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Switzerland · Canton Code VD

Vaud

VD

Capital: Lausanne

Total Population

863'650

Municipalities

300

Largest Municipality

145'596

Avg. Population per Municipality

2'879

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Rankings for canton VaudPopulation & demographics Taxes Climate Politics & elections Geography Terrain & relief Energy & electricity All rankings →

Top municipalities in canton Vaud

Tax burdenNo. 1Eclépens14'558Full ranking: canton Vaud →

Coinsins14'758 Buchillon14'958 Genolier14'958 Dully15'024

TaxesNo. 1Eclépens46%Full ranking: canton Vaud →

Coinsins49%Genolier52%Buchillon52%Dully53%

Politics & elections

Voter turnoutNo. 1L'Abergement77%Full ranking: canton Vaud →

Novalles76.6%Chavannes-le-Veyron74.8%Vaux-sur-Morges74.4%Mauraz73.2%

Against SwitzerlandNo. 1Lausanne35%Full ranking: canton Vaud →

Vevey31%Chavannes-près-Renens25%L'Abbaye24.5%Saint-George24%

Aligned with SwitzerlandNo. 1Forel89.9%Full ranking: canton Vaud →

Vully-les-Lacs89%Payerne88%Yvorne87%Boussens87%

SVP strongholdsNo. 1Villars-Epeney56.2%Full ranking: canton Vaud →

Rovray53.9%Chavannes-sur-Moudon51.4%Vugelles-La Mothe49%Orzens48.7%

SP strongholdsNo. 1Berolle39.4%Full ranking: canton Vaud →

Chavannes-près-Renens39%Le Chenit36.8%Champtauroz36.3%Renens36%

Centre strongholdsNo. 1Champvent14.9%Full ranking: canton Vaud →

Villarzel13.2%Eysins12.7%Pomy12.3%Faoug11.8%

FDP strongholdsNo. 1Rossenges60.5%Full ranking: canton Vaud →

Corcelles-le-Jorat43.3%Bursinel38.9%Dully38.1%Vufflens-le-Château37.4%

GLP strongholdsNo. 1Vaux-sur-Morges21.9%Full ranking: canton Vaud →

Trélex17.8%Chigny17.7%Vaulion16.4%La Rippe16.3%

Green strongholdsNo. 1Ferreyres27.6%Full ranking: canton Vaud →

Daillens24.2%Romainmôtier-Envy23.1%Lovatens21.3%Oppens20.3%

Top municipalities by population

BFS

#2Yverdon-les-Bains

#3Le Châtelard

Religion

FSO · structural survey · 2022

Permanent resident population aged 15+, 2022

No affiliation39.7% 268'964

Roman Catholic26.3% 178'430

Reformed Protestant19% 129'076

Other Christian6.2% 42'079

Muslim communities5.8% 39'644

Not stated1.4% 9'397

Other religions1.3% 8'557

Jewish community0.3% 2'153

Sample survey (structural survey) with 95% confidence intervals; shares can sum slightly under 100% (suppressed small values). Religious affiliation has not been collected per municipality since the 2000 census — the canton is the finest level available.

Structural Survey 2022 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Energy & electricity

ElCom · BFE · 2026

Median tariff H4

30.42 Rp./kWh

Swiss median H4

27.7 Rp./kWh

Roof solar potential

6'033 GWh/yr

Cheapest municipalityPaudex 23.47 Rp./kWh

Most expensive municipalityBelmont-sur-Lausanne 36.04 Rp./kWh

All energy rankings →

Medians are ElCom's published household electricity prices for consumption profile H4 (4'500 kWh a year, standard product, excl. VAT) for the tariff year shown. The solar figure sums the BFE modelled roof potential of the 300 municipalities with a model — what roofs could generate, not what is installed.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipalities in Canton

swisstopo · 300

300 municipalities

Aclens

Agiez

Aigle

Population:12'050

Allaman

Arnex-sur-Nyon

Arnex-sur-Orbe

Arzier-Le Muids

Population:2'996

Assens

Population:1'749

Aubonne

Population:3'887

Avenches

Population:4'945

Ballaigues

Population:1'231

Ballens

Bassins

Population:1'462

Baulmes

Population:1'190

Bavois

Population:1'055

Begnins

Population:2'049

Belmont-sur-Lausanne

Population:3'890

Belmont-sur-Yverdon

Bercher

Population:1'354

Berolle

Bettens

Bex

Population:8'933

Bière

Population:1'696

Bioley-Magnoux

Blonay – Saint-Légier

Population:12'608

Bofflens

Bogis-Bossey

Bonvillars

Borex

Population:1'169

Bottens

Population:1'388

Bougy-Villars

Boulens

Bourg-en-Lavaux

Population:5'561

107010911095+3 more

Bournens

Boussens

Population:1'016

Bremblens

Bretigny-sur-Morrens

Bretonnières

Buchillon

Bullet

Bursinel

Bursins

Burtigny

Bussigny

Population:12'120

Bussy-sur-Moudon

Chamblon

Champagne

Population:1'087

Champtauroz

Champvent

Chardonne

Population:3'383

Château-d’Oex

Population:3'681

Chavannes-de-Bogis

Population:1'418

Chavannes-des-Bois

Chavannes-le-Chêne

Chavannes-le-Veyron

Chavannes-près-Renens

Population:10'720

Chavannes-sur-Moudon

Chavornay

Population:5'375

Chêne-Pâquier

Cheseaux-Noréaz

Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne

Population:4'861

Chéserex

Population:1'275

Chessel

Chevilly

Chevroux

Chexbres

Population:2'270

Chigny

Clarmont

Coinsins

Commugny

Population:2'960

Concise

Population:1'035

Coppet

Population:3'236

Corbeyrier

Corcelles-le-Jorat

Corcelles-près-Concise

Corcelles-près-Payerne

Population:3'110

Corseaux

Population:2'323

Corsier-sur-Vevey

Population:3'459

Cossonay

Population:4'968

Crans

Population:2'479

Crassier

Population:1'281

Crissier

Population:11'101

Cronay

Croy

Cuarnens

Cuarny

Cudrefin

Population:1'915

Cugy

Population:2'814

Curtilles

Daillens

Population:1'113

Démoret

Denens

Denges

Population:1'842

Dizy

Dompierre

Donneloye

Duillier

Population:1'122

Dully

Echallens

Population:6'817

Echandens

Population:3'110

Echichens

Population:3'243

111211131114+1 more

Eclépens

Population:1'201

Ecublens

Population:13'747

Epalinges

Population:9'860

Ependes

Essertines-sur-Rolle

Essertines-sur-Yverdon

Population:1'183

Etagnières

Population:1'169

Etoy

Population:3'008

Eysins

Population:1'808

Faoug

Féchy

Ferreyres

Fey

Fiez

Fontaines-sur-Grandson

Forel

Population:2'109

Founex

Population:3'764

Froideville

Population:2'712

Genolier

Population:2'062

Giez

Gilly

Population:1'430

118011821183+2 more

Gimel

Population:2'463

Gingins

Population:1'242

Givrins

Population:1'094

Gland

Population:14'007

Gollion

Population:1'093

Goumoëns

Population:1'250

Grancy

Grandcour

Grandevent

Grandson

Population:3'390

Grens

Gryon

Population:1'535

Hautemorges

Population:4'422

111611281136+3 more

Henniez

Hermenches

Jongny

Population:1'918

Jorat-Menthue

Population:1'566

104110581059+3 more

Jorat-Mézières

Population:3'210

Jouxtens-Mézery

Population:1'454

Juriens

L'Abbaye

Population:1'604

L'Abergement

L'Isle

Population:1'102

La Chaux (Cossonay)

La Praz

La Rippe

Population:1'222

La Sarraz

Population:2'608

La Tour-de-Peilz

Population:13'046

Lausanne

Population:145'596

Postal codes:14

100010031004+11 more

Lavey-Morcles

Population:1'024

Lavigny

Population:1'109

Le Châtelard

Population:27'182

Postal codes:10

180718151816+7 more

Le Chenit

Population:4'787

Le Lieu

Le Mont-sur-Lausanne

Population:9'790

Le Vaud

Population:1'372

Les Clées

Leysin

Population:3'704

Lignerolle

Lonay

Population:2'707

Longirod

Lovatens

Lucens

Population:4'879

Luins

Lully

Lussery-Villars

Lussy-sur-Morges

Lutry

Population:10'831

109010921093+1 more

Maracon

Marchissy

Mathod

Mauborget

Mauraz

Mex

Mies

Population:2'211

Missy

Moiry

Mollens

Molondin

Mont-la-Ville

Mont-sur-Rolle

Population:2'757

Montagny-près-Yverdon

Montanaire

Population:2'857

103810631409+2 more

Montcherand

Montilliez

Population:1'856

Montpreveyres

Montricher

Morges

Population:17'803

Morrens

Population:1'145

Moudon

Population:6'827

Mutrux

Novalles

Noville

Population:1'210

Nyon

Population:23'768

Ogens

Ollon

Population:8'297

186018661867+2 more

Onnens

Oppens

Orbe

Population:8'005

Orges

Ormont-Dessous

Population:1'261

166018561862+2 more

Ormont-Dessus

Population:1'438

Orny

Oron

Population:6'447

107816071608+2 more

Orzens

Oulens-sous-Echallens

Pailly

Paudex

Population:1'480

Payerne

Population:10'938

Penthalaz

Population:3'197

Penthaz

Population:1'911

Penthéréaz

Perroy

Population:1'572

Poliez-Pittet

Pompaples

Pomy

Prangins

Population:4'236

Premier

Préverenges

Population:5'222

Prévonloup

Prilly

Population:13'037

Provence

Puidoux

Population:3'013

107010711096+2 more

Pully

Population:19'536

Rances

Renens

Population:21'793

Rennaz

Rivaz

Roche

Population:2'039

Rolle

Population:6'604

Romainmôtier-Envy

Romanel-sur-Lausanne

Population:4'320

Romanel-sur-Morges

Ropraz

Rossenges

Rossinière

Rougemont

Rovray

Rueyres

Saint-Barthélemy

Saint-Cergue

Population:3'055

Saint-George

Population:1'080

Saint-Livres

Saint-Oyens

Saint-Prex

Population:5'923

Saint-Saphorin

Saint-Sulpice

Population:5'191

Sainte-Croix

Population:5'156

144514501452+1 more

Saubraz

Savigny

Population:3'600

Senarclens

Sergey

Servion

Population:2'234

Signy-Avenex

Suchy

Sullens

Population:1'283

Suscévaz

Syens

Tannay

Population:1'732

Tartegnin

Tévenon

Tolochenaz

Population:1'926

Trélex

Population:1'426

Trey

Treycovagnes

Treytorrens

Ursins

Valbroye

Population:3'409

148515231524+5 more

Valeyres-sous-Montagny

Valeyres-sous-Rances

Valeyres-sous-Ursins

Vallorbe

Population:4'413

Vaulion

Vaux-sur-Morges

Vevey

Population:20'147

Veytaux

Population:1'009

Vich

Population:1'168

Villars-Epeney

Villars-le-Comte

Villars-le-Terroir

Population:1'334

Villars-Sainte-Croix

Villars-sous-Yens

Villarzel

Villeneuve

Population:6'061

Vinzel

Vuarrens

Population:1'113

Vucherens

Vufflens-la-Ville

Population:1'325

Vufflens-le-Château

Vugelles-La Mothe

Vuiteboeuf

Vulliens

Vullierens

Vully-les-Lacs

Population:3'689

158415851586+3 more

Yens

Population:1'478

Yverdon-les-Bains

Population:30'590

Yvonand

Population:3'537

Yvorne

Population:1'119

Vote results for Vaud

BFS

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

35.5% YesNo 64.5%

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

46.2% YesNo 53.8%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

40.2% YesNo 59.8%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

77.5% YesNo 22.5%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

29.5% YesNo 70.5%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

32.9% YesNo 67.1%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

38.4% YesNo 61.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

68.6% YesNo 31.4%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Cantonal VD● Accepted · 65.0% Yes

65.0% YesNo 35.0%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Cantonal VD● Rejected · 26.1% Yes

26.1% YesNo 73.9%

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Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities does canton Vaud have?: Canton Vaud has 300 municipalities. The largest are Lausanne, Yverdon-les-Bains, Le Châtelard.
What is the population of canton Vaud?: Canton Vaud has about 863'650 residents.
What is the capital of canton Vaud?: The capital of canton Vaud is Lausanne.