Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
262 50.2%
Men
260 49.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
77 14.8%
Swiss citizens
488 93.5%
Foreign residents
34 6.5%
Population density
35 pop./km²
0–19 · 77 · 14.8%20–64 · 322 · 61.7%65+ · 123 · 23.6%
Foreign residents 6.5%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −6 (−1.1%) · 3 births · 2 deaths · net migration −6
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 Raron: 15.2% Yes
16.4% YesNo 83.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 31.6% Yes
30.7% YesNo 69.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 59.3% Yes
63.9% YesNo 36.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 53.1% Yes
50.4% YesNo 49.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 33.4% Yes
31.5% YesNo 68.5%
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 Raron: 18.4% Yes
11.7% YesNo 88.3%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 42.1% Yes
37.2% YesNo 62.8%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 38.9% Yes
29.3% YesNo 70.7%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Raron: 72.4% Yes
75.9% YesNo 24.1%
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 Raron: 43.2% Yes
31.6% YesNo 68.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte76.9% · strongest party
Mitte76.9%
SVP15.2%
SP3.8%
GRÜNE2.3%
FDP1.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier140%
Cantonal tax multiplier100%
140%VS range 100%145%
Tax rank 121 of 122 in canton ValaisTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'958 CHF(17%)
Rank 117 of 122 in the canton · 1827 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:16'958 CHF(~17%)
WilerCanton range ValaisSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Wiler | Valais | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.5% | 4.2–5.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9.8% | 7.5–10.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.6% | 8.8–12% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.1% | 10.2–13.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.5% | 11.4–14.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.6% | 12.4–16% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 17% | 13.7–17.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 18.2% | 14.8–18.5% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 19.3% | 15.9–19.6% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 20.4% | 17–20.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 21.7% | 18.1–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 22.8% | 19.1–23% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 25.4% | 21.8–25.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 27.3% | 23.9–27.7% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 28.6% | 25.1–28.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 29.6% | 26–30% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 30.5% | 26.8–30.8% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 31.2% | 27.4–31.6% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20202.7 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)0.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'217 mm
2.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
3'278 m
Mean elevation
2'232 m
Relief
1'920 m
Mean slope
29.3°
Flat share
1.0%
South-facing
34.3%
Above 2000 m
66.6%
Relief 1'920 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
12.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
18.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'800
Per inhabitant
24'234 kWh/yr
13 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
30.48 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.21 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
14.95 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
30.48 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 26.56 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator EVTL Energieversorgung Talschaft Lötschen 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
0.38 %
Second homes
73.4 %
Avg. rooms
3.5
Dwellings
786
Built before 194615.9%
Built since 200123.0%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.38 %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
251
Workplaces
49
Services share
80.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 26 (10.4%) · Secondary 23 (9.2%) · Tertiary 202 (80.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
8
Organic share
25 %
Farmland
269 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 municipalities522 #91 VS · #1783 CHGrowing municipalities-1.1% #102 VS · #1849 CHShrinking municipalities-1.1% #21 VS · #263 CHJobs per resident0.48 #31 VS · #597 CHFamilies & children14.8% #97 VS · #1994 CHAge structure23.6% #56 VS · #569 CHWomen share50.2% #38 VS · #829 CHForeign residents6.5% #115 VS · #1950 CHPopulation density35/km² #76 VS · #1876 CHTax burden16'958 #117 VS · #1827 CHTaxes140% #121 VSWarmest municipalities2.7 °C #119 VS · #2060 CHSunniest municipalities51.3% #97 VS · #202 CHRainiest municipalities1'217 mm #15 VS · #664 CHVoter turnout63.4% #8 VS · #299 CHSVP strongholds15.2% #119 VS · #1986 CHSP strongholds3.8% #108 VS · #1989 CHCentre strongholds76.9% #2 VS · #8 CHFDP strongholds1.5% #111 VS · #2050 CHGLP strongholds0.3% #119 VS · #2011 CHGreen strongholds2.3% #101 VS · #1939 CHLargest by area14.9 km² #83 VS · #650 CHHighest municipalities1'424 m #34 VS · #104 CHSecond homes73.4% #11 VS · #28 CHOrganic farming25% #35 VS · #483 CHBest-connected municipalities124 min #90 VS · #1958 CHRemotest municipalities124 min #32 VS · #157 CHHighest peaks3'278 m #35 VS · #70 CHHighest-lying municipalities2'232 m #28 VS · #49 CHGreatest vertical range1'920 m #96 VS · #227 CHSteepest municipalities29.3° #40 VS · #108 CHSolar potential13 GWh #74 VS · #1370 CHSolar potential per capita24'234 kWh #16 VS · #100 CHCheapest electricity30.48 Rp./kWh #122 VS · #1841 CHMost expensive electricity30.48 Rp./kWh #4 VS · #269 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Wiler?
- Wiler has 2 postal codes: 3918, 3919.
- What is the tax rate in Wiler?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Wiler is 140% (2026); canton VS levies 100%.
- How much tax do you pay in Wiler?
- A single person without children pays about 16'958 CHF income tax in Wiler on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 117 of 122 in canton VS. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Wiler have?
- Wiler has 522 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Wiler?
- Wiler has 34 foreign residents, a share of 6.51% (2025).
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