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St. Niklaus

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Niklaus is a village and a municipality in the Mattertal, part of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

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Landscape

The shape of the place

The land-use survey ending in 2018 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

67%

Other

  • Other67%
  • Forest22%
  • Agriculture8%
  • Settlement2%
  • Water<1%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

The recorded housing stock includes 1'644 homes. The details below show when they were counted and how the stock is changing.

Homes to rentHomes to buy

1'644

Dwellings

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.73%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.73%

1.20.60
20222026
Vacancy
20151.07%
20161.28%
20170.71%
20180.85%
20192.94%
20202.45%
20212.36%
20221.14%
20231.20%
20240.56%
20250.55%
20260.73%
Asking priceCHF 4'767/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings1'644Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 908 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings22During 2024
Primary residences64%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage66%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population fell by 0.5% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

2'347

2.3K1.2K0
20212025
Population
20102'358
20112'351
20122'325
20132'300
20142'291
20152'290
20162'265
20172'227
20182'239
20192'235
20202'224
20212'238
20222'242
20232'268
20242'298
20252'347
More about People
Population
2'347End of 2025

2025

2'347

2.3K1.2K0
20212025
Population
20102'358
20112'351
20122'325
20132'300
20142'291
20152'290
20162'265
20172'227
20182'239
20192'235
20202'224
20212'238
20222'242
20232'268
20242'298
20252'347
Foreign residents
17.0%End of 2025

2025

17.0%

178.50
20212025
Foreign residents
20107.7%
20118.3%
20128.4%
20138.8%
20148.8%
20159.1%
20169.8%
201710.1%
201810.8%
201910.3%
202011.3%
202112.1%
202212.5%
202313.9%
202415.0%
202517.0%
Jobs (FTE)
1'117

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 1'117 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

1'117

1.1K569.50
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011941
2012914
2013907
2014895
2015878
2016927
20171'013
20181'088
20191'066
20201'078
20211'104
20221'139
20231'114
20241'117

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

CHF 13'588

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 13'588/ yearTax year 2026

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier
120%Tax year 2026

2026

120%

120600
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010120%
2011120%
2012120%
2013120%
2014120%
2015120%
2016120%
2017120%
2018120%
2019120%
2020120%
2021120%
2022120%
2023120%
2024120%
2025120%
2026120%
Median taxable income
CHF 44'200All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 44'200

44.2K22.1K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 34'800
2011CHF 34'700
2012CHF 35'450
2013CHF 35'600
2014CHF 36'100
2015CHF 36'900
2016CHF 38'300
2017CHF 38'500
2018CHF 39'300
2019CHF 39'050
2020CHF 41'700
2021CHF 42'900
2022CHF 44'200
Median net income
CHF 49'475As of 2022

2022

CHF 49'475

49.5K24.7K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 39'150
2011CHF 39'050
2012CHF 40'700
2013CHF 40'500
2014CHF 41'900
2015CHF 42'300
2016CHF 43'000
2017CHF 43'350
2018CHF 45'200
2019CHF 44'500
2020CHF 46'800
2021CHF 48'000
2022CHF 49'475
Paying direct federal tax70%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%Tax year 2026

2026

100%

100500
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010100%
2011100%
2012100%
2013100%
2014100%
2015100%
2016100%
2017100%
2018100%
2019100%
2020100%
2021100%
2022100%
2023100%
2024100%
2025100%
2026100%

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.

The municipality
Settlement type
Rural
Municipality type
Peripheral rural municipality
Language region
German
Labour market region
Zermatt
Mountain region
Yes

Federal Statistical Office · 2020