Renovating in Naters: what to know
Planning works in Naters, 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.
Local housing stock
The federal building register lists 2'731 residential buildings with 7'572 dwellings in Naters. 58% were built before 1980, before serious insulation standards, and 31% are still heated with oil or gas.
Age of residential buildings
- Before 191919 %
- 1919–19455 %
- 1946–19607 %
- 1961–197012 %
- 1971–198015 %
- 1981–199013 %
- 1991–200010 %
- 2001–20108 %
- Since 201111 %
Main heating energy
- Heating oil30 %
- Electricity27 %
- Wood21 %
- Heat pump19 %
- Solar thermal2 %
- Gas1 %
- District heating1 %
Heating and hot water: which energies?
| Energy | Heating | Hot water |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 1 % | 0.7 % |
| Heating oil | 30 % | 24.4 % |
| District heating | 1 % | 0.3 % |
| Heat pump | 19 % | 4.9 % |
| Electricity | 27 % | 57.4 % |
| Wood | 21 % | 5.4 % |
| Solar thermal | 2 % | 6.5 % |
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
- Boiler (unspecified)43.5 %
- Central electric heating24.7 %
- Heat pump18.6 %
- Stove7.6 %
- Direct electric heaters2.4 %
- Heat exchanger (district)0.7 %
A standard non-condensing boiler is usually older and less efficient.
Houses or apartment buildings?
- Single-family houses56.2 %
- Two-dwelling houses20.3 %
- Apartment buildings (3+)23.5 %
- Other0 %
5.4 % of buildings mix housing with shops or offices.
The typical building
- storeys (median)
- 2
- median footprint
- 98 m²
- median dwelling area
- 95 m²
Dwellings by number of rooms
Dwellings per building
- 1 dwelling56.1 %
- 2 to 430.3 %
- 5 to 96.8 %
- 10 to 195.6 %
- 20 or more1.2 %
Renovations, heritage and volumes
For renovation planning in Naters, federal building registry data provides essential context. Regarding building volume, the median is 769 m3 per SIA 416 standards, though this reflects measurements for only 43 out of 1534 houses, indicating partial data coverage. Concerning heritage protection, no buildings are currently designated as protected among the 370 known cases, while the status for 2361 units remains unknown. Given these gaps in recorded data, we strongly recommend contacting the municipality early in your project phase to confirm specific regulatory requirements or architectural restrictions before finalizing your insulation and heating upgrade plans.
Source : OFS — RegBL (export communal complet). Existing residential buildings; percentages of recorded values.
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