Population
1'521↑1.7%
About Salvan
Municipality · Valais
Salvan is a municipality in the Saint-Maurice District, in Valais, Switzerland.
Population
1'521
Tax multiplier
115%
Salvan in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.115%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 36'050↑6.0%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 41'200↑8.4%
70%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.42%↑50.0%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Other62%
- Forest30%
- Agriculture6%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
11.3%↑2.4%
Bottom quartile in canton
Dwellings
1'429
Jobs (FTE)
272↑0.4%
52%
47%
Fibre
Housing market in Salvan
The rental vacancy rate is 0.42%, 65% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 115%, roughly the cantonal average (117 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 48'650, 21% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Salvan has 1'521 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
