What is the postal code of Bassins?

The postal code of Bassins is 1269.

What is the tax rate in Bassins?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bassins is 72.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Bassins?

A single person without children pays about 16'321 CHF income tax in Bassins on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 187 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bassins have?

Bassins has 1'462 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bassins?

Bassins has 361 foreign residents, a share of 24.69% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Bassins

1269

VD CANTON1269

Residents

1'462

Area

20.8 km²

Population density

70 pop./km²

Elevation

753 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'431 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

72.5%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

734 50.2%

Men

728 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

346 23.7%

Swiss citizens

1'101 75.3%

Foreign residents

361 24.7%

Population density

70 pop./km²

0–19 · 346 · 23.7%20–64 · 922 · 63.1%65+ · 194 · 13.3%

Foreign residents 24.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Bassins

BFS

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

49.2% YesNo 50.8%

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

36.4% YesNo 63.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

64.7% YesNo 35.3%

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

34.3% YesNo 65.7%

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

34.5% YesNo 65.5%

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

29.3% YesNo 70.7%

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

77.0% YesNo 23.0%

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

39.1% YesNo 60.9%

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

22.0% YesNo 78.0%

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

12.5% YesNo 87.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP25.9% · strongest party

SVP25.9%

SP20.9%

FDP17.6%

GRÜNE13.4%

GLP11.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier72.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

72.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 189 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'321 CHF(16.3%)

Rank 187 of 300 in the canton · 1460 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:16'321 CHF(~16.3%)

BassinsCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bassins	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.7%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.3%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.5%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.4%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.2%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.3%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.2%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.1%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.7%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.4%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.4%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.7%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'264 mm

8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'431 m

Mean elevation

1'112 m

Relief

907 m

Mean slope

10.3°

Flat share

24.3%

South-facing

29.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 907 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

13.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

17.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'900

13 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

1.35 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

668

Built before 194626.9%

Built since 200132.9%

1.35 %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 74 min · Car 46 min

AgglomerationPT 74 min · Car 46 min

Remoteness 60/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentDidier Lohri

Websitebassins.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'462 #100 VD · #1190 CH Families & children23.7% #97 VD · #204 CH Age structure13.3% #279 VD · #2071 CH Women share50.2% #145 VD · #822 CH Foreign residents24.7% #108 VD · #570 CH Population density70/km² #228 VD · #1648 CH Tax burden16'321 #187 VD · #1460 CH Taxes72.5% #189 VD Warmest municipalities8.9 °C #246 VD · #1439 CH Sunniest municipalities46.7% #82 VD · #493 CH Rainiest municipalities1'264 mm #64 VD · #553 CH Voter turnout62.3% #97 VD · #294 CH Against Switzerland22% #13 VD · #435 CH Aligned with Switzerland78% #130 VD · #1057 CH SVP strongholds25.9% #131 VD · #1519 CH SP strongholds20.9% #148 VD · #399 CH Centre strongholds5.1% #123 VD · #1781 CH FDP strongholds17.6% #241 VD · #606 CH GLP strongholds11.5% #32 VD · #179 CH Green strongholds13.4% #80 VD · #223 CH Largest by area20.8 km² #38 VD · #465 CH Highest municipalities753 m #52 VD · #495 CH Remotest municipalities74 min #60 VD · #913 CH Best-connected municipalities74 min #242 VD · #1216 CH Highest peaks1'431 m #45 VD · #487 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'112 m #22 VD · #342 CH Greatest vertical range907 m #33 VD · #468 CH Steepest municipalities10.3° #55 VD · #900 CH Solar potential13 GWh #121 VD · #1341 CH Cheapest electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #180 VD · #1569 CH Most expensive electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #127 VD · #544 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1269

Bassins

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Bassins1269

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bassins?: The postal code of Bassins is 1269.
What is the tax rate in Bassins?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bassins is 72.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Bassins?: A single person without children pays about 16'321 CHF income tax in Bassins on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 187 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bassins have?: Bassins has 1'462 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bassins?: Bassins has 361 foreign residents, a share of 24.69% (2025).

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