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Valais · Bezirk Raron · BFS commune no. 6195[7]

Coat of arms of FerdenFerden

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 77’132per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 16’81516.8% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 504adult, per month
Residents[4]2484.4% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]104 minto Thun

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Ferden ranks for your household →
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Ferden has 248 residents, making it the 112th largest of the 122 communes in the canton of Valais.

4% 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 16’815 a year in income tax here, less than in 3 of its 8 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.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Thun, about 104 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 children4’816
9.6%		11’452
14.3%		16’815
16.8%		33’936
22.6%		54’568
27.3%		93’414
31.1%
Married, single income, no children2’448
4.9%		6’691
8.4%		10’133
10.1%		21’438
14.3%		41’810
20.9%		80’703
26.9%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children1’120
2.2%		5’240
6.5%		8’479
8.5%		18’631
12.4%		36’892
18.4%		75’138
25.0%
Married, single income, 2 children34
0.1%		1’922
2.4%		4’385
4.4%		13’678
9.1%		29’796
14.9%		70’083
23.4%

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

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
Thun104
Visp105
Sion124
Bern128
Martigny142
Fribourg162
Olten170
Biel/Bienne171

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]
Niedergesteln15’413504731
Steg-Hohtenn15’4135041’768
Leuk16’0285044’349
Gampel-Bratsch16’1875042’260
Guttet-Feschel16’266504426
Ferden16’815504248
Leukerbad17’1295041’401
KanderstegBE17’2105591’298
Kippel17’269504334

Population

Residents248[4]
Foreign nationals4.4%
Aged 0–1910.9%
Aged 20–6461.7%
Aged 65+27.4%
Area27.93 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 Ferden COA.svg, Espandero, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.