Population
10'782↑2.7%
About Mollens VS
City · Valais
Mollens is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Mollens, Chermignon, Montana and Randogne merged into the new municipality of Crans-Montana.
Population
10'782
Tax multiplier
115%
Mollens VS in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.115%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 25'800↑3.2%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 28'850↑3.0%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.70%↓12.5%
Below average in canton
- Forest33%
- Other30%
- Agriculture27%
- Settlement11%
Foreign residents
38.0%↑4.8%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 27/ m²
+48% vs CH
Dwellings
12'429↑0.4%
Jobs (FTE)
4'027↑3.1%
42%
57%
Fibre
Housing market in Mollens VS
The rental vacancy rate is 0.70%, 41% 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 41'100, 34% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Mollens VS has 10'782 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
