Living in Port-Valais: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 28.26 cents/kWh, 4.2% more expensive than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Port-Valais

28.26 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

Romande Energie SA

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
33.42 cents/kWh▼ 5.6%	30.65 cents/kWh▼ 4.5%	27.52 cents/kWh▼ 4.9%	28.26 cents/kWh▼ 4.8%	26.46 cents/kWh▼ 2.3%	24.47 cents/kWh▼ 5.4%	25.68 cents/kWh▼ 5.2%	27.29 cents/kWh▼ 5.0%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage10.18 cents/kWh
Energy13.01 cents/kWh
Levies1.00 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge30 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 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

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

Residents4,528
Foreign share31.6%
Ages 0–19905 · 20.0%
Ages 20–642,711 · 59.9%
Ages 65 and over912 · 20.1%
Residents per km²315.5

The area used for density includes lakes.

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

Altitude371–2,157 m
Lakeyes
Mountain municipalityno

Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.

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

Temperature10.0 °C
Annual precipitation1,115 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours49.2%
Frost days81.9
Days of 30 °C or more5.5
Reference stationAigle, 7.1 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Port-Valais, the comparisons look like this.

5.5 hot days and 81.9 frost day apply to Port-Valais.

The premium region of Port-Valais costs 607.26 CHF/month, the neighbour average 641.12 CHF/month, place 1 of 5.

Port-Valais belongs to premium region 1 of 2.

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

All municipalities in the canton Valais · Electricity ranking

Questions

What does health insurance cost in Port-Valais?

The premium region of Port-Valais costs 607.26 CHF/month, the neighbour average 641.12 CHF/month, place 1 of 5. Port-Valais belongs to premium region 1 of 2.

What do population, geography and climate say about Port-Valais?