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Renovation works in Saxon

Local housing stock

In Saxon, the federal building register lists 1'798 residential buildings and 4'023 dwellings. These municipal benchmarks help put your home in context, but do not replace an individual assessment.

43 %built before 1980
26 %heated by oil or gas
69.1 %electric hot water
4.1 %with declared solar thermal

Age of residential buildings

43 % built before 1980

  • Before 19197 %
  • 1919–19458 %
  • 1946–19609 %
  • 1961–19709 %
  • 1971–198010 %
  • 1981–199011 %
  • 1991–200010 %
  • 2001–201014 %
  • Since 201122 %

Construction year does not reveal past renovations: check the current insulation condition.

Main heating energy

43 % · Heat pump

  • Heat pump43 %
  • Heating oil23 %
  • Electricity19 %
  • Wood12 %
  • Gas3 %
  • District heating1 %

This distribution describes recorded buildings, not your system's consumption or efficiency.

Heating and hot water: which energies?

EnergyHeatingHot water
Gas3 %3.1 %
Heating oil23 %17.7 %
District heating1 %0.3 %
Heat pump43 %5.4 %
Electricity19 %69.1 %
Wood12 %1.2 %
Solar thermal0 %2.7 %

Each line gives the share of buildings using that energy, separately for heating and for hot water. The two columns do not always reach 100%: some buildings combine two systems, or reported none.

Type of heating system

  • Heat pump44.5 %
  • Boiler (unspecified)27.7 %
  • Central electric heating17.8 %
  • Stove7.7 %
  • Standard boiler0.8 %
  • Direct electric heaters0.7 %
  • Heat exchanger (district)0.5 %

A standard non-condensing boiler is usually older and less efficient.

Houses or apartment buildings?

  • Single-family houses74 %
  • Two-dwelling houses10.3 %
  • Apartment buildings (3+)15.6 %

5.4 % of buildings mix housing with shops or offices.

The typical building

storeys (median)
2
median footprint
106 m²
median dwelling area
82 m²

Dwellings by number of rooms

9.1 %1 rm
20.4 %2 rm
28.9 %3 rm
27 %4 rm
14.6 %5+ rm

Dwellings per building

  • 1 dwelling74.1 %
  • 2 to 416.8 %
  • 5 to 94.6 %
  • 10 to 193.8 %
  • 20 or more0.7 %

Renovations, heritage and volumes

For your renovation projects in Saxon, the RegBL figures provide essential benchmarks. With two buildings officially under heritage protection, it is crucial to contact the municipality early to understand potential planning restrictions. The median house volume is 840 m3, which serves as a key indicator for scaling your heating or insulation work. Please note that data coverage remains partial: volume is explicitly measured for only 6 buildings, and information regarding the last renovation year is currently unavailable in the register for the 1798 buildings listed, limiting historical insight into the existing housing stock.

2
buildings flagged as protected
status known for 165 of 1'798 buildings; check with the municipality
840 m³
median house volume (SIA 416)
measured for 6 of 1'331 houses

Source : OFS — RegBL (export communal complet). Existing residential buildings; percentages of recorded values.

Renovating in Saxon: what to know

Planning works in Saxon, canton of Valais? Before requesting quotes, local context helps: climate drives the value of insulation and heating, cantonal rules govern boiler replacement, and tax deductions can noticeably reduce the bill.

Choose your works in Saxon

Nearby municipalities : Sion · Martigny · Monthey · Sierre · Saint-Maurice · Brigue-Glis · Naters · Visp