Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
4'531 50.7%
Men
4'402 49.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
2'069 23.2%
Swiss citizens
5'734 64.2%
Foreign residents
3'199 35.8%
Population density
93 pop./km²
0–19 · 2'069 · 23.2%20–64 · 5'231 · 58.6%65+ · 1'633 · 18.3%
Foreign residents 35.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +92 (+1%) · 90 births · 68 deaths · net migration +63
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 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 24.7% Yes
28.3% YesNo 71.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 32.3% Yes
32.9% YesNo 67.1%
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 d'Aigle: 57.8% Yes
49.9% YesNo 50.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 51.3% Yes
47.0% YesNo 53.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 43.3% Yes
42.7% YesNo 57.3%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 39.3% Yes
42.6% YesNo 57.4%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 47.7% Yes
44.7% YesNo 55.3%
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 d'Aigle: 41.8% Yes
45.5% YesNo 54.5%
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 d'Aigle: 45.6% Yes
50.0% YesNo 50.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 65.3% Yes
66.1% YesNo 33.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SP29.9% · strongest party
SP29.9%
SVP24.3%
FDP15.7%
GRÜNE12.8%
GLP7.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier71%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
71%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 168 of 300 in canton VaudTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'222 CHF(16.2%)
Rank 161 of 300 in the canton · 1398 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
100'000 CHF:16'222 CHF(~16.2%)
BexCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Bex | 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 | 11.2% | 10–11.8% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.4% | 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 | 17.2% | 15.4–18% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.1% | 16.3–19% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19% | 17.1–19.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.8% | 17.9–20.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.6% | 18.6–21.6% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.6% | 20.5–23.6% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.3% | 22.1–25.4% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.8% | 23.5–26.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.2% | 24.8–28.4% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.5% | 26–29.6% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.5% | 27–30.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.3 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)5.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'402 mm
8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
3'167 m
Mean elevation
1'500 m
Relief
2'778 m
Mean slope
26.8°
Flat share
10.8%
South-facing
17.4%
Above 2000 m
27.2%
Relief 2'778 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
77 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
100.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
17'100
Per inhabitant
8'623 kWh/yr
77 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 · 2027Tariff H4
29.4 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.96 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.42 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.62 Rp./kWh
29.4 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Forces Motrices de l'Avançon 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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300663 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 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 · AREVacancy rate
0.77 %
Second homes
12.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.4
Dwellings
4'665
Built before 194639.3%
Built since 200124.4%
0.77 %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 · 2024Jobs
2'843
Workplaces
592
Services share
59.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 179 (6.3%) · Secondary 979 (34.4%) · Tertiary 1'685 (59.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
64
Organic share
12.5 %
Farmland
951 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities8'933 #22 VD · #220 CHGrowing municipalities1% #107 VD · #772 CHShrinking municipalities1% #193 VD · #1343 CHJobs per resident0.32 #125 VD · #1195 CHFamilies & children23.2% #116 VD · #284 CHAge structure18.3% #135 VD · #1593 CHWomen share50.7% #106 VD · #547 CHForeign residents35.8% #31 VD · #143 CHPopulation density93/km² #194 VD · #1517 CHTax burden16'222 #162 VD · #1399 CHTaxes71% #168 VDWarmest municipalities8.3 °C #262 VD · #1648 CHSunniest municipalities50.3% #8 VD · #228 CHRainiest municipalities1'402 mm #31 VD · #349 CHVoter turnout51.3% #277 VD · #1667 CHAgainst Switzerland17.6% #55 VD · #714 CHAligned with Switzerland82.4% #74 VD · #763 CHSVP strongholds24.3% #151 VD · #1590 CHSP strongholds29.9% #20 VD · #50 CHCentre strongholds3.5% #242 VD · #1957 CHFDP strongholds15.7% #259 VD · #767 CHGLP strongholds7.1% #150 VD · #737 CHGreen strongholds12.8% #96 VD · #267 CHLargest by area96.6 km² #3 VD · #72 CHHighest municipalities1'075 m #18 VD · #216 CHSecond homes12.9% #95 VD · #800 CHOrganic farming12.5% #123 VD · #1051 CHBest-connected municipalities85 min #277 VD · #1460 CHRemotest municipalities85 min #22 VD · #657 CHHighest peaks3'167 m #2 VD · #107 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'500 m #4 VD · #198 CHGreatest vertical range2'778 m #1 VD · #35 CHSteepest municipalities26.8° #4 VD · #199 CHSolar potential77 GWh #12 VD · #158 CHSolar potential per capita8'623 kWh #210 VD · #1333 CHCheapest electricity29.4 Rp./kWh #265 VD · #1679 CHMost expensive electricity29.4 Rp./kWh #35 VD · #427 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 6Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Bex?
- Bex has 2 postal codes: 1880, 1882.
- What is the tax rate in Bex?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Bex is 71% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
- How much tax do you pay in Bex?
- A single person without children pays about 16'222 CHF income tax in Bex on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 161 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Bex have?
- Bex has 8'933 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Bex?
- Bex has 3'199 foreign residents, a share of 35.81% (2025).
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