Population
774↑0.9%
About Bürchen
City · Valais
Bürchen is a municipality in the district of Raron in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Population
774
Tax multiplier
130%
Bürchen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.130%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 33'100↑6.4%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 37'350↑7.6%
68%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.95%↓15.9%
Below average in canton
- Forest57%
- Agriculture24%
- Other12%
- Settlement6%
Foreign residents
8.4%↑11.1%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 17/ m²
−3% vs CH
Dwellings
1'158↑0.7%
Jobs (FTE)
116↓13.4%
34%
Housing market in Bürchen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.95%, 20% 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 48'800, 21% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Bürchen has 774 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).