Population
4'570↑0.7%
About Lens
Municipality · Valais
Lens is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Population
4'570
Tax multiplier
105%
Lens in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
105%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 61'970
Above average in canton
Vacancy
3.08%↑41.9%
Top 10% in canton
- Forest40%
- Agriculture34%
- Settlement22%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
34.0%↑0.3%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
5'390↑0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
1'552↑0.8%
42%
40%
Fibre
Housing market in Lens
The rental vacancy rate is 3.08%, 158% above the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 105%, 10% below the cantonal average (117 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 61'970, 8% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Lens has 4'570 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
