28insurers active
2premium regions
122municipalities

The canton of Valais has 2 premium regions with noticeably different premiums — Region 1 (Sion) is on average around 14.4% above Region 2. Enter your postcode below or pick a region directly to see the premiums that apply to you.

Canton of Valais

Coat of arms of the canton of Valais376'108Insured persons in the canton of Valais (FOPH, reference year 2024 — latest available figure)

Location in Switzerland

Location of the canton of Valais in Switzerland4.2%Share of all insured persons in Switzerland

Premium regions

  • Region 1
  • Region 2
Premium regions in the canton of Valais
28insurers currently offer basic insurance in the canton

The 5 largest health insurers in the canton of Valais

By number of insured persons in the canton (FOPH data), not by premium level
  1. 26.4%

  2. 19.8%

  3. 12.3%

  4. sodalis

    10.9%

  5. 9.5%

Together these 5 insurers cover around 79% of everyone in the canton of Valais — the remaining 18 share the other 21%. Size says nothing about price: the cheapest insurer in the results below is usually not one of the largest.

Premium development 2025 to 2026 in the canton of Valais

Official FOPH figure · average premium
+5.9%

Canton of Valais · CHF 372.60/month

+4.4%

Switzerland overall · CHF 393.30/month

For context: reference-profile comparison by region

Not the same measure as the average premium above — the FOPH averages over all deductibles, models and age groups actually chosen; below is a single fixed profile (adults 26+, CHF 2,500 deductible, no accident cover, standard model). Main figure = average of this profile weighted by each insurer's membership; value in brackets = simple unweighted average.

Region 1 · Urban

+7.1% (+5.6%)

Ø weighted CHF 395.07 →
423.31/month

Cheapest insurer: +13.0%

Region 2 · Suburban and rural

+5.2% (+5.4%)

Ø weighted CHF 352.14 →
370.40/month

Cheapest insurer: +10.0%

Whole canton

+6.2% (+5.5%)

Ø weighted CHF 373.61 →
396.86/month

All regions combined

How are these figures calculated?

Cheapest premium

Sion (Region 1)

Adults 26+, CHF 2,500 deductible, no accident cover

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Questions & answers

Frequently asked questions about the canton of Valais

Currently 28 health insurers offer basic insurance in the canton of Valais. We always show you all of them — regardless of whether we work with them.

Yes. The amounts shown are the gross premiums approved by the Federal Office of Public Health, minus the environmental levy refund per person — i.e. the amount you actually pay. The deduction is already included for every insurer on offer and changes nothing about the ranking of the offers.

2026: CHF 5.15 per month, or CHF 61.80 per year and person (FOEN).

The Federal Office of Public Health divides the canton of Valais into 2 premium regions based on regional healthcare costs. Region 1 (Sion) is the most expensive, the most rural area the cheapest — the difference is around 14.4%.

Enter your postcode above — we automatically show you the correct region and the premiums that apply there. The allocation is set by law and rarely changes.

No — Brig-Glis is in a different premium region. Use the region selector above to see the correct premiums for Brig-Glis.

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