Living in Kippel: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 30.48 cents/kWh, 12.4% more expensive than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Kippel

30.48 cents/kWh

Canton of Valais

25.47 cents/kWh

Switzerland

27.12 cents/kWh

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Electricity 2027

Standard product

EVTL Energieversorgung Talschaft Lötschen AG

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
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
38.40 cents/kWh≈ unchanged	34.13 cents/kWh▼ 1.9%	27.88 cents/kWh▼ 3.7%	30.48 cents/kWh▼ 4.0%	26.45 cents/kWh▼ 4.9%	22.11 cents/kWh▼ 6.1%	25.94 cents/kWh▼ 5.7%	28.79 cents/kWh▼ 5.0%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage14.95 cents/kWh
Energy11.21 cents/kWh
Levies1.00 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge144 CHF/year

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026

Health insurance 2027

Adultsfrom 429 CHF/month▲ 5.6%
Adults, on average544.94 CHF/month▲ 3.4%
Young adultsfrom 313.20 CHF/month▲ 5.6%
Young adults, on average410.47 CHF/month▲ 3.5%
Childrenfrom 93.30 CHF/month▲ 7.0%
Children, on average129.98 CHF/month▲ 3.2%

Premium region 2: all municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026

Population 2025

Residents334
Foreign share5.1%
Ages 0–1938 · 11.4%
Ages 20–64179 · 53.6%
Ages 65 and over117 · 35.0%
Residents per km²28.6

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026

Geography

Altitude1,261–3,292 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityyes

The rule: a settlement altitude of at least 1,000 m. That altitude is not shown as a figure.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026

Climate, 1991–2020 averages

Temperature4.0 °C
Annual precipitation1,097 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours50.7%
Frost days182
Days of 30 °C or more0
Reference stationBlatten, Lötschental, 4.8 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

Kippel sits in the figures as follows.

Kippel has 334 residents, 28.6 per square kilometre.

For the period 1991-2020, Kippel reads 50.7% relative sunshine, plus 4.0 °C and 1,097 mm of precipitation. A climate normal.

Kippel is a mountain municipality.

35.0% of the people in Kippel are older, 11.4% are young and 53.6% are of working age.

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 do population, geography and climate say about Kippel?

Kippel has 334 residents, 28.6 per square kilometre. For the period 1991-2020, Kippel reads 50.7% relative sunshine, plus 4.0 °C and 1,097 mm of precipitation. A climate normal. Kippel is a mountain municipality. 35.0% of the people in Kippel are older, 11.4% are young and 53.6% are of working age.

Border neighbours

Kippel or Niedergesteln1,154 m · 28.5%
Kippel or Kandersteg803 m · 5.5%

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Nearby municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.

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