What is the postal code of Aclens?

The postal code of Aclens is 1123.

What is the tax rate in Aclens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Aclens is 60% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Aclens?

A single person without children pays about 15'490 CHF income tax in Aclens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 31 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Aclens have?

Aclens has 609 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Aclens?

Aclens has 153 foreign residents, a share of 25.12% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Aclens

1123

VD CANTON1123

Residents

609

Area

3.9 km²

Population density

156 pop./km²

Elevation

461 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

60%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

294 48.3%

Men

315 51.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

135 22.2%

Swiss citizens

456 74.9%

Foreign residents

153 25.1%

Population density

156 pop./km²

0–19 · 135 · 22.2%20–64 · 384 · 63.1%65+ · 90 · 14.8%

Foreign residents 25.1%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Aclens

BFS

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

53.7% YesNo 46.3%

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

43.4% YesNo 56.7%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

62.8% YesNo 37.3%

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

39.1% YesNo 61.0%

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

28.1% YesNo 71.9%

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

74.0% YesNo 26.0%

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

37.6% YesNo 62.4%

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

28.1% YesNo 72.0%

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

9.8% YesNo 90.2%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP24.8% · strongest party

FDP24.8%

SVP22.7%

SP21.5%

GRÜNE11.6%

Mitte7.8%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier60%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

60%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 33 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'490 CHF(15.5%)

Rank 31 of 300 in the canton · 1094 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 16'155 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Eclépens 14'558 CHF · most expensive La Praz 17'020 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:15'490 CHF(~15.5%)

AclensCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Aclens	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	3.9%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.3%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	10.7%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	12.7%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	13.7%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.4%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.5%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.4%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.3%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.1%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	19.7%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.7%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.3%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	24.8%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.2%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	27.4%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	28.4%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202011 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020928 mm

11 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

515 m

Mean elevation

460 m

Relief

118 m

Mean slope

4.5°

Flat share

69.4%

South-facing

2.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 118 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

18.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

21.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'000

18 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

30.02 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

30.02 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Romande Energie SA

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

2.99 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

268

Built before 194639.9%

Built since 200129.1%

2.99 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 49 min · Car 22 min

AgglomerationPT 49 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 181/300 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentFrançoise Wuthrich

Websiteaclens.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities609 #186 VD · #1715 CH Families & children22.2% #180 VD · #509 CH Age structure14.8% #251 VD · #2005 CH Women share48.3% #263 VD · #1790 CH Foreign residents25.1% #101 VD · #552 CH Population density156/km² #141 VD · #1198 CH Tax burden15'490 #31 VD · #1094 CH Taxes60% #33 VD Warmest municipalities11 °C #17 VD · #75 CH Sunniest municipalities46% #119 VD · #565 CH Rainiest municipalities928 mm #271 VD · #1871 CH Voter turnout56% #216 VD · #944 CH SVP strongholds22.7% #174 VD · #1671 CH SP strongholds21.5% #135 VD · #360 CH Centre strongholds7.8% #28 VD · #1468 CH FDP strongholds24.8% #119 VD · #238 CH GLP strongholds6.8% #162 VD · #802 CH Green strongholds11.6% #150 VD · #387 CH Largest by area3.9 km² #209 VD · #1736 CH Highest municipalities461 m #231 VD · #1450 CH Remotest municipalities49 min #181 VD · #1684 CH Best-connected municipalities49 min #115 VD · #446 CH Highest peaks515 m #244 VD · #1829 CH Highest-lying municipalities460 m #238 VD · #1661 CH Greatest vertical range118 m #209 VD · #1747 CH Steepest municipalities4.5° #195 VD · #1666 CH Solar potential18 GWh #90 VD · #1096 CH Cheapest electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #163 VD · #1552 CH Most expensive electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #110 VD · #527 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1123

Aclens

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Aclens1123

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Aclens?: The postal code of Aclens is 1123.
What is the tax rate in Aclens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Aclens is 60% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Aclens?: A single person without children pays about 15'490 CHF income tax in Aclens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 31 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Aclens have?: Aclens has 609 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Aclens?: Aclens has 153 foreign residents, a share of 25.12% (2025).

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