What is the postal code of Begnins?

The postal code of Begnins is 1268.

What is the tax rate in Begnins?

The municipal tax multiplier of Begnins is 62.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Begnins?

A single person without children pays about 15'656 CHF income tax in Begnins on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 50 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Begnins have?

Begnins has 2'049 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Begnins?

Begnins has 588 foreign residents, a share of 28.7% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Begnins

1268

VD CANTON1268

Residents

2'049

Area

4.8 km²

Population density

428 pop./km²

Elevation

624 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

62.5%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'064 51.9%

Men

985 48.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

415 20.3%

Swiss citizens

1'461 71.3%

Foreign residents

588 28.7%

Population density

428 pop./km²

0–19 · 415 · 20.3%20–64 · 1'193 · 58.2%65+ · 441 · 21.5%

Foreign residents 28.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Begnins

BFS

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

54.5% YesNo 45.6%

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

33.7% YesNo 66.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

68.4% YesNo 31.6%

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

33.5% YesNo 66.5%

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

34.0% YesNo 66.0%

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

28.5% YesNo 71.5%

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

78.2% YesNo 21.8%

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

46.6% YesNo 53.4%

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

19.9% YesNo 80.2%

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

11.7% YesNo 88.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP25.1% · strongest party

FDP25.1%

SP22.9%

SVP21.7%

GRÜNE13.4%

GLP10.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier62.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

62.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 54 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'656 CHF(15.7%)

Rank 50 of 300 in the canton · 1138 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:15'656 CHF(~15.7%)

BegninsCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Begnins	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.4%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	10.8%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	12.9%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	13.8%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.6%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.7%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.6%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.5%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.3%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.2%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	19.9%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.9%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.5%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.4%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	27.6%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	28.6%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'147 mm

9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

720 m

Mean elevation

596 m

Relief

272 m

Mean slope

8°

Flat share

38.4%

South-facing

40.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 272 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

13.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

18.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'000

14 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 range H4

30.42–30.44 Rp./kWh

30.43 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operators Romande Energie SA · Société Electrique Intercommunale de la Côte SA

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

1.21 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

988

Built before 194623.4%

Built since 200139.8%

1.21 %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 57 min · Car 38 min

AgglomerationPT 57 min · Car 38 min

Remoteness 133/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentAntoine Nicolas

Websitebegnins.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'049 #82 VD · #960 CH Families & children20.3% #240 VD · #1053 CH Age structure21.5% #49 VD · #959 CH Women share51.9% #44 VD · #160 CH Foreign residents28.7% #67 VD · #364 CH Population density428/km² #55 VD · #578 CH Tax burden15'656 #50 VD · #1138 CH Taxes62.5% #54 VD Warmest municipalities9.8 °C #166 VD · #747 CH Sunniest municipalities46.9% #70 VD · #461 CH Rainiest municipalities1'147 mm #95 VD · #844 CH Voter turnout56.9% #199 VD · #814 CH Against Switzerland20% #35 VD · #559 CH Aligned with Switzerland80% #108 VD · #915 CH SVP strongholds21.7% #189 VD · #1706 CH SP strongholds22.9% #111 VD · #273 CH Centre strongholds3.7% #234 VD · #1941 CH FDP strongholds25.1% #112 VD · #225 CH GLP strongholds10.5% #51 VD · #268 CH Green strongholds13.4% #81 VD · #224 CH Largest by area4.8 km² #179 VD · #1582 CH Highest municipalities624 m #114 VD · #758 CH Remotest municipalities57 min #133 VD · #1443 CH Best-connected municipalities57 min #172 VD · #695 CH Highest peaks720 m #134 VD · #1155 CH Highest-lying municipalities596 m #144 VD · #1024 CH Greatest vertical range272 m #98 VD · #1075 CH Steepest municipalities8° #93 VD · #1120 CH Solar potential14 GWh #113 VD · #1313 CH Cheapest electricity30.43 Rp./kWh #262 VD · #1745 CH Most expensive electricity30.43 Rp./kWh #39 VD · #362 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1268

Begnins

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Begnins?: The postal code of Begnins is 1268.
What is the tax rate in Begnins?: The municipal tax multiplier of Begnins is 62.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Begnins?: A single person without children pays about 15'656 CHF income tax in Begnins on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 50 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Begnins have?: Begnins has 2'049 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Begnins?: Begnins has 588 foreign residents, a share of 28.7% (2025).

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