Population
2'024↑1.1%
About Raron
Municipality · Valais
Raron is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Population
2'024
Tax multiplier
120%
Raron in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
120%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 64'479
Top quartile in canton
Vacancy
1.06%↓17.2%
Middle in canton
- Other60%
- Forest21%
- Agriculture13%
- Settlement6%
Foreign residents
17.2%↑6.6%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
1'038↑2.2%
Jobs (FTE)
969↑4.0%
84%
68%
Fibre
Housing market in Raron
The rental vacancy rate is 1.06%, 11% 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 64'479, 4% below the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Raron has 2'024 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
