Population
287↑2.1%
About Simplon
Municipality · Valais
Simplon is the name of a region in the Alps, and can refer to:Simplon Pass, high mountain pass between the Pennine Alps and Lepontine Alps in Switzerland Simplon Tunnel, close to the pass Simplon Valley, a valley between the Pennine and Lepontine Alps and between Switzerland and Italy. Simplon, Valais, a Swiss municipality Simplon (département), a former French département corresponding with modern Valais, Switzerland Simplon, a stop on the Paris Metro Simplon, a farm and railway station in Namibia
Population
287
Tax multiplier
100%
Simplon in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.100%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 44'900↑6.9%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 47'900↑1.8%
68%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.84%↓50.0%
Below average in canton
- Other65%
- Agriculture17%
- Forest17%
- Settlement1%
Foreign residents
2.4%↑14.0%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median price
CHF 2'632/ m²
−69% vs CH
Dwellings
476
Jobs (FTE)
109↓11.4%
27%
Property market in Simplon
The rental vacancy rate is 0.84%, 30% below the cantonal average (1.19 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 100%, 14% below the cantonal average (117 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 61'600, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 61'929). Simplon has 287 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
