Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
671 51.6%
Men
630 48.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
200 15.4%
Swiss citizens
1'185 91.1%
Foreign residents
116 8.9%
Population density
25 pop./km²
0–19 · 200 · 15.4%20–64 · 715 · 55.0%65+ · 386 · 29.7%
Foreign residents 8.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −17 (−1.3%) · 7 births · 15 deaths · net migration −15
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
17.1% YesNo 82.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 33.5% Yes
18.8% YesNo 81.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 57.2% Yes
50.8% YesNo 49.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 55.2% Yes
38.9% YesNo 61.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 36.4% Yes
40.5% YesNo 59.5%
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
20.3% YesNo 79.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 42.5% Yes
26.9% YesNo 73.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Visp: 39.8% Yes
24.1% YesNo 75.9%
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
80.4% YesNo 19.6%
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
28.8% YesNo 71.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte41.3% · strongest party
Mitte41.3%
FDP22.6%
SVP17.8%
SP12.5%
GRÜNE3.5%
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 100 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'215 CHF(16.2%)
Rank 101 of 122 in the canton · 1396 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:16'215 CHF(~16.2%)
VisperterminenCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Visperterminen | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.2% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.3% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.4% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.8% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.9% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.2% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.4% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.5% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.6% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.8% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.9% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 24.6% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 26.5% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 27.7% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 28.7% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 29.6% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 30.3% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.7 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)2.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020578 mm
8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
3'364 m
Mean elevation
2'032 m
Relief
2'710 m
Mean slope
27.2°
Flat share
1.3%
South-facing
9.0%
Above 2000 m
56.5%
Relief 2'710 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
18.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
25.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'100
Per inhabitant
14'143 kWh/yr
18 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
22.58 Rp./kWh
Energy
8.42 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.67 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.5 Rp./kWh
22.58 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätswerk-Genossenschaft Riedbach
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
0.51 %
Second homes
49.8 %
Avg. rooms
3.5
Dwellings
1'181
Built before 194637.3%
Built since 20018.2%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.51 %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
595
Workplaces
106
Services share
32.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 99 (16.6%) · Secondary 305 (51.3%) · Tertiary 191 (32.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
37
Organic share
24.3 %
Farmland
354 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 · CC0BFS municipality number6298
Head of governmentPeter Josef Müllacher
Websitevisperterminen.ch ↗
DistrictBezirk Visp
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'301 #61 VS · #1268 CHGrowing municipalities-1.3% #103 VS · #1884 CHShrinking municipalities-1.3% #20 VS · #226 CHJobs per resident0.46 #34 VS · #648 CHFamilies & children15.4% #89 VS · #1954 CHAge structure29.7% #23 VS · #112 CHWomen share51.6% #7 VS · #222 CHForeign residents8.9% #106 VS · #1799 CHPopulation density25/km² #87 VS · #1937 CHTax burden16'215 #101 VS · #1396 CHTaxes130% #100 VSWarmest municipalities8.7 °C #36 VS · #1523 CHSunniest municipalities54.5% #42 VS · #110 CHRainiest municipalities578 mm #119 VS · #2098 CHVoter turnout60.5% #16 VS · #547 CHAgainst Switzerland11.8% #71 VS · #1139 CHAligned with Switzerland88.2% #1 VS · #363 CHSVP strongholds17.8% #111 VS · #1893 CHSP strongholds12.5% #46 VS · #1228 CHCentre strongholds41.3% #63 VS · #118 CHFDP strongholds22.6% #19 VS · #323 CHGLP strongholds2.2% #34 VS · #1735 CHGreen strongholds3.5% #86 VS · #1823 CHLargest by area51.7 km² #30 VS · #166 CHHighest municipalities1'378 m #40 VS · #118 CHSecond homes49.8% #57 VS · #159 CHOrganic farming24.3% #38 VS · #496 CHBest-connected municipalities92 min #28 VS · #1601 CHRemotest municipalities92 min #96 VS · #519 CHHighest peaks3'364 m #32 VS · #59 CHHighest-lying municipalities2'032 m #39 VS · #82 CHGreatest vertical range2'710 m #27 VS · #41 CHSteepest municipalities27.2° #66 VS · #188 CHSolar potential18 GWh #61 VS · #1084 CHSolar potential per capita14'143 kWh #53 VS · #516 CHCheapest electricity22.58 Rp./kWh #6 VS · #53 CHMost expensive electricity22.58 Rp./kWh #117 VS · #2054 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Visperterminen?
- Visperterminen has 3 postal codes: 3922, 3930, 3932.
- What is the tax rate in Visperterminen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Visperterminen is 130% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Visperterminen?
- A single person without children pays about 16'215 CHF income tax in Visperterminen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 101 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Visperterminen have?
- Visperterminen has 1'301 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Visperterminen?
- Visperterminen has 116 foreign residents, a share of 8.92% (2025).
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