What is the postal code of Bourg-en-Lavaux?

Bourg-en-Lavaux has 6 postal codes: 1070, 1091, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098.

What is the tax rate in Bourg-en-Lavaux?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bourg-en-Lavaux is 62.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Bourg-en-Lavaux?

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

How many residents does Bourg-en-Lavaux have?

Bourg-en-Lavaux has 5'561 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bourg-en-Lavaux?

Bourg-en-Lavaux has 1'208 foreign residents, a share of 21.72% (2025).

Bourg-en-Lavaux (VD): Postal Codes 1070–1098, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'794 50.2%

Men

2'767 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'077 19.4%

Swiss citizens

4'353 78.3%

Foreign residents

1'208 21.7%

Population density

203 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'077 · 19.4%20–64 · 3'281 · 59.0%65+ · 1'203 · 21.6%

Foreign residents 21.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Bourg-en-Lavaux

BFS

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

44.6% YesNo 55.4%

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

28.5% YesNo 71.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

73.1% YesNo 27.0%

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

39.9% YesNo 60.1%

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

24.4% YesNo 75.6%

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

23.7% YesNo 76.4%

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

82.1% YesNo 17.9%

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

33.6% YesNo 66.5%

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

29.3% YesNo 70.7%

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

FDP30.2% · strongest party

FDP30.2%

SP21.7%

GRÜNE15.8%

SVP13.6%

GLP8.4%

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 51 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%)

Bourg-en-LavauxCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bourg-en-Lavaux	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 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'289 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

926 m

Mean elevation

462 m

Relief

554 m

Mean slope

4.6°

Flat share

70.1%

South-facing

17.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 554 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

39.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

53.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'800

40 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 H4

30.02 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

30.02 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.24 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

2'922

Built before 194647.4%

Built since 200112.4%

0.24 %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 31 min · Car 24 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 285/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentMax Graf

Websiteb-e-l.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities5'561 #31 VD · #377 CH Families & children19.4% #262 VD · #1352 CH Age structure21.6% #48 VD · #936 CH Women share50.2% #144 VD · #821 CH Foreign residents21.7% #134 VD · #734 CH Population density203/km² #117 VD · #1020 CH Tax burden15'656 #51 VD · #1139 CH Taxes62.5% #51 VD Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #179 VD · #848 CH Sunniest municipalities47.1% #55 VD · #430 CH Rainiest municipalities1'289 mm #59 VD · #510 CH Voter turnout65.4% #43 VD · #140 CH Against Switzerland21% #20 VD · #494 CH Aligned with Switzerland79% #121 VD · #985 CH SVP strongholds13.6% #292 VD · #2026 CH SP strongholds21.7% #129 VD · #343 CH Centre strongholds4.2% #187 VD · #1883 CH FDP strongholds30.2% #39 VD · #83 CH GLP strongholds8.4% #106 VD · #522 CH Green strongholds15.8% #30 VD · #105 CH Largest by area27.4 km² #23 VD · #335 CH Highest municipalities387 m #292 VD · #1950 CH Remotest municipalities31 min #285 VD · #2021 CH Best-connected municipalities31 min #19 VD · #95 CH Highest peaks926 m #71 VD · #794 CH Highest-lying municipalities462 m #236 VD · #1652 CH Greatest vertical range554 m #66 VD · #651 CH Steepest municipalities4.6° #192 VD · #1652 CH Solar potential40 GWh #42 VD · #467 CH Cheapest electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #162 VD · #1551 CH Most expensive electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #109 VD · #526 CH

Postal codes (6)

swisstopo

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bourg-en-Lavaux?: Bourg-en-Lavaux has 6 postal codes: 1070, 1091, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098.
What is the tax rate in Bourg-en-Lavaux?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bourg-en-Lavaux is 62.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Bourg-en-Lavaux?: A single person without children pays about 15'656 CHF income tax in Bourg-en-Lavaux on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 50 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bourg-en-Lavaux have?: Bourg-en-Lavaux has 5'561 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bourg-en-Lavaux?: Bourg-en-Lavaux has 1'208 foreign residents, a share of 21.72% (2025).

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