Population
1'777↑2.6%
About Salgesch
City · Valais
Salgesch is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Population
1'777
Tax multiplier
120%
Salgesch in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.120%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 45'500↑4.6%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 51'550↑3.3%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
2.55%↑3.7%
Top 10% in canton
- Forest53%
- Agriculture20%
- Other17%
- Settlement10%
Foreign residents
16.7%↑4.1%
Middle in canton
Median price
CHF 5'429/ m²
−36% vs CH
Dwellings
902↑0.9%
Jobs (FTE)
830↓2.8%
82%
49%
Fibre
Property market in Salgesch
The rental vacancy rate is 2.55%, 114% above the cantonal average (1.19 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 120%, 3% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 55'900, 10% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Salgesch has 1'777 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
