Population
2'785↓0.2%
About Anniviers
Municipality · Valais
Anniviers is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was formed through the merger of six municipalities in Val d'Anniviers: Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint-Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie. The merger became effective 1 January 2009, creating the third largest municipality of Switzerland by area.
Population
2'785
Tax multiplier
125%
Anniviers in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.125%
Above average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 10'300↓1.9%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median net income
CHF 12'600↓2.3%
73%
Cantonal tax multiplier
100%
0.83%↓17.8%
Below average in canton
- Other55%
- Agriculture22%
- Forest21%
- Settlement2%
Foreign residents
21.4%↓2.1%
Above average in canton
Dwellings
6'145↑1.7%
Jobs (FTE)
1'318↑5.0%
26%
Housing market in Anniviers
The rental vacancy rate is 0.83%, 30% below the cantonal average (1.19 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 125%, 7% above the cantonal average (117 %). Median taxable income is CHF 22'950, 63% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Anniviers has 2'785 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
