Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
Population change 2025: +120 (+1.8%) · 61 births · 44 deaths · net migration +114
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 de Conthey: 24.7% Yes
23.5% YesNo 76.5%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 34.4% Yes
33.8% YesNo 66.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 56.8% Yes
57.2% YesNo 42.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 48.9% Yes
45.8% YesNo 54.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 51.6% Yes
54.7% YesNo 45.3%
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 de Conthey: 21.2% Yes
20.1% YesNo 79.9%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 46.7% Yes
47.5% YesNo 52.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 54.1% Yes
53.4% YesNo 46.6%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de Conthey: 62.0% Yes
63.2% YesNo 36.8%
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 de Conthey: 63.9% Yes
62.3% YesNo 37.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte28.3% · strongest party
Mitte28.3%
SVP27.4%
FDP20.7%
SP12.9%
GRÜNE8.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier115%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
115%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 38 of 122 in canton ValaisTax 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
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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual 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 mHighest 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
Roof potential
60.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
79.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
13'400
Per inhabitant
8'946 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
26.56 Rp./kWh
Energy
13 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.33 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.47 Rp./kWh
26.56 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
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
2.12 %
Second homes
8.4 %
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 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
2'452
Workplaces
455
Services share
57.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 443 (18.1%) · Secondary 605 (24.7%) · Tertiary 1'404 (57.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
44
Organic share
9.1 %
Farmland
854 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 municipalities6'725 #16 VS · #302 CHGrowing municipalities1.8% #35 VS · #411 CHShrinking municipalities1.8% #88 VS · #1700 CHJobs per resident0.36 #53 VS · #1021 CHFamilies & children22.8% #5 VS · #360 CHAge structure16.4% #113 VS · #1867 CHWomen share51.4% #8 VS · #274 CHForeign residents27.2% #28 VS · #437 CHPopulation density645/km² #10 VS · #400 CHTax burden14'895 #40 VS · #986 CHTaxes115% #38 VSWarmest municipalities6.2 °C #78 VS · #1933 CHSunniest municipalities55.8% #18 VS · #37 CHRainiest municipalities1'256 mm #10 VS · #575 CHVoter turnout49.4% #95 VS · #1829 CHAgainst Switzerland16.7% #59 VS · #813 CHAligned with Switzerland83.3% #9 VS · #704 CHSVP strongholds27.4% #52 VS · #1437 CHSP strongholds12.9% #45 VS · #1182 CHCentre strongholds28.3% #93 VS · #270 CHFDP strongholds20.7% #24 VS · #412 CHGLP strongholds1.6% #56 VS · #1835 CHGreen strongholds8.4% #36 VS · #815 CHLargest by area10.4 km² #105 VS · #927 CHHighest municipalities573 m #98 VS · #912 CHSecond homes8.4% #117 VS · #1531 CHOrganic farming9.1% #85 VS · #1311 CHBest-connected municipalities111 min #61 VS · #1861 CHRemotest municipalities111 min #64 VS · #259 CHHighest peaks2'452 m #95 VS · #250 CHHighest-lying municipalities692 m #115 VS · #779 CHGreatest vertical range1'979 m #88 VS · #206 CHSteepest municipalities14.8° #117 VS · #591 CHSolar potential60 GWh #18 VS · #241 CHSolar potential per capita8'946 kWh #94 VS · #1274 CHCheapest electricity26.56 Rp./kWh #64 VS · #1039 CHMost expensive electricity26.56 Rp./kWh #38 VS · #1047 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- 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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