Population
1'627↑0.7%
About Chippis
City · Valais
Chippis is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Population
1'627
Tax multiplier
120%
Chippis in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.120%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 42'800↑3.4%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 48'000↑4.6%
71%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
3.27%↓10.7%
Top 10% in canton
- Forest61%
- Settlement25%
- Other10%
- Agriculture5%
Foreign residents
48.6%↑1.7%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
795↑0.4%
Jobs (FTE)
383↓8.8%
90%
52%
Fibre
Housing market in Chippis
The rental vacancy rate is 3.27%, 174% above the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 120%, 3% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 50'900, 18% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Chippis has 1'627 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
