Valais · Bezirk Raron · BFS commune no. 6202^[7]

Wiler (Lötschen)

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 76’989per year, after tax and insurance

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’95817.0% of income

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

Residents^[4]5226.5% foreign nationals

Nearest job hub^[6]109 minto Thun

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Wiler (Lötschen) has 522 residents, making it the 91st largest of the 122 communes in the canton of Valais.

7% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

With 24% 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 16’958 a year in income tax here, less than in 3 of its 5 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 109 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]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	4’906 9.8%	11’578 14.5%	16’958 17.0%	34’145 22.8%	54’692 27.3%	93’702 31.2%
Married, single income, no children	2’496 5.0%	6’794 8.5%	10’236 10.2%	21’689 14.5%	41’926 21.0%	80’982 27.0%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	1’170 2.3%	5’319 6.6%	8’578 8.6%	18’776 12.5%	36’996 18.5%	75’396 25.1%
Married, single income, 2 children	34 0.1%	1’974 2.5%	4’464 4.5%	13’780 9.2%	29’920 15.0%	70’311 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 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

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]

Hub	Minutes
Thun	109
Visp	120
Sion	129
Bern	133
Martigny	147
Fribourg	167
Olten	175
Biel/Bienne	176

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^[4]
Raron	15’133	504	2’030
Niedergesteln	15’413	504	731
Wiler (Lötschen)	16’958	504	522
KanderstegBE	17’210	559	1’298
Blatten	17’269	504	291
Kippel	17’269	504	334

Population

Residents522^[4]

Foreign nationals6.5%

Aged 0–1914.8%

Aged 20–6461.7%

Aged 65+23.6%

Area14.87 km²^[5]

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), 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.

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