What is the postal code of Bavois?

The postal code of Bavois is 1372.

What is the tax rate in Bavois?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bavois is 72% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Bavois?

A single person without children pays about 16'288 CHF income tax in Bavois on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 174 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bavois have?

Bavois has 1'055 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bavois?

Bavois has 189 foreign residents, a share of 17.91% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Jura-Nord vaudois

Bavois

1372

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

514 48.7%

Men

541 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

230 21.8%

Swiss citizens

866 82.1%

Foreign residents

189 17.9%

Population density

113 pop./km²

0–19 · 230 · 21.8%20–64 · 679 · 64.4%65+ · 146 · 13.8%

Foreign residents 17.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +14 (+1.3%) · 15 births · 2 deaths · net migration −2

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 Bavois

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 Jura-Nord vaudois: 23.6% Yes

17.3% YesNo 82.7%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 31.3% Yes

30.2% YesNo 69.9%

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 Jura-Nord vaudois: 51.4% Yes

53.2% YesNo 46.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.7% Yes

55.0% YesNo 45.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 41.7% Yes

48.2% YesNo 51.8%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 42.7% Yes

36.7% YesNo 63.3%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 47.0% Yes

53.6% YesNo 46.5%

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 Jura-Nord vaudois: 45.8% Yes

37.9% YesNo 62.1%

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 Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.9% Yes

39.1% YesNo 60.9%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 64.5% Yes

66.2% YesNo 33.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP29.9% · strongest party

SVP29.9%

SP25.3%

FDP13.2%

GRÜNE12.1%

GLP8.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier72%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

72%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 186 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'288 CHF(16.3%)

Rank 174 of 300 in the canton · 1442 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:16'288 CHF(~16.3%)

BavoisCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bavois	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.1%	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	13.4%	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	17.2%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.2%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.9%	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	25.9%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.3%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.6%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020844 mm

10.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

603 m

Mean elevation

494 m

Relief

167 m

Mean slope

4.7°

Flat share

64.0%

South-facing

0.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 167 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

10.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

13.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'200

Per inhabitant

9'555 kWh/yr

10 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 Bavois →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

6.9 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

509

Built before 194639.1%

Built since 200130.8%

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

250

Workplaces

Services share

72 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 50 (20.0%) · Secondary 20 (8.0%) · Tertiary 180 (72.0%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

12.5 %

Farmland

578 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 44 min · Car 27 min

AgglomerationPT 30 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 224/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5746

Head of governmentOlivier Agassis

Websitebavois.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Jura-Nord vaudois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Bavois ranks

Largest municipalities1'055 #137 VD · #1427 CH Growing municipalities1.3% #91 VD · #617 CH Shrinking municipalities1.3% #210 VD · #1497 CH Jobs per resident0.24 #176 VD · #1600 CH Families & children21.8% #195 VD · #595 CH Age structure13.8% #270 VD · #2057 CH Women share48.7% #244 VD · #1657 CH Foreign residents17.9% #186 VD · #1049 CH Population density113/km² #167 VD · #1401 CH Tax burden16'288 #174 VD · #1442 CH Taxes72% #186 VD Warmest municipalities10.7 °C #57 VD · #172 CH Sunniest municipalities43.8% #245 VD · #882 CH Rainiest municipalities844 mm #297 VD · #2023 CH Voter turnout57.3% #225 VD · #915 CH Against Switzerland15.7% #103 VD · #880 CH Aligned with Switzerland84.3% #47 VD · #622 CH SVP strongholds29.9% #86 VD · #1278 CH SP strongholds25.3% #66 VD · #164 CH Centre strongholds5.7% #90 VD · #1718 CH FDP strongholds13.2% #285 VD · #1015 CH GLP strongholds8.4% #109 VD · #523 CH Green strongholds12.1% #127 VD · #336 CH Largest by area9.4 km² #96 VD · #1014 CH Highest municipalities447 m #247 VD · #1558 CH Second homes6.9% #259 VD · #1841 CH Organic farming12.5% #130 VD · #1058 CH Best-connected municipalities44 min #81 VD · #326 CH Remotest municipalities44 min #224 VD · #1805 CH Highest peaks603 m #205 VD · #1532 CH Highest-lying municipalities494 m #208 VD · #1452 CH Greatest vertical range167 m #157 VD · #1505 CH Steepest municipalities4.7° #186 VD · #1638 CH Solar potential10 GWh #149 VD · #1554 CH Solar potential per capita9'555 kWh #181 VD · #1150 CH Cheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #197 VD · #1495 CH Most expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #146 VD · #654 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1372

Bavois

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Bavois1372

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bavois?: The postal code of Bavois is 1372.
What is the tax rate in Bavois?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bavois is 72% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Bavois?: A single person without children pays about 16'288 CHF income tax in Bavois on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 174 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bavois have?: Bavois has 1'055 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bavois?: Bavois has 189 foreign residents, a share of 17.91% (2025).

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