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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%
Population change 2025: +14 (+0.7%) · 12 births · 16 deaths · net migration +17
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
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 27.6% Yes
29.0% YesNo 71.0%
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 de Nyon: 61.6% Yes
62.9% YesNo 37.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 50.7% Yes
54.5% YesNo 45.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 34.4% Yes
33.7% YesNo 66.3%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 37.7% Yes
38.5% YesNo 61.5%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 51.5% Yes
55.1% YesNo 44.9%
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 de Nyon: 39.9% Yes
39.3% YesNo 60.8%
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 de Nyon: 42.9% Yes
42.7% YesNo 57.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 67.8% Yes
68.4% YesNo 31.6%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

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 25.09.2026
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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:15'656 CHF(~15.7%)
BegninsCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeBegninsVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.4%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00010.8%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00012.9%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00013.8%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00014.6%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00015.7%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00016.6%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00017.5%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00018.3%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00019.2%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00019.9%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00021.9%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00023.5%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00025%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00026.4%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00027.6%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00028.6%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °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
Roof potential
13.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
18.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'000
Per inhabitant
6'667 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027
Tariff range H4
28.99–32.53 Rp./kWh
30.76 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300698 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 1 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
1.21 %
Second homes
8.6 %
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 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
414
Workplaces
142
Services share
76.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 68 (16.4%) · Secondary 28 (6.8%) · Tertiary 318 (76.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
16
Organic share
12.5 %
Farmland
209 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5704
Head of governmentAntoine Nicolas
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'049 #82 VD · #960 CHGrowing municipalities0.7% #144 VD · #974 CHShrinking municipalities0.7% #157 VD · #1137 CHJobs per resident0.2 #215 VD · #1792 CHFamilies & children20.3% #240 VD · #1053 CHAge structure21.5% #49 VD · #959 CHWomen share51.9% #44 VD · #160 CHForeign residents28.7% #67 VD · #364 CHPopulation density428/km² #55 VD · #578 CHTax burden15'656 #50 VD · #1138 CHTaxes62.5% #54 VDWarmest municipalities9.8 °C #166 VD · #747 CHSunniest municipalities46.9% #70 VD · #461 CHRainiest municipalities1'147 mm #95 VD · #844 CHVoter turnout58.9% #196 VD · #719 CHAgainst Switzerland19.6% #35 VD · #561 CHAligned with Switzerland80.4% #108 VD · #914 CHSVP strongholds21.7% #189 VD · #1709 CHSP strongholds22.9% #111 VD · #275 CHCentre strongholds3.7% #234 VD · #1945 CHFDP strongholds25.1% #112 VD · #227 CHGLP strongholds10.5% #51 VD · #268 CHGreen strongholds13.4% #81 VD · #225 CHLargest by area4.8 km² #179 VD · #1582 CHHighest municipalities624 m #114 VD · #758 CHSecond homes8.6% #211 VD · #1497 CHOrganic farming12.5% #128 VD · #1056 CHBest-connected municipalities57 min #172 VD · #696 CHRemotest municipalities57 min #133 VD · #1441 CHHighest peaks720 m #134 VD · #1155 CHHighest-lying municipalities596 m #144 VD · #1024 CHGreatest vertical range272 m #98 VD · #1075 CHSteepest municipalities8° #93 VD · #1120 CHSolar potential14 GWh #113 VD · #1313 CHSolar potential per capita6'667 kWh #263 VD · #1732 CHCheapest electricity30.76 Rp./kWh #279 VD · #1860 CHMost expensive electricity30.76 Rp./kWh #22 VD · #247 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
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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