What is the postal code of Borex?

The postal code of Borex is 1277.

What is the tax rate in Borex?

The municipal tax multiplier of Borex is 57% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Borex?

A single person without children pays about 15'290 CHF income tax in Borex on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 12 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Borex have?

Borex has 1'169 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Borex?

Borex has 301 foreign residents, a share of 25.75% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District de Nyon

Borex

1277

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

584 50.0%

Men

585 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

273 23.4%

Swiss citizens

868 74.3%

Foreign residents

301 25.8%

Population density

587 pop./km²

0–19 · 273 · 23.4%20–64 · 697 · 59.6%65+ · 199 · 17.0%

Foreign residents 25.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +23 (+2%) · 6 births · 7 deaths · net migration +28

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 Borex

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 de Nyon: 23.1% Yes

18.5% YesNo 81.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 27.6% Yes

23.8% YesNo 76.2%

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

63.3% YesNo 36.7%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 50.7% Yes

53.2% YesNo 46.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 34.4% Yes

34.0% YesNo 66.0%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 37.7% Yes

42.1% YesNo 57.9%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 51.5% Yes

53.0% YesNo 47.0%

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

44.2% YesNo 55.8%

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

44.3% YesNo 55.7%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 67.8% Yes

70.1% YesNo 29.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP25.8% · strongest party

FDP25.8%

SP22.9%

SVP19.1%

GLP11.7%

Mitte8.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier57%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

57%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 16 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'290 CHF(15.3%)

Rank 12 of 300 in the canton · 1050 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:15'290 CHF(~15.3%)

BorexCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Borex	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	3.9%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.2%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	10.6%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	12.6%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	13.5%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.2%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.3%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.2%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.1%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	17.9%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	18.8%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	19.5%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.4%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.1%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	24.5%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	25.9%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	27.1%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	28.1%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'103 mm

10.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

509 m

Mean elevation

478 m

Relief

67 m

Mean slope

2.5°

Flat share

93.9%

South-facing

3.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 67 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

9.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

12.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'100

Per inhabitant

8'272 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 1

Standard model, deductible 300698 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Borex →Canton Vaud →Premiums explained →

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

3.81 %

Second homes

8 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

499

Built before 194612.0%

Built since 200136.9%

3.81 %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

129

Workplaces

Services share

76.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 18 (14.0%) · Secondary 12 (9.3%) · Tertiary 99 (76.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

20 %

Farmland

105 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 46 min · Car 35 min

AgglomerationPT 46 min · Car 35 min

Remoteness 205/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5706

Head of governmentJean-Luc Vuagniaux

Websiteborex.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de Nyon

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Borex ranks

Largest municipalities1'169 #124 VD · #1344 CH Growing municipalities2% #58 VD · #347 CH Shrinking municipalities2% #243 VD · #1766 CH Jobs per resident0.11 #290 VD · #2080 CH Families & children23.4% #108 VD · #251 CH Age structure17% #173 VD · #1780 CH Women share50% #164 VD · #965 CH Foreign residents25.8% #93 VD · #516 CH Population density587/km² #39 VD · #440 CH Tax burden15'290 #12 VD · #1051 CH Taxes57% #16 VD Warmest municipalities10.4 °C #88 VD · #256 CH Sunniest municipalities46% #120 VD · #566 CH Rainiest municipalities1'103 mm #119 VD · #1092 CH Voter turnout61.7% #148 VD · #451 CH Against Switzerland14.7% #120 VD · #952 CH Aligned with Switzerland85.3% #26 VD · #550 CH SVP strongholds19.1% #228 VD · #1829 CH SP strongholds22.9% #112 VD · #276 CH Centre strongholds8.3% #21 VD · #1412 CH FDP strongholds25.8% #95 VD · #201 CH GLP strongholds11.7% #30 VD · #170 CH Green strongholds7.5% #246 VD · #989 CH Largest by area2 km² #282 VD · #2015 CH Highest municipalities470 m #222 VD · #1386 CH Second homes8% #228 VD · #1632 CH Organic farming20% #80 VD · #658 CH Best-connected municipalities46 min #96 VD · #373 CH Remotest municipalities46 min #205 VD · #1747 CH Highest peaks509 m #249 VD · #1845 CH Highest-lying municipalities478 m #221 VD · #1545 CH Greatest vertical range67 m #273 VD · #1982 CH Steepest municipalities2.5° #258 VD · #1955 CH Solar potential10 GWh #154 VD · #1579 CH Solar potential per capita8'272 kWh #220 VD · #1406 CH Cheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #182 VD · #1480 CH Most expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #131 VD · #639 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1277

Borex

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Borex1277

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Borex?: The postal code of Borex is 1277.
What is the tax rate in Borex?: The municipal tax multiplier of Borex is 57% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Borex?: A single person without children pays about 15'290 CHF income tax in Borex on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 12 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Borex have?: Borex has 1'169 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Borex?: Borex has 301 foreign residents, a share of 25.75% (2025).

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