Which municipalities belong to District du Gros-de-Vaud?

District du Gros-de-Vaud comprises 36 municipalities: Echallens, Penthalaz, Montanaire, Cugy, Froideville, Penthaz, Montilliez, Assens, Jorat-Menthue, Bottens, Bercher, Villars-le-Terroir, Vufflens-la-Ville, Sullens, Goumoëns, Essertines-sur-Yverdon, Etagnières, Morrens, Daillens, Vuarrens, Boussens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Poliez-Pittet, Saint-Barthélemy, Mex, Fey, Bettens, Bournens, Oulens-sous-Echallens, Pailly, Lussery-Villars, Penthéréaz, Boulens, Ogens, Rueyres, Oppens. Together they have 48'927 residents (BFS, 2025).

Which canton is District du Gros-de-Vaud in?

District du Gros-de-Vaud lies in the canton of Vaud, which is divided into 10 districts.

How many people live in District du Gros-de-Vaud?

District du Gros-de-Vaud has 48'927 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 36 municipalities; the largest is Echallens with 6'817.

Does District du Gros-de-Vaud have its own tax rate?

No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In District du Gros-de-Vaud the municipal rate ranges from 59.5 % (Mex (VD)) to 79 % (Bercher).

District du Gros-de-Vaud (Vaud): municipalities, population, votes

Municipalities in District du Gros-de-Vaud

BFS · 36

Essertines-sur-Yverdon

Oulens-sous-Echallens

Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Votes in District du Gros-de-Vaud

district results as published by BFS

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

52.8% YesNo 47.2%

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

43.9% YesNo 56.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

65.1% YesNo 34.9%

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

29.5% YesNo 70.5%

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

36.7% YesNo 63.3%

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

31.4% YesNo 68.6%

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

76.6% YesNo 23.4%

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

40.8% YesNo 59.2%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

22.5% YesNo 77.6%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

11.8% YesNo 88.2%

All federal votes →

Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalities

SVP25.8% · strongest party

SVP25.8%

FDP23.4%

SP21.4%

GRÜNE11.4%

GLP7.3%

Mitte5.4%

PdA/Sol.2.5%

Übrige1.7%

EVP0.8%

EDU0.4%

Tax rate in the district

ESTV 2026

Mex (VD)

59.5 %

median of its municipalities

72.5 %

Bercher

79 %

A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 59.5 % % in Mex (VD) to 79 % % in Bercher (median 72.5 % %).

Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 15.5 % in Mex (VD) to 16.8 % in Bercher (ESTV 2'026)

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.8 %

Dwellings

21'440

Avg. rooms

3.9

Built before 1946

28.9%

Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)

Population change

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities

Population change 2025

+416 +0.9%

births

418

deaths

263

net migration

+242

BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalities

Jobs

18'940

Workplaces

3'454

Services share

63.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 1'181 (6.2%) · Secondary 5'668 (29.9%) · Tertiary 12'072 (63.7%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities

Farms

402

Organic share

9.5 %

Farmland

14'955 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Climate · Terrain

MeteoSchweiz · swisstopo

Annual mean temperature

9.7 °C

Precipitation

1'048 mm

Elevation

395–915 m

Flat share

65.0%

Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon

Energy · Accessibility

BFE · ElCom · ARE

Solar potential

488 GWh

Electricity

28.6 Rp./kWh

Public transport to centre

50 min

Road to centre

29 min

Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (27.886–29.286 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities

Where the municipalities of District du Gros-de-Vaud rank

sum of its municipalities

Municipalities	Largest municipalities	Foreign residents	Tax burden
Echallens	26/300	106/300	189/300
Penthalaz	60/300	70/300	191/300
Montanaire	68/300	253/300	149/300
Cugy	69/300	116/300	248/300
Froideville	71/300	178/300	179/300
Penthaz	87/300	105/300	137/300
Montilliez	88/300	246/300	190/300
Assens	91/300	203/300	139/300
Jorat-Menthue	96/300	201/300	157/300
Bottens	106/300	164/300	188/300
Bercher	108/300	194/300	283/300
Villars-le-Terroir	109/300	225/300	260/300

District d'Aigle50'586 District de la Broye-Vully48'483 District du Jura-Nord vaudois97'339 District de Lausanne175'881 District de Lavaux-Oron66'134 District de Morges89'278 District de Nyon108'301 District de l'Ouest lausannois88'653 District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut90'068

Frequently asked questions

Which municipalities belong to District du Gros-de-Vaud?: District du Gros-de-Vaud comprises 36 municipalities: Echallens, Penthalaz, Montanaire, Cugy, Froideville, Penthaz, Montilliez, Assens, Jorat-Menthue, Bottens, Bercher, Villars-le-Terroir, Vufflens-la-Ville, Sullens, Goumoëns, Essertines-sur-Yverdon, Etagnières, Morrens, Daillens, Vuarrens, Boussens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Poliez-Pittet, Saint-Barthélemy, Mex, Fey, Bettens, Bournens, Oulens-sous-Echallens, Pailly, Lussery-Villars, Penthéréaz, Boulens, Ogens, Rueyres, Oppens. Together they have 48'927 residents (BFS, 2025).
Which canton is District du Gros-de-Vaud in?: District du Gros-de-Vaud lies in the canton of Vaud, which is divided into 10 districts.
How many people live in District du Gros-de-Vaud?: District du Gros-de-Vaud has 48'927 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 36 municipalities; the largest is Echallens with 6'817.
Does District du Gros-de-Vaud have its own tax rate?: No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In District du Gros-de-Vaud the municipal rate ranges from 59.5 % (Mex (VD)) to 79 % (Bercher).
How did District du Gros-de-Vaud vote in the latest federal vote?: On 14.06.2026, District du Gros-de-Vaud voted 52.8 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.

Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.

District du Gros-de-Vaud