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Municipality · Valais

Vernayaz

Get to know Vernayaz

Vernayaz is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.

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Landscape

A landscape shaped by woodland

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

57%

Forest

  • Forest57%
  • Settlement20%
  • Agriculture12%
  • Other8%
  • Water4%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

The recorded housing stock includes 1'021 homes. The details below show when they were counted and how the stock is changing.

Homes to rentHomes to buy

1'021

Dwellings

More about Housing
Vacancy
1.08%As of 1 June 2026

2026

1.08%

3.61.80
20222026
Vacancy
20153.16%
20162.34%
20172.65%
20182.19%
20193.11%
20202.66%
20213.81%
20223.62%
20232.26%
20242.72%
20251.58%
20261.08%
Asking priceCHF 5'766/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings1'021Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 492 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings10During 2024
Primary residences88%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage91%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 grew by 11.8% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

1'978

2K9890
20212025
Population
20101'769
20111'798
20121'839
20131'875
20141'906
20151'886
20161'881
20171'886
20181'885
20191'874
20201'847
20211'817
20221'812
20231'864
20241'928
20251'978
More about People
Population
1'978End of 2025

2025

1'978

2K9890
20212025
Population
20101'769
20111'798
20121'839
20131'875
20141'906
20151'886
20161'881
20171'886
20181'885
20191'874
20201'847
20211'817
20221'812
20231'864
20241'928
20251'978
Foreign residents
30.8%End of 2025

2025

30.8%

30.815.40
20212025
Foreign residents
201024.7%
201124.8%
201226.2%
201327.7%
201426.6%
201526.8%
201626.6%
201725.5%
201825.3%
201925.8%
202026.3%
202127.4%
202227.7%
202328.4%
202429.7%
202530.8%
Jobs (FTE)
652

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 652 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

652

6523260
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011516
2012533
2013526
2014490
2015494
2016562
2017538
2018579
2019563
2020569
2021582
2022597
2023619
2024652

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 13'403

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 13'403/ 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 41'800All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 41'800

42.2K21.1K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 35'900
2011CHF 35'500
2012CHF 35'200
2013CHF 36'800
2014CHF 34'750
2015CHF 35'600
2016CHF 36'300
2017CHF 36'350
2018CHF 36'900
2019CHF 36'300
2020CHF 39'950
2021CHF 42'200
2022CHF 41'800
Median net income
CHF 47'050As of 2022

2022

CHF 47'050

47.1K23.5K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 41'400
2011CHF 42'250
2012CHF 40'750
2013CHF 42'000
2014CHF 39'800
2015CHF 40'400
2016CHF 41'300
2017CHF 41'850
2018CHF 42'500
2019CHF 42'300
2020CHF 44'913
2021CHF 46'600
2022CHF 47'050
Paying direct federal tax72%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
Intermediate
Municipality type
Peri-urban municipality of medium density
Language region
French
Labour market region
Martigny
Mountain region
Yes

Federal Statistical Office · 2020