Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'473 50.1%
Men
2'463 49.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'135 23.0%
Swiss citizens
3'303 66.9%
Foreign residents
1'633 33.1%
Population density
147 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'135 · 23.0%20–64 · 2'940 · 59.6%65+ · 861 · 17.4%
Foreign residents 33.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +133 (+2.8%) · 46 births · 42 deaths · net migration +102
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 Monthey: 27.2% Yes
28.1% YesNo 72.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Monthey: 35.1% Yes
31.7% YesNo 68.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Monthey: 58.8% Yes
58.6% YesNo 41.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Monthey: 50.0% Yes
49.7% YesNo 50.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Monthey: 52.4% Yes
54.9% YesNo 45.1%
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 Monthey: 21.9% Yes
23.8% YesNo 76.2%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de Monthey: 45.9% Yes
46.2% YesNo 53.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de Monthey: 55.0% Yes
55.8% YesNo 44.2%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de Monthey: 61.2% Yes
59.6% YesNo 40.4%
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 Monthey: 65.4% Yes
63.9% YesNo 36.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023FDP36.7% · strongest party
FDP36.7%
SVP21.9%
SP15.2%
Mitte14.2%
GRÜNE8.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier125%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
125%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 77 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'655 CHF(15.7%)
Rank 72 of 122 in the canton · 1137 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:15'655 CHF(~15.7%)
VouvryCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Vouvry | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5% | 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 | 14.3% | 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 | 17.9% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.1% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.2% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.3% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 24.1% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 26% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 27.2% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 28.2% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 29% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.7% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'165 mm
8.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'396 m
Mean elevation
1'246 m
Relief
2'023 m
Mean slope
25.2°
Flat share
20.0%
South-facing
26.9%
Above 2000 m
8.3%
Relief 2'023 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
40 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
51.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'900
Per inhabitant
8'098 kWh/yr
40 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
28.26 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.01 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.18 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
28.26 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Romande Energie 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
0.04 %
Second homes
11.5 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
2'333
Built before 194615.0%
Built since 200136.0%
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
1'771
Workplaces
300
Services share
53.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 54 (3.0%) · Secondary 767 (43.3%) · Tertiary 950 (53.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
14
Organic share
7.1 %
Farmland
538 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 municipalities4'936 #19 VS · #442 CHGrowing municipalities2.8% #10 VS · #187 CHShrinking municipalities2.8% #113 VS · #1923 CHJobs per resident0.36 #54 VS · #1022 CHFamilies & children23% #4 VS · #322 CHAge structure17.4% #112 VS · #1728 CHWomen share50.1% #40 VS · #897 CHForeign residents33.1% #19 VS · #194 CHPopulation density147/km² #31 VS · #1237 CHTax burden15'655 #72 VS · #1137 CHTaxes125% #77 VSWarmest municipalities8.2 °C #46 VS · #1672 CHSunniest municipalities50.3% #111 VS · #231 CHRainiest municipalities1'165 mm #20 VS · #779 CHVoter turnout47.3% #112 VS · #1959 CHAgainst Switzerland17.6% #53 VS · #731 CHAligned with Switzerland82.4% #17 VS · #780 CHSVP strongholds21.9% #84 VS · #1703 CHSP strongholds15.2% #35 VS · #931 CHCentre strongholds14.2% #122 VS · #890 CHFDP strongholds36.7% #2 VS · #29 CHGLP strongholds2.1% #37 VS · #1751 CHGreen strongholds8.6% #35 VS · #790 CHLargest by area33.5 km² #48 VS · #275 CHHighest municipalities391 m #118 VS · #1929 CHSecond homes11.5% #109 VS · #974 CHOrganic farming7.1% #92 VS · #1424 CHBest-connected municipalities79 min #9 VS · #1341 CHRemotest municipalities79 min #114 VS · #794 CHHighest peaks2'396 m #98 VS · #262 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'246 m #96 VS · #285 CHGreatest vertical range2'023 m #83 VS · #191 CHSteepest municipalities25.2° #86 VS · #258 CHSolar potential40 GWh #28 VS · #465 CHSolar potential per capita8'098 kWh #105 VS · #1447 CHCheapest electricity28.26 Rp./kWh #117 VS · #1384 CHMost expensive electricity28.26 Rp./kWh #12 VS · #729 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Vouvry?
- Vouvry has 3 postal codes: 1896, 1897, 1899.
- What is the tax rate in Vouvry?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Vouvry is 125% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Vouvry?
- A single person without children pays about 15'655 CHF income tax in Vouvry on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 72 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Vouvry have?
- Vouvry has 4'936 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Vouvry?
- Vouvry has 1'633 foreign residents, a share of 33.08% (2025).
Map
OpenStreetMapVouvry compared with
- Vouvry vs. Sion
- Vouvry vs. Martigny-Bourg
- Vouvry vs. Monthey
- Vouvry vs. Sierre
- Vouvry vs. Brig-Glis
- Vouvry vs. Val de Bagnes
- Vouvry vs. Naters
- Vouvry vs. Crans-Montana
- Vouvry vs. Collombey-Muraz
- Vouvry vs. Conthey
- Vouvry vs. Sion
- Vouvry vs. Martigny-Bourg
- Vouvry vs. Monthey
- Vouvry vs. Sierre
- Vouvry vs. Brig-Glis
- Vouvry vs. Val de Bagnes
- Vouvry vs. Naters
- Vouvry vs. Crans-Montana
- Vouvry vs. Collombey-Muraz
- Vouvry vs. Conthey
- Vouvry vs. Baden
- Vouvry vs. Schwende-Rüte
- Vouvry vs. Herisau
- Vouvry vs. Bern
- Vouvry vs. Allschwil
- Vouvry vs. Basel
- Vouvry vs. Fribourg
- Vouvry vs. Geneva
- Vouvry vs. Glarus Nord
- Vouvry vs. Chur
- Vouvry vs. Delémont
- Vouvry vs. Lucerne
- Vouvry vs. Neuchâtel
- Vouvry vs. Stans
- Vouvry vs. Sarnen
- Vouvry vs. St. Gallen
- Vouvry vs. Schaffhausen
- Vouvry vs. Olten
- Vouvry vs. Freienbach
- Vouvry vs. Frauenfeld
- Vouvry vs. Lugano
- Vouvry vs. Altdorf
- Vouvry vs. Lausanne
- Vouvry vs. Zug
- Vouvry vs. Zurich