Valais · District de Sion · BFS commune no. 6261^[8]

Arbaz

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 65’028per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’00116.0% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 563adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 1’018per month, estimate

Residents^[5]1’47412.1% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Frenchmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]72 minto Sion

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Arbaz has 1’474 residents, making it the 55th largest of the 122 communes in the canton of Valais.

12% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 27% of residents aged 65 or over, the population is older than the Swiss average (20%).

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’001 a year in income tax here, more than in any of its 3 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 563 a month, about the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Sion, about 72 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 2’180 h; Sunnier than 95% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 500 h; More winter sun than 95% of communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020. Little winter sun usually means fog or a shaded valley; it is not a count of fog days
Residents with road noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 1%; Less than in 90% of communes; BAFU sonBASE road noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents with rail noise above 55 dB(A) by day⁠^[14]: 0%; Median: Valais 0%, Switzerland 0%; BAFU sonBASE rail noise model 2021; estimate from where people live
Residents in areas where heavy rain can flood the ground over 10 cm deep⁠^[15]: 1%; Median: Valais 7%, Switzerland 7%; BAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any building

Federal overview map only. For floods, landslides and avalanches at a specific address, check the canton's hazard map. Open the federal hazard maps here →

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…^[1]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	4’599 9.2%	10’888 13.6%	16’001 16.0%	32’465 21.6%	52’310 26.2%	89’829 29.9%
Married, single income, no children	2’328 4.7%	6’383 8.0%	9’652 9.7%	20’258 13.5%	39’604 19.8%	77’175 25.7%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’004 2.0%	4’987 6.2%	8’067 8.1%	17’808 11.9%	34’814 17.4%	71’772 23.9%
Married, single income, 2 children	34 0.1%	1’797 2.2%	4’133 4.1%	13’010 8.7%	27’984 14.0%	66’930 22.3%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 100%, commune 125%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 0%, Roman Catholic 0%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 1 of Valais.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 538	CHF 563
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 128	CHF 144

Rent

Average monthly net rent (without service charges and heating) paid by tenants, BFS Structural Survey 2023.^[4]

Flat	CHF/month	Basis
2 rooms single	≈ CHF 1’018	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’278	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’501	Estimate

BFS publishes no rent for this commune, so these are estimates (≈), not measured figures: the canton’s average rent, adjusted for the type of commune. New leases usually cost more than these averages. How rent is estimated

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.^[7]

Hub	Minutes
Sion	72
Martigny	95
Visp	115
Montreux	129
Vevey	140
Lausanne	153
Thun	156
Renens	159

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[5]
Savièse	15’105	563	8’453
Grimisuat	15’492	563	3’979
Ayent	15’960	563	4’509
Arbaz	16’001	563	1’474

Population

Residents1’474^[5]

Foreign nationals12.1%

Aged 0–1917.4%

Aged 20–6455.8%

Aged 65+26.8%

Area19.16 km²^[6]

Sources

Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: MeteoSwiss. Sunshine duration, climate normals 1991–2020 (spatial analysis); reference date 1991–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU), sonBASE. Road and rail noise by day, sonBASE (model 2021); reference date 2021; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: FOEN/BAFU, cantonal building insurers (VKG), Swiss Insurance Association (SVV), surface runoff hazard map. Surface runoff hazard map (2018); reference date 2018-05-22; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Population and households statistics (STATPOP) 2025, hectare data; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: CHE Arbaz COA.svg, Espandero, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.