Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
Population change 2025: +237 (+2.7%) · 76 births · 75 deaths · net migration +249
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 Bezirk Visp: 15.5% Yes
18.2% YesNo 81.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 33.5% Yes
31.7% YesNo 68.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 57.2% Yes
54.6% YesNo 45.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 55.2% Yes
51.9% YesNo 48.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 36.4% Yes
39.6% YesNo 60.4%
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 Bezirk Visp: 16.2% Yes
19.5% YesNo 80.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 42.5% Yes
43.6% YesNo 56.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 39.8% Yes
38.3% YesNo 61.7%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 74.9% Yes
71.7% YesNo 28.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 45.6% Yes
44.6% YesNo 55.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte53.9% · strongest party
Mitte53.9%
SVP26.2%
SP8.7%
FDP6.0%
GRÜNE3.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier110%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
110%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 33 of 122 in canton ValaisTax 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
100'000 CHF:14'257 CHF(~14.3%)
VispCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Visp | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.4% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.8% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.2% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.6% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.9% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.9% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.3% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.4% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16.5% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 17.6% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 18.8% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 19.8% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.5% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.6% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.9% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.8% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27.6% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.2% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020697 mm
9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest 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
Per inhabitant
8'808 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
23.71 Rp./kWh
Energy
9.83 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.3 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.25 Rp./kWh
23.71 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
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
0.04 %
Second homes
16.5 %
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 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
14'327
Workplaces
821
Services share
48.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 86 (0.6%) · Secondary 7'300 (51.0%) · Tertiary 6'941 (48.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
17
Organic share
23.5 %
Farmland
342 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 municipalities9'075 #12 VS · #215 CHGrowing municipalities2.7% #15 VS · #208 CHShrinking municipalities2.7% #108 VS · #1902 CHJobs per resident1.58 #2 VS · #24 CHFamilies & children18.3% #62 VS · #1624 CHAge structure19% #98 VS · #1451 CHWomen share48.5% #85 VS · #1731 CHForeign residents35.6% #13 VS · #147 CHPopulation density688/km² #7 VS · #368 CHTax burden14'257 #23 VS · #882 CHTaxes110% #33 VSWarmest municipalities9.6 °C #22 VS · #932 CHSunniest municipalities53.8% #55 VS · #132 CHRainiest municipalities697 mm #96 VS · #2075 CHVoter turnout51.7% #80 VS · #1628 CHAgainst Switzerland16.7% #63 VS · #817 CHAligned with Switzerland83.3% #13 VS · #708 CHSVP strongholds26.2% #60 VS · #1511 CHSP strongholds8.7% #67 VS · #1635 CHCentre strongholds53.9% #29 VS · #57 CHFDP strongholds6% #66 VS · #1790 CHGLP strongholds1.5% #72 VS · #1864 CHGreen strongholds3.6% #82 VS · #1805 CHLargest by area13.2 km² #95 VS · #743 CHHighest municipalities658 m #89 VS · #678 CHSecond homes16.5% #92 VS · #481 CHOrganic farming23.5% #40 VS · #510 CHBest-connected municipalities88 min #20 VS · #1535 CHRemotest municipalities88 min #103 VS · #598 CHHighest peaks1'573 m #116 VS · #441 CHHighest-lying municipalities887 m #109 VS · #517 CHGreatest vertical range936 m #116 VS · #459 CHSteepest municipalities22.3° #104 VS · #333 CHSolar potential80 GWh #14 VS · #148 CHSolar potential per capita8'808 kWh #95 VS · #1293 CHCheapest electricity23.71 Rp./kWh #19 VS · #84 CHMost expensive electricity23.71 Rp./kWh #109 VS · #2028 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- 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).
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