What is the postal code of Bettens?

Bettens has 2 postal codes: 1042, 1306.

What is the tax rate in Bettens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bettens is 70% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Bettens?

A single person without children pays about 16'155 CHF income tax in Bettens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bettens have?

Bettens has 651 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bettens?

Bettens has 128 foreign residents, a share of 19.66% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Gros-de-Vaud

Bettens

1042–1306

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

316 48.5%

Men

335 51.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

143 22.0%

Swiss citizens

523 80.3%

Foreign residents

128 19.7%

Population density

174 pop./km²

0–19 · 143 · 22.0%20–64 · 440 · 67.6%65+ · 68 · 10.4%

Foreign residents 19.7%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +5 (+0.8%) · 8 births · 0 deaths · net migration −9

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 Bettens

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 Gros-de-Vaud: 19.4% Yes

15.6% YesNo 84.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 28.8% Yes

32.5% YesNo 67.5%

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 Gros-de-Vaud: 58.2% Yes

62.2% YesNo 37.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 52.8% Yes

58.9% YesNo 41.1%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 43.9% Yes

56.8% YesNo 43.2%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 37.7% Yes

32.4% YesNo 67.6%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 51.0% Yes

54.5% YesNo 45.5%

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 Gros-de-Vaud: 40.8% Yes

34.7% YesNo 65.3%

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 Gros-de-Vaud: 43.4% Yes

38.5% YesNo 61.5%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 65.1% Yes

63.6% YesNo 36.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP29.4% · strongest party

SVP29.4%

FDP26.4%

SP18.0%

GRÜNE9.6%

GLP6.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier70%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

70%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 153 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'155 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 139 of 300 in the canton · 1347 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:16'155 CHF(~16.2%)

BettensCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bettens	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.1%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.2%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.3%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.3%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.1%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.2%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.9%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.5%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.2%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.7%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.4%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020960 mm

10.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

618 m

Mean elevation

581 m

Relief

111 m

Mean slope

3.6°

Flat share

79.3%

South-facing

4.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 111 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

6.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'500

Per inhabitant

10'261 kWh/yr

7 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

28.09 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.01 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.18 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.12 Rp./kWh

28.09 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 Bettens →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

5.1 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

291

Built before 194631.3%

Built since 200149.5%

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

109

Workplaces

Services share

55 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 17 (15.6%) · Secondary 32 (29.4%) · Tertiary 60 (55.0%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

14.3 %

Farmland

337 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 45 min · Car 24 min

AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 209/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5471

Head of governmentJean-Daniel Reymond

Websitecommune-bettens.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Gros-de-Vaud

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Bettens ranks

Largest municipalities651 #178 VD · #1683 CH Growing municipalities0.8% #133 VD · #929 CH Shrinking municipalities0.8% #167 VD · #1182 CH Jobs per resident0.17 #239 VD · #1914 CH Families & children22% #188 VD · #550 CH Age structure10.4% #295 VD · #2103 CH Women share48.5% #250 VD · #1724 CH Foreign residents19.7% #157 VD · #895 CH Population density174/km² #131 VD · #1113 CH Tax burden16'155 #141 VD · #1349 CH Taxes70% #153 VD Warmest municipalities10.3 °C #97 VD · #285 CH Sunniest municipalities44.3% #196 VD · #778 CH Rainiest municipalities960 mm #245 VD · #1791 CH Voter turnout57.4% #224 VD · #908 CH SVP strongholds29.4% #90 VD · #1307 CH SP strongholds18% #200 VD · #626 CH Centre strongholds6.6% #52 VD · #1621 CH FDP strongholds26.4% #87 VD · #179 CH GLP strongholds6.9% #157 VD · #780 CH Green strongholds9.6% #207 VD · #631 CH Largest by area3.7 km² #216 VD · #1770 CH Highest municipalities584 m #140 VD · #878 CH Second homes5.1% #289 VD · #2046 CH Organic farming14.3% #110 VD · #945 CH Best-connected municipalities45 min #83 VD · #349 CH Remotest municipalities45 min #209 VD · #1772 CH Highest peaks618 m #187 VD · #1464 CH Highest-lying municipalities581 m #156 VD · #1087 CH Greatest vertical range111 m #215 VD · #1780 CH Steepest municipalities3.6° #225 VD · #1822 CH Solar potential7 GWh #202 VD · #1782 CH Solar potential per capita10'261 kWh #164 VD · #1025 CH Cheapest electricity28.09 Rp./kWh #113 VD · #1360 CH Most expensive electricity28.09 Rp./kWh #188 VD · #747 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Bettens1042 Daillens1306

Nearby municipalities

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Oulens-sous-Echallens

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bettens?: Bettens has 2 postal codes: 1042, 1306.
What is the tax rate in Bettens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bettens is 70% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Bettens?: A single person without children pays about 16'155 CHF income tax in Bettens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bettens have?: Bettens has 651 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bettens?: Bettens has 128 foreign residents, a share of 19.66% (2025).

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