Lens 
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Lens is a commune in the canton of Valais with 4,590 residents (FSO), 33.8 % of them foreign nationals. On a gross salary of CHF 100,000 a single person pays CHF 13,973 in income tax here, rank 835 of 2,110 communes (FTA).
Authorities, contacts and news for this commune will follow.
Taxes
Federal, cantonal and communal, without church tax, official FTA tax calculator. Rank 1 = lowest tax.
Commune tax multiplier
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | 115 | 115 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
FTA; comparable within the canton only. All multipliers in the canton of Valais
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Typically Lens: specialities, brands, sights
What makes Lens special, from official registers and gathered with pleasure.
Protected specialities (PDO/PGI)
Lens lies in the area of origin of these protected specialities:
- Walliser Raclette cheese
- Walliser Trockenfleisch meat speciality
- Walliser Roggenbrot
- Abricotine spirit
- Eau-de-vie de poire du Valais spirit
Sources: FOAG (register of PDO/PGI), FOC and FOEN (UNESCO World Heritage, parks), FOCP (inventory of cultural property), commercial register (Zefix), Culinary Heritage of Switzerland.
Charging stations near you
Free public charge points within 3 km, live from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy. Your location is used for this one lookup only and is never stored.
Commune finances
The FFA financial statistics only cover communes with at least 5,000 residents. Figures from the cantonal statistics will follow for this commune.
The commune in figures
Births and deaths
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | 23 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 |
| Deaths | 41 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 36 | 43 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 49 |
FSO, demographic balance · Births and deaths in the canton of Valais
Immigration and emigration
In 2025, 238 people moved to Lens from abroad, 213 of them foreign nationals; 197 moved abroad. Net international migration: +41.
Arrivals and departures by world region 2025
| Origin | arrived | left |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 25 | 29 |
| EU | 171 | 116 |
| EFTA | 0 | 1 |
| rest of Europe | 15 | 19 |
| Africa | 2 | 2 |
| North America | 3 | 5 |
| Latin America and Caribbean | 9 | 7 |
| Asia | 13 | 17 |
| Oceania | 0 | 1 |
For individual communes the FSO publishes nationality by world region only. Source: FSO, migration statistics of the permanent resident population.
Naturalisations
Origin of people naturalised in 2025: EU 11rest of Europe 1Latin America 2
FSO
The canton compared
| Figure | Value | Rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton tax (example) | CHF 9,487 | 15 / 26 | 2026 |
| Average rent | CHF 1,227 | 4 / 26 | 2024 |
| Health premium | CHF 575 | 13 / 26 | 2027 |
| Electricity price | 26.56 Rp./kWh | 13 / 26 | 2027 |
| Vacant homes | 1.2 % | 8 / 26 | 2025 |
| Unemployment | 3.1 % | 18 / 26 | 2026 |
Nearby communes
- IcogneValais · 1 km
- Saint-LéonardValais · 4 km
- GrôneValais · 4 km
- Crans-MontanaValais · 4 km
- AyentValais · 4 km
- ArbazValais · 5 km
- ChalaisValais · 5 km
- GrimisuatValais · 6 km
Frequently asked questions
How many people live in Lens?
4,590 (FSO).
How high are taxes in Lens?
On a gross salary of CHF 100,000 a single person pays CHF 13,973 in federal, cantonal and communal tax (FTA).
How much tax does a family pay in Lens?
A married couple with two children and a gross salary of CHF 100,000 pays CHF 3,184 in federal, cantonal and communal tax (FTA).
What share of residents are foreign nationals in Lens?
33.8 % of residents do not hold Swiss citizenship (FSO).
Sources: FSO, FTA, FFA, SECO, FOPH · www.lens.ch/cmsscripts/default.aspx · JSON · Coat of arms: Wikimedia Commons (public domain) · Archive
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