Population
4'590↑0.4%
About Lens
Municipality · Valais
Lens is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Population
4'590
Tax multiplier
105%
Lens in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.105%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 28'600↑5.9%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 32'350↑4.4%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
3.08%↑41.9%
Top 10% in canton
- Forest40%
- Agriculture34%
- Settlement22%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
33.8%↓0.7%
Top quartile in canton
Dwellings
5'390↑0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
1'577↑1.6%
42%
40%
Fibre
Housing market in Lens
The rental vacancy rate is 3.08%, 158% above the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 105%, 10% below the cantonal average (117 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 42'400, 32% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Lens has 4'590 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
