Population
10'496↑0.1%
About Crans-Montana
City · Valais
Crans-Montana is a municipality and ski resort in the predominantly French-speaking district of Sierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The municipality was formed through the merger of Chermignon, Mollens, Montana and Randogne municipalities on 1 January 2017. The ski resort Crans-Montana was created through the fusion of the two centres of Crans and Montana, and is split between three municipalities, namely Crans-Montana, Icogne, and Lens.
Population
10'496
Tax multiplier
115%
Crans-Montana in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
115%
Median taxable income
CHF 62'392
+13% vs CH
Vacancy
0.70%↓12.5%
- Forest33%
- Other30%
- Agriculture27%
- Settlement11%
Foreign residents
36.3%↓1.4%
Dwellings
12'429↑0.4%
Jobs (FTE)
3'906↓0.4%
42%
57%
Fibre
Housing market in Crans-Montana
The rental vacancy rate is 0.70%, 41% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 115%, roughly the cantonal average (117 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 62'392, 7% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Crans-Montana has 10'496 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
