Electricity (H4) 26.56 cents/kWh, 2.1% cheaper than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
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| 2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh | large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35.37 cents/kWh▼ 0.9% | 30.45 cents/kWh▼ 1.0% | 26.56 cents/kWh▼ 1.1% | 26.56 cents/kWh▼ 1.1% | 24.61 cents/kWh▼ 1.3% | 22.57 cents/kWh▼ 1.4% | 23.37 cents/kWh▼ 1.4% | 24.61 cents/kWh▼ 1.3% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage8.33 cents/kWh
- Energy13.00 cents/kWh
- Levies1.17 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge84 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 507.60 CHF/month▲ 5.5%
- Adults, on average607.26 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
- Young adultsfrom 368 CHF/month▲ 8.1%
- Young adults, on average455.64 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
- Childrenfrom 117.40 CHF/month▲ 7.1%
- Children, on average145.33 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
Premium region 1: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents3,981
- Foreign share21.8%
- Ages 0–19804 · 20.2%
- Ages 20–642,313 · 58.1%
- Ages 65 and over864 · 21.7%
- Residents per km²163.6
Geography
- Altitude505–2,614 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityno
Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature9.6 °C
- Annual precipitation651 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours54.4%
- Frost days110.7
- Days of 30 °C or more20
- Reference stationVisp, 24.7 km
Context
For Chalais, the comparisons look like this.
The cantonal average is 572.01 CHF/month. Chalais is at 607.26 CHF/month (6.2%), deductible (franchise).
At 4,500 kWh, profile H4 costs 1,195 CHF/year in Chalais. The municipal median is 1,178 CHF/year.
Rank 1,053 of 2,110: Chalais pays 607.26 CHF/month, against a Swiss average of 623.55 CHF/month.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D
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Questions
What does electricity cost in Chalais in 2027?
At 4,500 kWh, profile H4 costs 1,195 CHF/year in Chalais. The municipal median is 1,178 CHF/year.
What does health insurance cost in Chalais?
The cantonal average is 572.01 CHF/month. Chalais is at 607.26 CHF/month (6.2%), deductible (franchise). Rank 1,053 of 2,110: Chalais pays 607.26 CHF/month, against a Swiss average of 623.55 CHF/month.
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Chippis3.1 km
- Living in Sierre3.8 km
- Living in Grône4.3 km
- Living in Noble-Contrée4.9 km
- Living in Lens4.9 km
- Living in Crans-Montana5.7 km
- Living in Icogne6.0 km
- Living in Saint-Léonard6.9 km
Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.
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- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Commune names with common translations, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (SR 101), Art. 1, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D