Population
4'451↑2.3%
About Ayent
Municipality · Valais
Ayent is a municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Population
4'451
Tax multiplier
130%
Ayent in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
130%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 60'474
Middle in canton
Vacancy
0.32%↓45.8%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Other51%
- Forest25%
- Agriculture18%
- Settlement5%
Foreign residents
13.9%↑1.7%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
4'375↑3.3%
Jobs (FTE)
903↑4.5%
49%
78%
Fibre
Housing market in Ayent
The rental vacancy rate is 0.32%, 73% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 130%, 11% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 60'474, 10% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Ayent has 4'451 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
