Vicinus

Valais · District d'Hérens · BFS commune no. 6082[7]

Coat of arms of AyentAyent

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 77’285per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 15’96016.0% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 563adult, per month
Residents[4]4’50914.2% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]47 minto Sion

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Ayent ranks for your household →
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LenkLauenenIcogneSaint-LéonardArbazGrimisuatSavièseSion LenkLauenenSaint-LéonardGrimisuatSion Ayent

Ayent has 4’509 residents, making it the 24th largest of the 122 communes in the canton of Valais.

14% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 25% 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 15’960 a year in income tax here, less than in 3 of its 8 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 47 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Income tax

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

ProfileCHF 50’000CHF 80’000CHF 100’000CHF 150’000CHF 200’000CHF 300’000
Single, no children4’504
9.0%		10’790
13.5%		15’960
16.0%		32’499
21.7%		52’836
26.4%		90’495
30.2%
Married, single income, no children2’279
4.6%		6’294
7.9%		9’603
9.6%		20’255
13.5%		40’122
20.1%		77’835
25.9%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children950
1.9%		4’926
6.2%		8’023
8.0%		17’816
11.9%		35’312
17.7%		72’420
24.1%
Married, single income, 2 children34
0.1%		1’745
2.2%		4’072
4.1%		13’010
8.7%		28’300
14.2%		67’563
22.5%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 100%, commune 130%. 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 insurerMedian insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident coverCHF 538CHF 563
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident coverCHF 128CHF 144

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.[6]

HubMinutes
Sion47
Martigny72
Visp87
Montreux106
Vevey117
Lausanne130
Renens137
Thun139

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).

CommuneTax CHF/yr[1]Premium CHF/mo[3]Population[4]
Sion14’25756337’844
Icogne14’823563625
Savièse15’1055638’453
Saint-Léonard15’3505632’618
Grimisuat15’4925633’979
Ayent15’9605634’509
Arbaz16’0015631’474
LauenenBE16’561559851
LenkBE17’1785592’352

Population

Residents4’509[4]
Foreign nationals14.2%
Aged 0–1919.2%
Aged 20–6455.7%
Aged 65+25.1%
Area55.33 km²[5]

Sources

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  5. © swisstopo. swissBOUNDARIES3D (swissboundaries3d_2026-01); reference date 2026-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  10. Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

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