Population
11'044↑1.3%
About Chemin
City · Valais
Population
11'044
Tax multiplier
100%
Chemin in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.100%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 33'300↑2.5%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 37'350↑4.3%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
1.27%↑41.1%
Middle in canton
- Other67%
- Forest16%
- Agriculture14%
- Settlement3%
Foreign residents
31.0%↑2.7%
Top quartile in canton
Dwellings
11'890
Jobs (FTE)
5'644↓1.6%
46%
77%
Fibre
Housing market in Chemin
The rental vacancy rate is 1.27%, 6% above the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 100%, 14% below the cantonal average (117 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 42'750, 31% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Chemin has 11'044 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
