Population
2'278↑1.8%
About Alten
City · Zürich
ALTEN is a French multinational engineering and technology consulting company founded in 1988, it has offices in 30 countries. ALTEN's stock is listed in compartment B of the Euronext Paris market ; it is part of the SBF 120, the IT CAC 50 index and MIDCAP 100, and is eligible for the Deferred Settlement Service (SRD).
Population
2'278
Tax multiplier
118%
Alten in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.118%↑1.7%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 57'650↑2.4%
Middle in canton
Median net income
CHF 65'150↑3.7%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
1.15%↑30.7%
Top quartile in canton
- Agriculture50%
- Forest33%
- Settlement14%
- Other4%
Foreign residents
13.9%↓4.7%
Bottom quartile in canton
Median rent
CHF 22/ m²
+23% vs CH
Dwellings
1'043↑2.0%
Jobs (FTE)
1'068↑11.5%
94%
Housing market in Alten
The rental vacancy rate is 1.15%, 138% above the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 118%, 8% above the cantonal average (109 %). Median taxable income is CHF 68'000, 10% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Alten has 2'278 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).