Municipality · Valais
Niedergesteln
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Niedergesteln is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Municipality · Valais
Niedergesteln is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
The land-use survey ending in 2018 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.
54%
The recorded housing stock includes 429 homes. The details below show when they were counted and how the stock is changing.
429
Dwellings
0.70%
| 2015 | 1.31% |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.78% |
| 2017 | 0.78% |
| 2018 | 1.02% |
| 2019 | 0.75% |
| 2020 | 0.74% |
| 2021 | 0.49% |
| 2022 | 1.21% |
| 2023 | 1.20% |
| 2024 | 1.67% |
| 2025 | 0.48% |
| 2026 | 0.70% |
The population grew by 7.7% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.
731
| 2010 | 679 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 685 |
| 2012 | 684 |
| 2013 | 689 |
| 2014 | 679 |
| 2015 | 683 |
| 2016 | 696 |
| 2017 | 703 |
| 2018 | 710 |
| 2019 | 731 |
| 2020 | 744 |
| 2021 | 740 |
| 2022 | 743 |
| 2023 | 750 |
| 2024 | 749 |
| 2025 | 731 |
731
| 2010 | 679 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 685 |
| 2012 | 684 |
| 2013 | 689 |
| 2014 | 679 |
| 2015 | 683 |
| 2016 | 696 |
| 2017 | 703 |
| 2018 | 710 |
| 2019 | 731 |
| 2020 | 744 |
| 2021 | 740 |
| 2022 | 743 |
| 2023 | 750 |
| 2024 | 749 |
| 2025 | 731 |
11.9%
| 2010 | 5.6% |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.8% |
| 2012 | 5.0% |
| 2013 | 6.1% |
| 2014 | 6.3% |
| 2015 | 6.6% |
| 2016 | 7.3% |
| 2017 | 6.4% |
| 2018 | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 7.0% |
| 2020 | 7.5% |
| 2021 | 8.2% |
| 2022 | 8.8% |
| 2023 | 10.5% |
| 2024 | 12.3% |
| 2025 | 11.9% |
As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 86 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.
86
| 2011 | 70 |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 70 |
| 2013 | 65 |
| 2014 | 68 |
| 2015 | 80 |
| 2016 | 67 |
| 2017 | 64 |
| 2018 | 70 |
| 2019 | 77 |
| 2020 | 73 |
| 2021 | 74 |
| 2022 | 92 |
| 2023 | 87 |
| 2024 | 86 |
Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026
CHF 13'712
/ year
Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026
120%
| 2010 | 130% |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 130% |
| 2012 | 130% |
| 2013 | 130% |
| 2014 | 130% |
| 2015 | 130% |
| 2016 | 130% |
| 2017 | 130% |
| 2018 | 130% |
| 2019 | 130% |
| 2020 | 130% |
| 2021 | 130% |
| 2022 | 120% |
| 2023 | 120% |
| 2024 | 120% |
| 2025 | 120% |
| 2026 | 120% |
CHF 51'800
| 2010 | CHF 44'750 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | CHF 45'400 |
| 2012 | CHF 45'200 |
| 2013 | CHF 45'700 |
| 2014 | CHF 45'350 |
| 2015 | CHF 46'200 |
| 2016 | CHF 47'250 |
| 2017 | CHF 47'250 |
| 2018 | CHF 46'400 |
| 2019 | CHF 47'600 |
| 2020 | CHF 48'600 |
| 2021 | CHF 49'750 |
| 2022 | CHF 51'800 |
CHF 55'775
| 2010 | CHF 51'650 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | CHF 51'650 |
| 2012 | CHF 52'000 |
| 2013 | CHF 53'000 |
| 2014 | CHF 51'150 |
| 2015 | CHF 53'550 |
| 2016 | CHF 52'700 |
| 2017 | CHF 54'800 |
| 2018 | CHF 52'300 |
| 2019 | CHF 52'500 |
| 2020 | CHF 54'050 |
| 2021 | CHF 54'800 |
| 2022 | CHF 55'775 |
100%
| 2010 | 100% |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 100% |
| 2012 | 100% |
| 2013 | 100% |
| 2014 | 100% |
| 2015 | 100% |
| 2016 | 100% |
| 2017 | 100% |
| 2018 | 100% |
| 2019 | 100% |
| 2020 | 100% |
| 2021 | 100% |
| 2022 | 100% |
| 2023 | 100% |
| 2024 | 100% |
| 2025 | 100% |
| 2026 | 100% |
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.
Federal Statistical Office · 2020
Annual mean 9.9°C with 591 mm of rain. Warmest in July (19.8°C), coldest in January (-0.7°C). Station: Visp, 639 m.
Visp · 639 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals · MeteoSchweiz
Precipitation
591 mm
Mean annual temperature at Grächen has risen by +2.4°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source: MeteoSchweiz NBCN
Strongest party: Mitte · 64.7% · 2023
Source: FSO