Population
14'197↑0.8%
About Glis
City · Valais
Glis is an electronic music project founded in 2001 by Shaun Frandsen of Seattle, Washington, United States. The band has experienced several lineup changes and guest appearances, with frontman Shaun Frandsen acting as primary producer, vocalist, songwriter, and instrumentalist. Notable guest, Jean-Luc De Meyer of Front 242, contributed vocals for two studio tracks on the album "Nemesis" in 2005. Glis began to use guitar as a production counterpoint on the album "Phoenix" in 2013.
Population
14'197
Tax multiplier
100%
Glis in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.100%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'500↑3.5%
Top 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 55'249↑3.2%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.27%↑125.0%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Forest50%
- Other26%
- Settlement12%
- Agriculture11%
Foreign residents
23.1%↑2.9%
Above average in canton
Median rent
CHF 19/ m²
+5% vs CH
Dwellings
7'407↓1.2%
Jobs (FTE)
8'339↑1.2%
85%
88%
Fibre
Housing market in Glis
The rental vacancy rate is 0.27%, 77% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 100%, 14% below the cantonal average (117 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 60'200, 3% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Glis has 14'197 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
