Valais · Bezirk Raron · BFS commune no. 6192^[8]

Blatten

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 65’614per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 17’26917.3% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 504adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 922per month, estimate

Residents^[5]2916.2% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

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Blatten has 291 residents, making it the 110th largest of the 122 communes in the canton of Valais.

6% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 28% 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 17’269 a year in income tax here, more than in any of its 7 neighbouring communes and among the highest quarter in Valais.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 504 a month, below the Swiss median of CHF 564.

Living here

Sunshine per year⁠^[13]: 1’470 h; Less sunny than 90% of Swiss communes; MeteoSwiss, normals 1991–2020; average over where people live, terrain shade included
Winter sunshine, Nov–Feb (a fog indicator)⁠^[13]: 260 h; Less winter sun than 50% 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]: 0%; Median: Valais 8%, Switzerland 14%; 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]: 11%; Median: Valais 7%, Switzerland 7%; BAFU surface runoff hazard map 2018; an overview, not an assessment of any building
Residents with fibre to the building (estimate)⁠^[16]: ≈ 65%; More than in 55% of communes; BAKOM broadband atlas 2026; estimated from 250 m squares published in classes; fibre at least as far as the building (FTTB/FTTH)
Electricity price, 5-room flat (ElCom profile H4)⁠^[17]: 30.5 Rp./kWh; About CHF 1’370 a year for 4’500 kWh · Dearer than in 85% of communes; ElCom tariffs 2027, standard product of the network operator, excl. VAT; operator: EVTL Energieversorgung Talschaft Lötschen AG
Vacancy rate (share of dwellings standing empty)⁠^[18]: 0.00%; Switzerland 0.93%, canton VS 1.04%. A low rate means flats are hard to find; BFS dwelling vacancy survey, 1 June 2026: 0 empty dwellings for rent or sale

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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	5’104 10.2%	11’852 14.8%	17’269 17.3%	34’433 23.0%	54’960 27.5%	94’203 31.4%
Married, single income, no children	2’602 5.2%	6’953 8.7%	10’420 10.4%	21’989 14.7%	42’182 21.1%	81’516 27.2%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’280 2.6%	5’492 6.9%	8’776 8.8%	19’160 12.8%	37’224 18.6%	75’954 25.3%
Married, single income, 2 children	34 0.1%	2’085 2.6%	4’635 4.6%	14’004 9.3%	30’106 15.1%	70’806 23.6%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 100%, commune 140%. 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 2 of Valais.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 460	CHF 504
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 105	CHF 131

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 922	Estimate
3 rooms couple	≈ CHF 1’188	Estimate
4 rooms family	≈ CHF 1’352	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

No job hub is reachable within 3 hours by public transport.^[7]

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]
Naters	14’257	504	10’791
Fieschertal	14’257	504	359
Baltschieder	15’104	504	1’406
Raron	15’133	504	2’030
Wiler (Lötschen)	16’958	504	522
LauterbrunnenBE	17’016	559	2’356
KanderstegBE	17’210	559	1’298
Blatten	17’269	504	291

Population

Residents291^[5]

Foreign nationals6.2%

Aged 0–1914.8%

Aged 20–6457.4%

Aged 65+27.8%

Area90.51 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 Office of Communications (OFCOM/BAKOM), broadband atlas. Broadband atlas: fibre connections FTTB/FTTH (2026); reference date 2026-04-30; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), electricity tariffs 2027. Electricity tariffs 2027, consumption profile H4; reference date 2027-01-01; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), dwelling vacancy survey 2026. Dwelling vacancy survey 2026; reference date 2026-06-01; 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 Blatten COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.