Population
2'790↑0.6%
About Anniviers
Municipality · Valais
Anniviers is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was formed through the merger of six municipalities in Val d'Anniviers: Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint-Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie. The merger became effective 1 January 2009, creating the third largest municipality of Switzerland by area.
Population
2'790
Tax multiplier
125%
Anniviers in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
125%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 63'036
Above average in canton
Vacancy
0.83%↓17.8%
Below average in canton
- Other55%
- Agriculture22%
- Forest21%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
21.9%↑1.3%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
6'145↑1.7%
Jobs (FTE)
1'255↓4.4%
26%
40%
Fibre
Housing market in Anniviers
The rental vacancy rate is 0.83%, 30% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 125%, 7% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 63'036, 6% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Anniviers has 2'790 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
