What is the postal code of Assens?

The postal code of Assens is 1042.

What is the tax rate in Assens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Assens is 70% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Assens?

A single person without children pays about 16'155 CHF income tax in Assens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Assens have?

Assens has 1'749 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Assens?

Assens has 297 foreign residents, a share of 16.98% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Gros-de-Vaud

Assens

1042

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

845 48.3%

Men

904 51.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

390 22.3%

Swiss citizens

1'452 83.0%

Foreign residents

297 17.0%

Population density

207 pop./km²

0–19 · 390 · 22.3%20–64 · 1'090 · 62.3%65+ · 269 · 15.4%

Foreign residents 17.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +32 (+1.9%) · 17 births · 8 deaths · net migration +28

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Assens

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 19.4% Yes

14.2% YesNo 85.8%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 28.8% Yes

26.2% YesNo 73.8%

27.09.2026Initiative populaire « Baisse d’impôts pour tous — Redonner du pouvoir d’achat à la classe moyenne »Cantonal VD● Accepted · 53.9% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 58.2% Yes

63.0% YesNo 37.0%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 52.8% Yes

59.1% YesNo 40.9%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 43.9% Yes

45.3% YesNo 54.8%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 37.7% Yes

29.4% YesNo 70.6%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 51.0% Yes

60.4% YesNo 39.6%

14.06.2026Initiative populaire législative « Pour le droit de vivre dignement de son travail – pour un salaire minimum cantonal »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 40.8% Yes

33.7% YesNo 66.3%

14.06.2026Initiative populaire constitutionnelle « Pour le droit de vivre dignement de son travail – pour un salaire minimum cantonal »Cantonal VD● Accepted · 51.7% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 43.4% Yes

36.5% YesNo 63.5%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 65.1% Yes

62.7% YesNo 37.3%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP32.2% · strongest party

SVP32.2%

FDP25.8%

SP16.2%

GLP8.3%

Mitte6.6%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier70%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

70%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 154 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'155 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 139 of 300 in the canton · 1347 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:16'155 CHF(~16.2%)

AssensCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Assens	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.1%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.2%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.3%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.3%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.1%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.2%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.9%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.5%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.2%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.7%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.4%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020999 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

691 m

Mean elevation

621 m

Relief

105 m

Mean slope

2.9°

Flat share

85.6%

South-facing

0.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 105 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

22.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

28 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'000

Per inhabitant

12'756 kWh/yr

22 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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

28.59 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.01 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.18 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

28.59 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300663 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Assens →Canton Vaud →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Vaud. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Vaud (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

0 %

Second homes

7.1 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

774

Built before 194633.6%

Built since 200132.0%

0 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

1'494

Workplaces

155

Services share

57.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 58 (3.9%) · Secondary 572 (38.3%) · Tertiary 864 (57.8%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

5.9 %

Farmland

768 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 50 min · Car 26 min

AgglomerationPT 50 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 174/300 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5511

Head of governmentBernard Despont

Websiteassens.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Gros-de-Vaud

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Assens ranks

Largest municipalities1'749 #91 VD · #1057 CH Growing municipalities1.9% #62 VD · #395 CH Shrinking municipalities1.9% #239 VD · #1714 CH Jobs per resident0.85 #24 VD · #138 CH Families & children22.3% #171 VD · #478 CH Age structure15.4% #234 VD · #1953 CH Women share48.3% #262 VD · #1789 CH Foreign residents17% #203 VD · #1132 CH Population density207/km² #113 VD · #1005 CH Tax burden16'155 #139 VD · #1347 CH Taxes70% #154 VD Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #110 VD · #364 CH Sunniest municipalities44.4% #188 VD · #761 CH Rainiest municipalities999 mm #201 VD · #1623 CH Voter turnout61.3% #153 VD · #479 CH Against Switzerland12.7% #137 VD · #1086 CH Aligned with Switzerland87.3% #7 VD · #416 CH SVP strongholds32.2% #62 VD · #1142 CH SP strongholds16.2% #239 VD · #824 CH Centre strongholds6.6% #53 VD · #1622 CH FDP strongholds25.8% #94 VD · #200 CH GLP strongholds8.3% #110 VD · #538 CH Green strongholds6.2% #276 VD · #1296 CH Largest by area8.5 km² #105 VD · #1099 CH Highest municipalities637 m #102 VD · #727 CH Second homes7.1% #251 VD · #1809 CH Organic farming5.9% #182 VD · #1487 CH Best-connected municipalities50 min #124 VD · #481 CH Remotest municipalities50 min #174 VD · #1649 CH Highest peaks691 m #151 VD · #1233 CH Highest-lying municipalities621 m #126 VD · #947 CH Greatest vertical range105 m #223 VD · #1813 CH Steepest municipalities2.9° #247 VD · #1913 CH Solar potential22 GWh #79 VD · #934 CH Solar potential per capita12'756 kWh #109 VD · #660 CH Cheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #140 VD · #1438 CH Most expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #89 VD · #597 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1042

Assens

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Assens1042 Bioley-Orjulaz1042

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Assens?: The postal code of Assens is 1042.
What is the tax rate in Assens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Assens is 70% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Assens?: A single person without children pays about 16'155 CHF income tax in Assens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Assens have?: Assens has 1'749 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Assens?: Assens has 297 foreign residents, a share of 16.98% (2025).

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