Living in Saas-Almagell: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 24.75 cents/kWh, 8.7% cheaper than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Saas-Almagell

24.75 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

Gemeinde Saas Almagell, Stromversorgung

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
31.05 cents/kWh▼ 4.1%	27.66 cents/kWh▼ 4.7%	24.32 cents/kWh▼ 0.9%	24.75 cents/kWh▼ 6.1%	23.02 cents/kWh▼ 1.3%	21.71 cents/kWh▲ 4.4%	22.76 cents/kWh≈ unchanged	23.42 cents/kWh▼ 3.7%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage10.35 cents/kWh
Energy9.68 cents/kWh
Levies1.09 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge90 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

Residents376
Foreign share17.8%
Ages 0–1960 · 16.0%
Ages 20–64222 · 59.0%
Ages 65 and over94 · 25.0%
Residents per km²3.4

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

Altitude1,593–4,196 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityyes

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

Temperature3.5 °C
Annual precipitation943 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours51.6%
Frost days170.7
Days of 30 °C or more0.1
Reference stationZermatt, 17.0 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Saas-Almagell, the comparisons look like this.

Bezirk Visp: Saas-Almagell is above, rank 13 of 19, 24.75 cents/kWh, profile H4.

Saas-Almagell includes no lake area inside the municipal territory.

Saas-Almagell: the reference station is Zermatt, 17.0 km away.

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 Saas-Almagell in 2027?

Bezirk Visp: Saas-Almagell is above, rank 13 of 19, 24.75 cents/kWh, profile H4.

What do population, geography and climate say about Saas-Almagell?

Saas-Almagell includes no lake area inside the municipal territory. Saas-Almagell: the reference station is Zermatt, 17.0 km away.

Border neighbours

Saas-Almagell or Zwischbergen3,359 m · 126.5%
Saas-Almagell or Simplon400 m · 86.8%
Saas-Almagell or Zermatt4,265 m · 16.7%
Saas-Almagell or Täsch3,073 m · 12.2%
Saas-Almagell or Saas-Grund6,499 m · 5.0%

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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