Vicinus

Valais · Bezirk Leuk · BFS commune no. 6110[7]

Coat of arms of LeukLeuk

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 77’919per year, after tax and insurance
Income tax[1]CHF 16’02816.0% of income
Health insurance[3]CHF 504adult, per month
Residents[4]4’34919.6% foreign nationals
Nearest job hub[6]35 minto Sion

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer. See how Leuk ranks for your household →
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AgarnAlbinenIndenSalgeschVarenGuttet-FeschelGampel-BratschTurtmann-UnteremsFerdenAnniviers AgarnAlbinenIndenGuttet-FeschelTurtmann-UnteremsFerdenAnniviers Leuk

Leuk has 4’349 residents, making it the 26th largest of the 122 communes in the canton of Valais.

20% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 23% 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 16’028 a year in income tax here, less than in 5 of its 10 neighbouring communes.

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 Sion, about 35 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 children4’534
9.1%		10’851
13.6%		16’028
16.0%		32’589
21.7%		52’878
26.4%		90’591
30.2%
Married, single income, no children2’295
4.6%		6’329
7.9%		9’643
9.6%		20’309
13.5%		40’162
20.1%		77’931
26.0%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children967
1.9%		4’952
6.2%		8’056
8.1%		17’865
11.9%		35’348
17.7%		72’507
24.2%
Married, single income, 2 children34
0.1%		1’762
2.2%		4’099
4.1%		13’055
8.7%		28’360
14.2%		67’638
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 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
Sion35
Visp37
Martigny50
Montreux86
Thun90
Vevey97
Lausanne110
Bern112

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]
Turtmann-Unterems15’1045041’193
Inden15’289504118
Varen15’413504701
Salgesch15’9495041’777
Anniviers16’0015042’785
Leuk16’0285044’349
Agarn16’133504743
Gampel-Bratsch16’1875042’260
Guttet-Feschel16’266504426
Albinen16’347504245
Ferden16’815504248

Population

Residents4’349[4]
Foreign nationals19.6%
Aged 0–1918.9%
Aged 20–6457.9%
Aged 65+23.2%
Area54.3 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 Leuk COA.svg, Espandero, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.