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Visp

3930
VS CANTON3930
Residents
9'075
Area
13.2 km²
Population density
688 pop./km²
Elevation
658 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
1'573 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
110%
Postal codes
1

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
4'397 48.5%
Men
4'678 51.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'662 18.3%
Swiss citizens
5'847 64.4%
Foreign residents
3'228 35.6%
Population density
688 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'662 · 18.3%20–64 · 5'690 · 62.7%65+ · 1'723 · 19.0%
Foreign residents 35.6%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
Mitte53.9% · strongest party
Mitte53.9%
SVP26.2%
SP8.7%
FDP6.0%
GRÜNE3.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Municipal tax multiplier110%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
110%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 33 of 122 in canton Valais
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'257 CHF(14.3%)
Rank 16 of 122 in the canton · 875 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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:14'257 CHF(~14.3%)
VispCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeVispValaisSwitzerland median
40'0004.4%4.25.8%5.4%
50'0007.8%7.510.3%7.8%
60'0009.2%8.812%10.5%
70'00010.6%10.213.5%11.9%
80'00011.9%11.414.9%13.1%
90'00012.9%12.416%14.1%
100'00014.3%13.717.3%15.3%
110'00015.4%14.818.5%16.3%
120'00016.5%15.919.6%17.2%
130'00017.6%1720.8%18.1%
140'00018.8%18.122%19%
150'00019.8%19.123%19.7%
175'00022.5%21.825.7%21.6%
200'00024.6%23.927.7%23.2%
225'00025.9%25.128.9%24.6%
250'00026.8%2630%25.8%
275'00027.6%26.830.8%26.8%
300'00028.2%27.431.6%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020697 mm
9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'573 m
Mean elevation
887 m
Relief
936 m
Mean slope
22.3°
Flat share
30.9%
South-facing
0.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 936 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
79.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
100.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
17'800
80 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
24.62 Rp./kWh
Energy
10.56 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.48 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.25 Rp./kWh
24.62 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 26.87 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator VED Visp Energie Dienste AG
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
Vacancy rate
0.04 %
Avg. rooms
3.5
Dwellings
4'866
Built before 19467.4%
Built since 200132.9%
0.04 %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 88 min · Car 103 min
AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 14 min
Remoteness 103/122 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Visp?
The postal code of Visp is 3930.
What is the tax rate in Visp?
The municipal tax multiplier of Visp is 110% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
How much tax do you pay in Visp?
A single person without children pays about 14'257 CHF income tax in Visp on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 16 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Visp have?
Visp has 9'075 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Visp?
Visp has 3'228 foreign residents, a share of 35.57% (2025).

Map

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