Population
3'981↑1.4%
About Chalais
City · Valais
Chalais is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Population
3'981
Tax multiplier
130%
Chalais in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.130%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 38'200↑3.9%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 43'300↑3.6%
67%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.38%↑18.8%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Forest67%
- Agriculture19%
- Settlement9%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
21.8%↑3.3%
Above average in canton
Median price
CHF 5'444/ m²
−36% vs CH
Dwellings
3'158↑1.1%
Jobs (FTE)
990↑7.5%
57%
43%
Fibre
Property market in Chalais
The rental vacancy rate is 0.38%, 68% below the cantonal average (1.19 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 130%, 11% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 49'500, 20% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Chalais has 3'981 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
