What is the postal code of Bournens?

The postal code of Bournens is 1035.

What is the tax rate in Bournens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Bournens is 65% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Bournens?

A single person without children pays about 15'822 CHF income tax in Bournens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 70 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Bournens have?

Bournens has 612 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Bournens?

Bournens has 136 foreign residents, a share of 22.22% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Bournens

1035

VD CANTON1035

Residents

612

Area

3.9 km²

Population density

157 pop./km²

Elevation

562 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

65%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

297 48.5%

Men

315 51.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

147 24.0%

Swiss citizens

476 77.8%

Foreign residents

136 22.2%

Population density

157 pop./km²

0–19 · 147 · 24.0%20–64 · 390 · 63.7%65+ · 75 · 12.3%

Foreign residents 22.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Bournens

BFS

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

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

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

48.4% YesNo 51.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

67.1% YesNo 32.9%

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

21.5% YesNo 78.5%

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

42.7% YesNo 57.3%

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

37.1% YesNo 62.9%

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

75.6% YesNo 24.4%

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

42.1% YesNo 57.9%

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

13.8% YesNo 86.2%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

9.9% YesNo 90.1%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.9% · strongest party

SVP34.9%

FDP26.0%

SP15.2%

GLP9.3%

GRÜNE6.9%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier65%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

65%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 77 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'822 CHF(15.8%)

Rank 70 of 300 in the canton · 1180 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:15'822 CHF(~15.8%)

BournensCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Bournens	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.5%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	10.9%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.7%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.8%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.8%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.7%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.5%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.4%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.1%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.1%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.8%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.3%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.7%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	27.9%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	28.9%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020954 mm

10.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

617 m

Mean elevation

560 m

Relief

131 m

Mean slope

4°

Flat share

73.7%

South-facing

0.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 131 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

5.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

6.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'200

5 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

29.32 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

29.32 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

0.78 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

258

Built before 194635.3%

Built since 200141.9%

0.78 %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 44 min · Car 19 min

AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 19 min

Remoteness 220/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentChristine Piot

Websitebournens.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities612 #184 VD · #1712 CH Families & children24% #79 VD · #170 CH Age structure12.3% #292 VD · #2094 CH Women share48.5% #251 VD · #1725 CH Foreign residents22.2% #130 VD · #698 CH Population density157/km² #138 VD · #1189 CH Tax burden15'822 #73 VD · #1183 CH Taxes65% #77 VD Warmest municipalities10.7 °C #47 VD · #162 CH Sunniest municipalities44.7% #172 VD · #716 CH Rainiest municipalities954 mm #251 VD · #1806 CH Voter turnout56.8% #200 VD · #830 CH SVP strongholds34.9% #43 VD · #977 CH SP strongholds15.2% #252 VD · #923 CH Centre strongholds1.8% #293 VD · #2058 CH FDP strongholds26% #92 VD · #195 CH GLP strongholds9.3% #80 VD · #400 CH Green strongholds6.9% #261 VD · #1124 CH Largest by area3.9 km² #203 VD · #1730 CH Highest municipalities562 m #154 VD · #961 CH Remotest municipalities44 min #220 VD · #1801 CH Best-connected municipalities44 min #77 VD · #322 CH Highest peaks617 m #189 VD · #1470 CH Highest-lying municipalities560 m #173 VD · #1173 CH Greatest vertical range131 m #196 VD · #1685 CH Steepest municipalities4° #208 VD · #1749 CH Solar potential5 GWh #234 VD · #1885 CH Cheapest electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #26 VD · #1308 CH Most expensive electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #193 VD · #717 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1035

Bournens

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Bournens1035

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Bournens?: The postal code of Bournens is 1035.
What is the tax rate in Bournens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Bournens is 65% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Bournens?: A single person without children pays about 15'822 CHF income tax in Bournens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 70 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bournens have?: Bournens has 612 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bournens?: Bournens has 136 foreign residents, a share of 22.22% (2025).

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