Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
976 49.5%
Men
994 50.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
374 19.0%
Swiss citizens
1'651 83.8%
Foreign residents
319 16.2%
Population density
151 pop./km²
0–19 · 374 · 19.0%20–64 · 1'138 · 57.8%65+ · 458 · 23.2%
Foreign residents 16.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −10 (−0.5%) · 12 births · 16 deaths · net migration −3
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 d'Hérens: 23.5% Yes
23.6% YesNo 76.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 33.9% Yes
36.4% YesNo 63.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 59.6% Yes
57.7% YesNo 42.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 44.8% Yes
48.9% YesNo 51.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 49.9% Yes
48.1% YesNo 51.9%
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 d'Hérens: 23.7% Yes
22.3% YesNo 77.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 40.8% Yes
42.0% YesNo 58.0%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 54.6% Yes
49.8% YesNo 50.2%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District d'Hérens: 63.1% Yes
67.7% YesNo 32.3%
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 d'Hérens: 63.3% Yes
61.2% YesNo 38.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte34.9% · strongest party
Mitte34.9%
SVP26.6%
FDP15.4%
SP13.2%
GRÜNE7.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier130%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
130%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 108 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'694 CHF(15.7%)
Rank 76 of 122 in the canton · 1154 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:15'694 CHF(~15.7%)
VexCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Vex | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.9% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.8% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.4% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.9% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.2% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.4% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 15.7% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 16.9% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.2% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.4% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.4% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 24.3% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 26.3% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 27.5% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 28.5% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 29.3% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 30% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020736 mm
6.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'448 m
Mean elevation
1'341 m
Relief
1'934 m
Mean slope
21.9°
Flat share
1.3%
South-facing
2.0%
Above 2000 m
13.2%
Relief 1'934 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
29 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
40.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'400
Per inhabitant
14'721 kWh/yr
29 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 2
Standard model, deductible 300522 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 2 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
0.69 %
Second homes
68.1 %
Avg. rooms
3.3
Dwellings
2'773
Built before 194613.8%
Built since 200112.3%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.69 %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
726
Workplaces
159
Services share
85.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 41 (5.6%) · Secondary 66 (9.1%) · Tertiary 619 (85.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
16
Organic share
12.5 %
Farmland
247 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 municipalities1'970 #46 VS · #976 CHGrowing municipalities-0.5% #99 VS · #1649 CHShrinking municipalities-0.5% #23 VS · #466 CHJobs per resident0.37 #51 VS · #981 CHFamilies & children19% #48 VS · #1448 CHAge structure23.2% #61 VS · #636 CHWomen share49.5% #59 VS · #1297 CHForeign residents16.2% #69 VS · #1182 CHPopulation density151/km² #29 VS · #1222 CHTax burden15'694 #77 VS · #1155 CHTaxes130% #108 VSWarmest municipalities6.8 °C #68 VS · #1871 CHSunniest municipalities56.7% #10 VS · #13 CHRainiest municipalities736 mm #81 VS · #2060 CHVoter turnout53.2% #70 VS · #1459 CHAgainst Switzerland18.6% #39 VS · #643 CHAligned with Switzerland81.4% #27 VS · #854 CHSVP strongholds26.6% #58 VS · #1490 CHSP strongholds13.2% #43 VS · #1150 CHCentre strongholds34.9% #75 VS · #180 CHFDP strongholds15.4% #43 VS · #789 CHGLP strongholds1.9% #46 VS · #1783 CHGreen strongholds7.3% #44 VS · #1035 CHLargest by area13 km² #97 VS · #751 CHHighest municipalities939 m #73 VS · #304 CHSecond homes68.1% #17 VS · #58 CHOrganic farming12.5% #75 VS · #1063 CHBest-connected municipalities109 min #58 VS · #1837 CHRemotest municipalities109 min #65 VS · #274 CHHighest peaks2'448 m #96 VS · #252 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'341 m #92 VS · #253 CHGreatest vertical range1'934 m #95 VS · #225 CHSteepest municipalities21.9° #106 VS · #347 CHSolar potential29 GWh #38 VS · #704 CHSolar potential per capita14'721 kWh #49 VS · #440 CHCheapest electricity26.56 Rp./kWh #69 VS · #1044 CHMost expensive electricity26.56 Rp./kWh #43 VS · #1052 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 6Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Vex?
- Vex has 4 postal codes: 1967, 1981, 1988, 1992.
- What is the tax rate in Vex?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Vex is 130% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Vex?
- A single person without children pays about 15'694 CHF income tax in Vex on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 76 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Vex have?
- Vex has 1'970 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Vex?
- Vex has 319 foreign residents, a share of 16.19% (2025).
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