Population
4'590↑0.4%
About Lens
City · Valais
A lens is a transmissive optical device that focuses or disperses a light beam by means of refraction. A simple lens consists of a single piece of transparent material, while a compound lens consists of several simple lenses (elements), usually arranged along a common axis. Lenses are made from materials such as glass or plastic and are ground, polished, or molded to the required shape. A lens can focus light to form an image, unlike a prism, which refracts light without focusing. Devices that similarly focus or disperse waves and radiation other than visible light are also called "lenses", such as microwave lenses, electron lenses, acoustic lenses, or explosive lenses.
Population
4'590
Tax multiplier
105%
Lens in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.105%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 28'600↑5.9%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 32'350↑4.4%
75%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
3.08%↑41.9%
Top 10% in canton
- Forest40%
- Agriculture34%
- Settlement22%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
33.8%↓0.7%
Top quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 24/ m²
+32% vs CH
Dwellings
5'390↑0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
1'577↑1.6%
42%
Housing market in Lens
The rental vacancy rate is 3.08%, 158% above the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 105%, 10% below the cantonal average (117 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 42'400, 32% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Lens has 4'590 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
