What is the postal code of Avenches?

Avenches has 3 postal codes: 1564, 1580, 1721.

What is the tax rate in Avenches?

The municipal tax multiplier of Avenches is 65% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Avenches?

A single person without children pays about 15'822 CHF income tax in Avenches on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 70 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Avenches have?

Avenches has 4'945 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Avenches?

Avenches has 2'022 foreign residents, a share of 40.89% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Avenches

1564–1721

VD CANTON1564 1580 1721

Residents

4'945

Area

21.1 km²

Population density

234 pop./km²

Elevation

480 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

65%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'475 50.1%

Men

2'470 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'175 23.8%

Swiss citizens

2'923 59.1%

Foreign residents

2'022 40.9%

Population density

234 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'175 · 23.8%20–64 · 2'940 · 59.5%65+ · 830 · 16.8%

Foreign residents 40.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Avenches

BFS

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

54.5% YesNo 45.5%

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

50.5% YesNo 49.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

59.7% YesNo 40.3%

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

31.3% YesNo 68.7%

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

41.0% YesNo 59.0%

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

34.4% YesNo 65.6%

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

74.5% YesNo 25.5%

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

45.9% YesNo 54.1%

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

24.5% YesNo 75.5%

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

10.8% YesNo 89.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP28.7% · strongest party

SVP28.7%

SP27.4%

FDP20.6%

GRÜNE8.0%

GLP5.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier65%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

65%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 70 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'822 CHF(15.8%)

Rank 70 of 300 in the canton · 1180 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:15'822 CHF(~15.8%)

AvenchesCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Avenches	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.5%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	10.9%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.7%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.8%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.8%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.7%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.5%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.4%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.1%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.1%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.8%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.3%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.7%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	27.9%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	28.9%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020968 mm

10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

646 m

Mean elevation

472 m

Relief

216 m

Mean slope

3.7°

Flat share

72.4%

South-facing

3.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 216 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

55.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

70 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

12'400

56 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

28.6 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.55 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.78 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

28.6 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Groupe E 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

0.16 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

2'444

Built before 194629.1%

Built since 200134.4%

0.16 %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 73 min · Car 32 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 63/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentDaniel Trolliet

Websiteavenches.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'945 #37 VD · #440 CH Families & children23.8% #88 VD · #191 CH Age structure16.8% #185 VD · #1808 CH Women share50.1% #150 VD · #887 CH Foreign residents40.9% #18 VD · #68 CH Population density234/km² #104 VD · #934 CH Tax burden15'822 #71 VD · #1181 CH Taxes65% #70 VD Warmest municipalities10.1 °C #122 VD · #447 CH Sunniest municipalities42.6% #297 VD · #1049 CH Rainiest municipalities968 mm #238 VD · #1769 CH Voter turnout47% #292 VD · #1931 CH Against Switzerland14% #128 VD · #1028 CH Aligned with Switzerland86% #9 VD · #484 CH SVP strongholds28.7% #95 VD · #1356 CH SP strongholds27.4% #48 VD · #102 CH Centre strongholds5.5% #101 VD · #1736 CH FDP strongholds20.6% #196 VD · #416 CH GLP strongholds5.6% #209 VD · #1066 CH Green strongholds8% #237 VD · #875 CH Largest by area21.1 km² #36 VD · #459 CH Highest municipalities480 m #208 VD · #1321 CH Remotest municipalities73 min #63 VD · #938 CH Best-connected municipalities73 min #237 VD · #1191 CH Highest peaks646 m #172 VD · #1374 CH Highest-lying municipalities472 m #226 VD · #1581 CH Greatest vertical range216 m #118 VD · #1289 CH Steepest municipalities3.7° #216 VD · #1804 CH Solar potential56 GWh #25 VD · #272 CH Cheapest electricity28.6 Rp./kWh #9 VD · #1184 CH Most expensive electricity28.6 Rp./kWh #281 VD · #912 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Avenches1580 Domdidier1564 Donatyre1580 Misery1721 Oleyres1580

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Avenches?: Avenches has 3 postal codes: 1564, 1580, 1721.
What is the tax rate in Avenches?: The municipal tax multiplier of Avenches is 65% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Avenches?: A single person without children pays about 15'822 CHF income tax in Avenches on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 70 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Avenches have?: Avenches has 4'945 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Avenches?: Avenches has 2'022 foreign residents, a share of 40.89% (2025).

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