Population
1'637↓0.1%
About Saas-Fee
City · Valais
Saas-Fee is the main village in the Saastal, or the Saas Valley, and is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The village is situated on a high mountain plateau at 1,800 meters, surrounded by a total of 13 peaks above 4,000 meters which is the highest concentration in the Alps, giving the village the nickname the Pearl of the Alps. It is a classic ski resort characterised by well-preserved Swiss wood architecture and a car-free city centre. The villages in its neighbourhood are Saas-Almagell, Saas-Grund and Saas-Balen.
Population
1'637
Tax multiplier
120%
Saas-Fee in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.120%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 23'900↓3.2%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 27'550↓0.7%
74%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
1.25%↓3.8%
Middle in canton
- Other83%
- Forest10%
- Agriculture5%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
36.6%↑1.9%
Top 10% in canton
Dwellings
2'880↑1.2%
Jobs (FTE)
1'287↑3.2%
35%
54%
Fibre
Housing market in Saas-Fee
The rental vacancy rate is 1.25%, 5% 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 36'200, 42% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Saas-Fee has 1'637 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
