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Living in Martigny

In Martigny, unemployment is 3.2% (2022).

Martigny, a city in Switzerland, had a population of 22,247 at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 7,278 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-1017 sources

Population22,247people31 Dec 2024Official source · Switzerland official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)7,346EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch
Average net rent15.96EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)
Unemployment rate3.2%country median 2.3% — 39% aboveOfficial source · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO
Recorded crime7,538incidents per 100,000country median 11,440 — 34% belowOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) Jahresbericht Wallis 2025

Which Switzerland-wide rules apply when you move to Martigny?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Martigny recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€71
Mobile plan, 10 GB€56
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited70.68 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Swisscom blue Internet S15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB56.03 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Salt Swiss 10GB11Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)15.96 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2024Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton)3Official · regional context

Is Martigny a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker63%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 53–73%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–77%
Student38%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 27–49%
Family48%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–58%
Retirement50%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–62%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Martigny?

The unemployment rate is 3.2 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1

Unemployment across cities in SwitzerlandUnemployment in Martigny is 3.2%. Of 176 cities with data, 52 have unemployment of 2 to under 3%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)7,346 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch17Official
Unemployment rate3.2 %country median 2.3%31 Dec 2022Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO1Official

What does a salary buy in Martigny?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €7,346 (pxweb.bfs.admin.ch, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€5,060of €6,144 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€6,144
Rent, 60 m²€15.96/m² · official · Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) · 2024-12-31− €957
Internet€71 · official · Swisscom blue Internet S · 2026-09-30− €71
Mobile plan€56 · official · Salt Swiss 10GB · 2026-09-30− €56
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€5,060
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Martigny. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

arbeit.swiss — Public employment service

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs / public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Martigny. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Martigny?

Police recorded about 7,538 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) Jahresbericht Wallis 202510

Recorded crime across major citiesMartigny highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Martigny highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Solothurn25,779
Bern20,196
Interlaken18,896
Olten15,369
Kloten13,097
St. Gallen9,783
Winterthur7,988
Muri bei Bern5,389
Wetzikon (ZH)4,048
Küsnacht (ZH)3,718
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,538 incidents per 100,000country median 11,44031 Dec 2025Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) Jahresbericht Wallis 202510Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Martigny. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Cantonal integration programmes — Newcomer Adaptation

SEM and cantons

For migrants, refugees.

German, French, ItalianIn Person
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State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)

For adult migrants.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 5 · Feb 7.6 · Mar 13.5 · Apr 17.6 · May 21.5 · Jun 25.4 · Jul 27.4 · Aug 26.6 · Sep 22.1 · Oct 16.9 · Nov 10.1 · Dec 5.1 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO4Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -3 · Feb -1.9 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 5.3 · May 9.4 · Jun 13 · Jul 14.5 · Aug 14.1 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 1.1 · Dec -2.4 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.5 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 7.2 · Apr 11.3 · May 15.3 · Jun 19 · Jul 20.6 · Aug 19.9 · Sep 15.7 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 5 · Dec 0.9 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 51.8 · Feb 40.4 · Mar 36.9 · Apr 33.7 · May 52 · Jun 48.2 · Jul 61.9 · Aug 59.6 · Sep 37.6 · Oct 42.8 · Nov 50.4 · Dec 67.7 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 93.4 · Feb 130.8 · Mar 188 · Apr 210 · May 229.2 · Jun 254.2 · Jul 271.2 · Aug 249.7 · Sep 207.8 · Oct 159.7 · Nov 95.5 · Dec 68.4 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Switzerland: Basel ±1.2 °C. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Ginsheim-Gustavsburg (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Griesheim (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Groß-Gerau (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Hochheim am Main (Germany) ±1.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Martigny?

The published population was 22,247 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source16

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents603.6 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2024Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS14Official
City area32.54 km²2016Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2016, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km².2Official
Foreign non-permanent residents371 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official
Foreign residents7,278 people31 Dec 2024Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024.12Official
Non-permanent residents371 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official
Population density683.7 people/km²31 Dec 2024Reproducible density from BFS STATPOP permanent population at 31.12.2024 divided by the exact official BFS municipality area denominator (2013-2018; FJ=2016; area observed_at=2016).2Official
Population22,247 people31 Dec 2024Switzerland official denominator source16Official
Swiss non-permanent residents0 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official
Swiss permanent residents14,969 people31 Dec 2024Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 20249Official

International community in Martigny

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total22,513100.0%
In Switzerland14,10262.6%
Abroad8,41137.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Country of birth

Non-permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Place of birth - total355100.0%
Abroad34496.9%
In Switzerland113.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Citizenship

Permanent resident population, total sex, all ages · 2025-12-31

Published groupPeopleShare
Citizenship - total22,513100.0%
Switzerland15,04866.8%
Portugal2,51711.2%
France1,2365.5%
Italy9784.3%
Spain2621.2%
Kosovo2321.0%
Ukraine2090.9%
Eritrea1830.8%
Syria1730.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Afghanistan1400.6%
Romania1280.6%
Serbia1260.6%
Poland1030.5%
Türkiye1030.5%
Belgium860.4%
China590.3%
Brazil470.2%
Congo (Kinshasa)420.2%
Germany340.2%
Tunisia320.1%
Morocco310.1%
Bulgaria290.1%
North Macedonia280.1%
Guinea-Bissau280.1%
Sri Lanka280.1%
Iran260.1%
Ethiopia250.1%
Somalia250.1%
Cabo Verde230.1%
Angola210.1%
Iraq210.1%
Senegal200.1%
United Kingdom190.1%
Cameroon190.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina180.1%
India160.1%
Austria140.1%
Thailand140.1%
Czechia130.1%
Lebanon130.1%
Georgia130.1%
Netherlands120.1%
Algeria120.1%
Russia110.0%
Colombia110.0%
Dominican Republic100.0%
United States100.0%
Armenia100.0%
Stateless90.0%
Albania90.0%
Greece90.0%
Slovakia90.0%
Croatia90.0%
Burundi90.0%
Côte d'Ivoire90.0%
Mexico90.0%
Guinea80.0%
Mauritius80.0%
Moldova70.0%
Nigeria70.0%
Pakistan70.0%
Luxembourg60.0%
Slovenia60.0%
Argentina60.0%
Peru60.0%
Yemen60.0%
Cambodia60.0%
Ireland50.0%
Latvia50.0%
Egypt50.0%
Japan50.0%
Philippines50.0%
Azerbaijan50.0%
No indication40.0%
Hungary40.0%
Togo40.0%
Chile40.0%
Canada40.0%
Venezuela40.0%
Indonesia40.0%
Malaysia40.0%
Norway30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Libya30.0%
South Korea30.0%
Vietnam30.0%
Andorra20.0%
Finland20.0%
Benin20.0%
Gabon20.0%
Gambia20.0%
Mozambique20.0%
Tanzania20.0%
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)20.0%
Sweden10.0%
Ghana10.0%
Kenya10.0%
Congo (Brazzaville)10.0%
Liberia10.0%
Madagascar10.0%
Sierra Leone10.0%
South Africa10.0%
Bahamas10.0%
Bolivia10.0%
Ecuador10.0%
Cuba10.0%
Panama10.0%
Myanmar10.0%
Israel10.0%
Palestine10.0%
Uzbekistan10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Alternatives for people set on Martigny

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Luzern as a Martigny alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 86,234 Luzern vs 22,247 Martigny+288%
  • Unemployment: 1.7% Luzern vs 3.2% Martigny−47%
  • Rent: €17.56/m² (2021) Luzern vs €15.96/m² (2024) Martignyno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,894 Luzern vs 7,538 Martignyno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €7,445 Luzern vs €7,346 Martignysame level
Full comparisonMore about Luzern

Alternative cities in Switzerland

Other cities in Switzerland to compare with Martigny, nearest in population first.

All Switzerland cities
Allschwil22,155 residentsCarouge (GE)22,488 residentsRiehen22,534 residentsWettingen21,856 residentsAarau22,710 residentsKloten21,737 residents

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Martigny in rankings

#22 of 30 in Safest cities in Switzerland by recorded crime

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Martigny under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Einführungsklassen / integrative DaZ-Sprachförderung (per canton). How to enrol a child (edk.ch).

A country-wide rule for Switzerland; Martigny's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Martigny?

The published population was 22,247 people in 2024. Source: Switzerland official denominator source.

How safe is Martigny?

Police recorded about 7,538 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) Jahresbericht Wallis 2025.

What is the unemployment rate in Martigny?

The unemployment rate is 3.2 % (2022). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO.

What is the typical salary around Martigny?

The median gross salary is 7,346 EUR/month. Source: www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch.

How many foreign residents live in Martigny?

7,278 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024..

Is Martigny a good place to live?

Martigny may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Place of birth - total live in Martigny?

The official country of birth distribution records 22,513 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-12-31. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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Sources

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  1. Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECO dam-api.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-04
  2. Exact BFS Arealstatistik municipality area: sum of exhaustive NOAS top-level categories 1-4, PERIOD=A4 (2013-2018), FJ=2016, municipality REGION state 2025-01-01; hectares converted to km². disseminate.stats.swiss · checked 2026-07-15
  3. Loyer moyen par m2 en francs selon le nombre de pièces, par canton (mean rent per m2 in CHF by number of rooms and canton) dam-api.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-09-24
  4. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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  8. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  9. Permanent and non permanent resident population by municipality, resident type and citizenship, 2024 pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-07-18
  10. Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) Jahresbericht Wallis 2025 polizeiwallis.ch · checked 2026-10-09
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  1. Salt Swiss 10GB salt.ch · checked 2026-09-15
  2. Ständige Wohnbevölkerung, Staatsangehörigkeit = Ausland, Gemeinde grain, 31.12.2024. pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2024-12-31
  3. Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-30
  4. Swiss Federal Statistical Office/OFS/BFS pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-08
  5. Swisscom blue Internet S swisscom.ch · checked 2026-09-15
  6. Switzerland official denominator source pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-07-14
  7. www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch pxweb.bfs.admin.ch · checked 2026-08-27

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