Population
37'154↑1.4%
About Sion
Municipality · Valais
Sion is a Swiss town situated in the Rhône valley, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Valais and of the district of Sion. As of December 2020 it had a population of 34,978.
Population
37'154
Tax multiplier
110%
Sion in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
110%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 59'448
Middle in canton
Vacancy
0.22%↓73.2%
Bottom 10% in canton
- Settlement38%
- Agriculture33%
- Forest23%
- Other7%
Foreign residents
30.4%↑3.5%
Top quartile in canton
Dwellings
21'364↑3.7%
Jobs (FTE)
30'231↑1.6%
87%
84%
Fibre
Housing market in Sion
The rental vacancy rate is 0.22%, 82% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 110%, 6% below the cantonal average (117 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 59'448, 12% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Sion has 37'154 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
