Overview

The population of Val de Bagnes has changed by 4.7% over the last 3 years, to 10’814 inhabitants.

Demographics

The average income level is CHF 82’430. 28% of the population hold a university degree, 11.37% have a higher vocational education qualification, 40.41% of the population have a school-leaving certificate or have completed a vocational apprenticeship and 20.22% of residents are completing compulsory schooling. At the time of reporting, 1.23% of the population is unemployed.

Taxes

The rate of taxation in the area is 11.6%. Income, marital status and deductions are among the factors that impact the actual tax burden. In Val de Bagnes, the tax burden for childless, unmarried individuals is 18.36%. A retired, married couple (over 65) pays an average of 15.88%, a married couple with two children 5.98% and a childless couple 10.56%.

New buildings

Val de Bagnes has seen the construction of 295 new apartments in the past 5 years. A total of 4 1-room apartments have been created. The number of new 2-room apartments is 20. The 61 3-room apartments and 79 4-room apartments are also ideal for families. In addition, there are 69 5-room apartments and 62 apartments with at least 6 rooms to choose from. Consequently, Val de Bagnes is a particularly appealing place for families to live.

Housing stock

Val de Bagnes now has a total of 11’835 apartments, following further expansion of the local housing supply as a result of the construction of new dwellings. The number of 1-room apartments totals 902. Additionally, there are 2028 apartments with 2 rooms, 2820 apartments with 3 rooms and 3012 apartments with 4 rooms. Finally, the stock of 5-room properties includes 1820 apartments, and there are also 1253 large apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Unoccupied apartments

There is a 0.9% vacancy rate in Val de Bagnes. Of this figure, 1.11% of the 1-room apartments, 0.79% of the 2-room apartments, 0.99% of all 3-room apartments, 1.13% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 0.55% of 5-room apartments are empty. The vacancy rate is 0.62% for apartments with more than 5 rooms and 0.72% for apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

An average of CHF 1350 is needed to rent a property. A quarter of all available rents are less than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1050 (25th percentile). Finally, 75% of monthly rents are cheaper than CHF 1800, or are equivalent to this amount.