Population
1'970↓0.5%
About Vex
Municipality · Valais
Vex is a municipality and capital of the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Population
1'970
Tax multiplier
130%
Vex in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.130%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 16'200↑8.7%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 18'492↑6.3%
71%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.69%↓26.6%
Below average in canton
- Forest49%
- Agriculture28%
- Settlement15%
- Other7%
Foreign residents
16.2%↑4.0%
Middle in canton
Dwellings
2'754↓0.4%
Jobs (FTE)
506↑7.7%
32%
36%
Fibre
Housing market in Vex
The rental vacancy rate is 0.69%, 42% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 130%, 11% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 32'450, 48% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Vex has 1'970 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
