Real estate · Valais

4 463 companies in real estate in the canton of Valais.

The commercial register lists 4 463 active companies in real estate in the canton of Valais, placing Valais 5th nationally for this sector (8 % of the national total). 1 305 of them (29 %) are VAT-registered, and 1 554 (35 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

4 463active companies
15registered in the past 30 days
1 305VAT-registered
5thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Real estate in the canton of Valais: what the register shows.

Real estate brings together property managers, brokers, developers and property-holding companies. Every development or acquisition goes through a company, often set up for the occasion: new registrations and transfers of assets are the best indicator of projects under way in a canton.

This sector accounts for 14 % of companies classified in the canton of Valais, against 8 % across Switzerland. 15 companies in real estate were registered in the canton of Valais over the past 30 days, 79 over 90 days.

Valais lives off tourism (Zermatt, Verbier, Crans-Montana), hydropower, chemicals and aluminium in the Rhone plain, and winegrowing. A bilingual canton, it has a very high proportion of small construction, hotel and cable-car businesses, with a register marked by seasonality.

Market analysis

The market in real estate in the canton of Valais, in figures

725companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 578 Mof combined share capital (4 183 capital companies)
1 305VAT-registered
13are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 4 463 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Public limited company (AG / SA) (57 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (35 %), Sole proprietorship (4 %). 725 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 16 % of the active base; 409 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (335 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 4 183 companies (94 %): CHF 578 M combined, median company in the 100-500k band; 2 302 of them (55 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

1 305 companies (29 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 4 457 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 537 publish a general phone or email, 687 have a website verified by ciblr, and 13 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 80 new registrations, 65 changes of directors, 2 capital changes, 59 relocations of seat, 26 other amendments, 25 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

02004006002020 : 47247220202021 : 52952920212022 : 32532520222023 : 29829820232024 : 38338320242025 : 40940920252026 : 3163162026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Public limited company (AG / SA)
2 52557 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
1 57335 %
Sole proprietorship
1834,1 %
Coopérative
461 %
General partnership
260,6 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
3 60181 %
Small companies
3106,9 %
Medium companies
53112 %
Large companies
210,5 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Sion
61014 %
Martigny
3147 %
Crans-Montana
2275,1 %
Verbier
1994,5 %
Monthey
1593,6 %
Zermatt
1373,1 %
Sierre
1282,9 %
Crans VS
912 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in real estate are active in the canton of Valais?

4 463 companies in real estate are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Valais, or 8 % of the 59 479 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

1 305 of these companies (29 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

ciblr gives you three days of watch on this target: the last 30 days of movements within the minute, then two morning emails with what has moved, as soon as there is something new. The subscription at CHF 299 per month gives access to the whole target, with contact details, Excel export and change tracking.

Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: a day ago. 1,135 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.

Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.

These companies, with their contact details.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

The same sector elsewhere
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