Population
1'193↓1.6%
About Turtmann
City · Valais
Turtmann is a former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The municipalities of Turtmann and Unterems merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Turtmann-Unterems.
Population
1'193
Tax multiplier
120%
Turtmann in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.120%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 45'500↑3.2%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 50'700↑0.3%
69%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
1.45%↓8.2%
Above average in canton
- Other70%
- Agriculture14%
- Forest12%
- Settlement3%
Foreign residents
16.0%↓4.4%
Middle in canton
Median price
CHF 4'469/ m²
−47% vs CH
Dwellings
828↑0.6%
Jobs (FTE)
382↑3.0%
67%
26%
Fibre
Property market in Turtmann
The rental vacancy rate is 1.45%, 21% above the cantonal average (1.19 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 120%, 3% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 53'850, 13% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Turtmann has 1'193 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
