 CH Most expensive electricity26.87 Rp./kWh #37 VS · #1521 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Aven1976 Vétroz1963

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Vétroz?: Vétroz has 2 postal codes: 1963, 1976.
What is the tax rate in Vétroz?: The municipal tax multiplier of Vétroz is 115% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Vétroz?: A single person without children pays about 14'895 CHF income tax in Vétroz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 40 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Vétroz have?: Vétroz has 6'725 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Vétroz?: Vétroz has 1'830 foreign residents, a share of 27.21% (2025).

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