About Saxon
The Saxons, sometimes called the Old Saxons or Continental Saxons, were a Germanic people of early medieval "Old" Saxony which became a Carolingian "stem duchy" in 804, in what is now northern Germany, between the lower Rhine and Elbe rivers. Many of their neighbours were, like them, speakers of West Germanic dialects, including both the Franks and Thuringians to the south, and the coastal Frisians and Angles to the north who were among the peoples who were originally referred to as "Saxons" in the context of early raiding and settlements in Roman Britain and Gaul. To their east were Obotrites and other Slavic-speaking peoples.
- Canton
- Valais
- Area
- 23.2 km²
Population
7'424residents
Median taxable income
CHF 53'354
Vacancy
3.41%
Foreign residents
37.4%
Dwellings
4'018
Jobs (FTE)
2'134
Tax multiplier
120%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Saxon, coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.
Source BFS Arealstatistik
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Jobs & economy
2'134 full-time-equivalent jobs across 379 businesses — services make up 68% of employment, industry 18% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
2'134FTE total
Primary14.0%
Secondary18.3%
Tertiary67.8%
Land use
13% built-up, 28% agricultural, 53% forest. Measured across 2'323 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement13.9%
Agriculture29.9%
Forest56.2%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 31.3%, ahead of SP at 21.9%.
Source BFS
SVP31.3%+8.3 pp
SP21.9%±0 pp
FDP21.8%−2.1 pp
Mitte15.1%
Grüne6.2%−3.6 pp
GLP2.0%+1.2 pp
PdA1.8%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
88.2% of dwellings are primary residences; 11.8% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences88.2%
Second homes11.8%
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Sion has risen by +2.6°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.6°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1864–1893
Sion · 482 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025
