Population
1'978↑2.6%
About Vernayaz
Municipality · Valais
Vernayaz is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Population
1'978
Tax multiplier
120%
Vernayaz in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.120%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 41'800↓0.9%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 47'050↑1.0%
72%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
1.58%↓41.9%
Above average in canton
- Forest57%
- Settlement20%
- Other12%
- Agriculture12%
Foreign residents
30.8%↑3.9%
Top quartile in canton
Dwellings
1'013↑2.0%
Jobs (FTE)
652↑5.3%
88%
Housing market in Vernayaz
The rental vacancy rate is 1.58%, 32% above the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 120%, 3% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 50'100, 19% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Vernayaz has 1'978 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
