Living in Varen

Varen is a small municipality in Valais, Switzerland, home to 692 people in the Bilingual cantons area. It does not pass the minimums of any household profile in Switzerland yet, usually because of its size or missing local data.

Residents692
Density54 per km²
Area12.8 km²
5-year growth+10.7%
Tax, single, CHF 100k15.6%
Tax, family, CHF 100k4.7%
Wealth tax on CHF 1m5.41‰
Hub airport116 km (Geneva International)
Nearest city of 100k+71 km
Within 30 km213,100 people
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 1,570 m, height range 1,650 m
Nearest major riverRhône, under 1 km
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Border with Italy37 km
Distance to Bern67 km
Within 10 km45,595 people
LandscapeAlps
Winter daylight8 h 36 min, sunset 16:46

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Good to know about Varen

How Varen 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 familynot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
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 couplenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Single pensionernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
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
Commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
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 movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
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 movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Nature-focused householdnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Outdoor and mountain lovernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Rural value seekernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
High-net-worth movernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Lottery winner0#1,632 of 2,172#104 of 122Map
Climate-resilient relocationnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Business ownernot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map
Digital nativenot ranked: below the minimum for too few residents–Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)97
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)89
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)77
  • Affordability77
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)75
  • Real estate71
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)67
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)65
  • Demographics65
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)63
  • Safety and community54
  • Green space52
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)51
  • Health and elderly47
  • Lifestyle and amenities47
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)45
  • Education and family37
  • Mobility and connectivity35
  • Sea or lake shore34
  • Taxes and wealth33
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)22
  • Jobs and economy16
  • Foundation10
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)10
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)3
  • Flat land (terrain relief)1
  • 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

20196252019: 62520206422020: 64220216582021: 65820226822022: 68220236942023: 69420246922024: 692

+10.7% 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.