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District du Jura-Nord vaudois
VaudDistrict du Jura-Nord vaudois is one of 10 districts of the canton of Vaud and comprises 73 municipalities with 97'339 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
Yverdon-les-Bains
30'590Residents
Orbe
8'005Residents
Chavornay
5'375Residents
Sainte-Croix
5'156Residents
Le Chenit
4'787Residents
Vallorbe
4'413Residents
Yvonand
3'537Residents
Grandson
3'390Residents
L'Abbaye
1'604Residents
Ballaigues
1'231Residents
Baulmes
1'190Residents
Champagne
1'087Residents
Bavois
1'055Residents
Concise
1'035Residents
Le Lieu
924Residents
Donneloye
905Residents
Pomy
903Residents
Tévenon
857Residents
Montagny-près-Yverdon
765Residents
Cheseaux-Noréaz
747Residents
Mathod
740Residents
Valeyres-sous-Montagny
717Residents
Arnex-sur-Orbe
698Residents
Bullet
688Residents
Champvent
687Residents
Suchy
666Residents
Vuiteboeuf
613Residents
Romainmôtier-Envy
579Residents
Valeyres-sous-Rances
569Residents
Chamblon
558Residents
Onnens
527Residents
Treycovagnes
519Residents
Bonvillars
517Residents
Rances
512Residents
Vaulion
500Residents
Montcherand
494Residents
Giez
461Residents
Belmont-sur-Yverdon
457Residents
Lignerolle
449Residents
Corcelles-près-Concise
439Residents
Cronay
433Residents
Fiez
421Residents
Provence
420Residents
Orges
409Residents
Croy
408Residents
Agiez
380Residents
Ependes
376Residents
Juriens
345Residents
Chavannes-le-Chêne
327Residents
L'Abergement
267Residents
Bretonnières
265Residents
Suscévaz
262Residents
Molondin
260Residents
Bioley-Magnoux
252Residents
Cuarny
244Residents
Grandevent
241Residents
Premier
233Residents
Fontaines-sur-Grandson
228Residents
Ursins
227Residents
Valeyres-sous-Ursins
225Residents
Orzens
217Residents
La Praz
213Residents
Bofflens
201Residents
Les Clées
195Residents
Rovray
195Residents
Démoret
181Residents
Chêne-Pâquier
172Residents
Sergey
165Residents
Vugelles-La Mothe
142Residents
Mutrux
138Residents
Mauborget
137Residents
Villars-Epeney
109Residents
Novalles
105Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in District du Jura-Nord vaudois
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
48.7% YesNo 51.4%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
41.7% YesNo 58.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
34.7% YesNo 65.3%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
37.1% YesNo 62.9%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
34.0% YesNo 66.1%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
74.9% YesNo 25.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
44.5% YesNo 55.5%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
28.6% YesNo 71.4%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes
12.5% YesNo 87.5%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSP25.9% · strongest party
SP25.9%
SVP24.8%
FDP20.0%
GRÜNE11.2%
GLP5.6%
Mitte4.5%
PdA/Sol.4.2%
Übrige1.6%
EVP1.1%
EDU1.1%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Le Chenit
58.5 %
median of its municipalities
72 %
La Praz
83 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 58.5 % % in Le Chenit to 83 % % in La Praz (median 72 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 15.4 % in Le Chenit to 17 % in La Praz (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.93 %
Dwellings
49'873
Avg. rooms
3.5
Built before 1946
38.0%
Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesPopulation change 2025
+688 +0.7%
births
838
deaths
779
net migration
+621
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
53'659
Workplaces
7'381
Services share
66.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 2'375 (4.4%) · Secondary 15'494 (28.9%) · Tertiary 35'686 (66.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
652
Organic share
12.7 %
Farmland
25'514 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
8.1 °C
Precipitation
1'346 mm
Elevation
428–1'641 m
Flat share
41.5%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
915 GWh
Electricity
28.6 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
69 min
Road to centre
39 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (27.886–33.549 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 Jura-Nord vaudois rank
sum of its municipalities1045Ogens×21148La Praz×21321Arnex-sur-Orbe1322Croy1323Romainmôtier1324Premier1325Vaulion×21326Juriens1329Bretonnières1337Vallorbe1338Ballaigues1341L'Orient1342Le Pont1343Les Charbonnières1344L'Abbaye1345Le Lieu1346Les Bioux1347Le Sentier1348Le Brassus1350Orbe1352Agiez1353Bofflens1354Montcherand1355L'Abergement +11356Les Clées1357Lignerolle1358Valeyres-sous-Rances1372Bavois×21373Chavornay1374Corcelles-sur-Chavornay1400Cheseaux-Noréaz +11404Cuarny +11405Pomy1406Cronay1407Bioley-Magnoux +11408Prahins1412Ursins +11413Orzens1415Démoret +11420Fiez1421Fontaines-sur-Grandson +11422Grandson1423Fontanezier +11424Champagne1425Onnens VD1426Concise +11427Bonvillars1428Mutrux +11429Giez1430Orges1431Novalles +11432Belmont-sur-Yverdon +11433Suchy1434Ependes VD1435Essert-Pittet1436Chamblon +11437Suscévaz1438Mathod1439Rances1441Valeyres-sous-Montagny1442Montagny-près-Yverdon1443Champvent1445Vuiteboeuf1446Baulmes1450Ste-Croix1452Les Rasses1453Bullet +11454L'Auberson1462Yvonand1463Rovray1464Chavannes-le-Chêne +12028Vaumarcus2108Couvet
4 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
AgiezArnex-sur-OrbeBallaiguesBaulmesBavoisBelmont-sur-YverdonBioley-MagnouxBofflensBonvillarsBretonnièresBulletChamblonChampagneChampventChavannes-le-ChêneChavornayChêne-PâquierCheseaux-NoréazConciseCorcelles-près-ConciseCorcelles-sur-ChavornayCouvetCronayCroyCuarnyDémoretDonneloyeEpendes VDEssert-PittetEssert-sous-ChampventFiezFontaines-sur-GrandsonFontanezierGiezGossensGrandeventGrandsonGressyJuriensL'AbbayeL'AbergementL'AubersonL'OrientLa PrazLa RussilleLa Sagne (Ste-Croix)La VraconnazLe BrassusLe Château-de-Ste-CroixLe LieuLe PontLe SécheyLe SentierLe SolliatLes BiouxLes CharbonnièresLes CléesLes RassesLignerolleMathodMauborgetMézery-près-DonneloyeMolondinMontagny-près-YverdonMontcherandMutruxNovallesOgensOnnens VDOrbeOrgesOrzensPomyPrahinsPremierProvenceRancesRomainmôtierRomaironRovraySergeySte-CroixSuchySuscévazTreycovagnesUrsinsValeyres-sous-MontagnyValeyres-sous-RancesValeyres-sous-UrsinsVallorbeVaugondryVaulionVaumarcusVillars-BurquinVillars-EpeneyVillars-sous-ChampventVugelles-La MotheVuiteboeufYverdon-les-BainsYvonand
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swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to District du Jura-Nord vaudois?
- District du Jura-Nord vaudois comprises 73 municipalities: Yverdon-les-Bains, Orbe, Chavornay, Sainte-Croix, Le Chenit, Vallorbe, Yvonand, Grandson, L'Abbaye, Ballaigues, Baulmes, Champagne, Bavois, Concise, Le Lieu, Donneloye, Pomy, Tévenon, Montagny-près-Yverdon, Cheseaux-Noréaz, Mathod, Valeyres-sous-Montagny, Arnex-sur-Orbe, Bullet, Champvent, Suchy, Vuiteboeuf, Romainmôtier-Envy, Valeyres-sous-Rances, Chamblon, Onnens, Treycovagnes, Bonvillars, Rances, Vaulion, Montcherand, Giez, Belmont-sur-Yverdon, Lignerolle, Corcelles-près-Concise, Cronay, Fiez, Provence, Orges, Croy, Agiez, Ependes, Juriens, Chavannes-le-Chêne, L'Abergement, Bretonnières, Suscévaz, Molondin, Bioley-Magnoux, Cuarny, Grandevent, Premier, Fontaines-sur-Grandson, Ursins, Valeyres-sous-Ursins, Orzens, La Praz, Bofflens, Les Clées, Rovray, Démoret, Chêne-Pâquier, Sergey, Vugelles-La Mothe, Mutrux, Mauborget, Villars-Epeney, Novalles. Together they have 97'339 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is District du Jura-Nord vaudois in?
- District du Jura-Nord vaudois lies in the canton of Vaud, which is divided into 10 districts.
- How many people live in District du Jura-Nord vaudois?
- District du Jura-Nord vaudois has 97'339 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 73 municipalities; the largest is Yverdon-les-Bains with 30'590.
- Does District du Jura-Nord vaudois have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In District du Jura-Nord vaudois the municipal rate ranges from 58.5 % (Le Chenit) to 83 % (La Praz).
- How did District du Jura-Nord vaudois vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, District du Jura-Nord vaudois voted 48.7 % 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.