Population
3'339↑1.1%
About Orsières
Municipality · Valais
Orsières is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Population
3'339
Tax multiplier
120%
Orsières in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.120%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 35'500↑0.9%
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 40'750↑2.3%
68%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.46%↓42.5%
Bottom quartile in canton
- Other54%
- Forest29%
- Agriculture15%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
18.4%↑4.7%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
3'043↑1.4%
Jobs (FTE)
1'027↓1.3%
50%
58%
Fibre
Housing market in Orsières
The rental vacancy rate is 0.46%, 61% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 120%, 3% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 47'200, 24% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Orsières has 3'339 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
