Population
701↑0.1%
About Varen
City · Valais
Varen is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Population
701
Tax multiplier
120%
Varen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.120%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 43'600↑2.8%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 48'776↑0.4%
72%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
1.32%↑18.9%
Middle in canton
- Forest36%
- Agriculture33%
- Other27%
- Settlement4%
Foreign residents
12.1%↑10.3%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
455↑1.1%
Jobs (FTE)
112↓2.6%
81%
Property market in Varen
The rental vacancy rate is 1.32%, 11% above the cantonal average (1.19 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 120%, 3% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 54'000, 13% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Varen has 701 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
