Living in Saint-Léonard

Saint-Léonard is a small municipality in Valais, Switzerland, home to 2,548 people in the Bilingual cantons area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are young families (top 23%, #176 of 766), people who put healthcare first (top 36%, #257 of 718), single pensioners (top 41%, #284 of 694).

Residents2,548
Density655 per km²
Area3.9 km²
5-year growth+10.0%
Tax, single, CHF 100k14.7%
Tax, family, CHF 100k4.4%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m5.17‰
Hub airport101 km (Geneva International)
Nearest city of 100k+68 km
Within 30 km209,100 people
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 1,060 m, height range 1,260 m
Nearest major riverRhône, under 1 km
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Border with Italy31 km
Distance to Bern74 km
Within 10 km108,061 people
LandscapeAlps
Winter daylight8 h 36 min, sunset 16:47

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How Saint-Léonard ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Switzerland. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Detailed module: 28 official Swiss factors (Federal Statistical Office portraits, ESTV tax burden), regional Eurostat health, income and safety figures and geographic measures.

ProfileScoreIn SwitzerlandIn Valais
Young family54#176 of 766#17 of 19Map
Low-income householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Low-income familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single parentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Pensioner couple53#619 of 933#27 of 41Map
Single pensioner56#284 of 694#14 of 17Map
Early retireenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Young professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
DINKSnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Remote workernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Commuter19#776 of 875#15 of 26Map
Car-free householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Studentnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
First-home buyernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Budget-constrained mover48#468 of 926#23 of 39Map
Urban lifestyle seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Expat professionalnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Healthcare-first mover60#257 of 718#10 of 17Map
Nature-focused household48#1,300 of 1,577#57 of 76Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover55#782 of 1,428#55 of 68Map
Rural value seeker45#634 of 1,224#34 of 41Map
High-net-worth mover7#265 of 399#9 of 11Map
Lottery winner35#749 of 2,172#24 of 122Map
Climate-resilient relocation63#836 of 933#33 of 41Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for sea or lake shore–Map
Business owner36#755 of 933#20 of 41Map
Digital nativenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)90
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)88
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)80
  • Demographics78
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)75
  • Health and elderly70
  • Foundation70
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)65
  • Education and family65
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)65
  • Safety and community62
  • Green space45
  • Affordability44
  • Taxes and wealth42
  • Jobs and economy41
  • Mobility and connectivity41
  • Real estate37
  • Lifestyle and amenities37
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)32
  • Sea or lake shore31
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)20
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)18
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)14
  • Flat land (terrain relief)6
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)4
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Residents by year

20192,3162019: 2,31620202,4462020: 2,44620212,4282021: 2,42820222,4602022: 2,46020232,5102023: 2,51020242,5482024: 2,548

+10.0% from 2019 to 2024. Bars start at zero.

Nearby

Data: Swiss FSO regional portraits, ESTV tax burden 2018, Eurostat GISCO LAU; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.