What is the postal code of Boussens?

The postal code of Boussens is 1034.

What is the tax rate in Boussens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Boussens is 64% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Boussens?

A single person without children pays about 15'756 CHF income tax in Boussens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 59 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Boussens have?

Boussens has 1'016 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Boussens?

Boussens has 163 foreign residents, a share of 16.04% (2025).

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

Boussens

1034

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

531 52.3%

Men

485 47.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

259 25.5%

Swiss citizens

853 84.0%

Foreign residents

163 16.0%

Population density

322 pop./km²

0–19 · 259 · 25.5%20–64 · 614 · 60.4%65+ · 143 · 14.1%

Foreign residents 16.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +10 (+1%) · 6 births · 6 deaths · net migration +11

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 Boussens

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

22.1% YesNo 77.9%

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

24.9% YesNo 75.1%

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 du Gros-de-Vaud: 58.2% Yes

62.3% YesNo 37.7%

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

51.4% YesNo 48.6%

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

46.0% YesNo 54.0%

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

42.8% YesNo 57.2%

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

46.1% YesNo 54.0%

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 du Gros-de-Vaud: 40.8% Yes

44.0% YesNo 56.1%

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

48.6% YesNo 51.4%

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

64.6% YesNo 35.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP29.9% · strongest party

SVP29.9%

SP24.1%

FDP17.5%

GRÜNE13.9%

GLP5.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier64%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

64%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 66 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'756 CHF(15.8%)

Rank 59 of 300 in the canton · 1163 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:15'756 CHF(~15.8%)

BoussensCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Boussens	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.4%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	10.9%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	13.9%	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	16.7%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.6%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.4%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.3%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.1%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.7%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.6%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	27.8%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	28.8%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020984 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

612 m

Mean elevation

594 m

Relief

27 m

Mean slope

1.7°

Flat share

97.4%

South-facing

0.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 27 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

9.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

11.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'000

Per inhabitant

9'006 kWh/yr

9 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

27.89 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.01 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.18 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

27.89 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 Boussens →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

0.74 %

Second homes

4.7 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

406

Built before 194623.9%

Built since 200128.1%

0.74 %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

157

Workplaces

Services share

78.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 11 (7.0%) · Secondary 23 (14.6%) · Tertiary 123 (78.3%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

16.7 %

Farmland

191 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 43 min · Car 23 min

AgglomerationPT 43 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 225/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5473

Head of governmentStéphanie Borgeaud

Websiteboussens.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Gros-de-Vaud

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Boussens ranks

Largest municipalities1'016 #140 VD · #1450 CH Growing municipalities1% #113 VD · #805 CH Shrinking municipalities1% #187 VD · #1310 CH Jobs per resident0.15 #262 VD · #1992 CH Families & children25.5% #36 VD · #59 CH Age structure14.1% #268 VD · #2044 CH Women share52.3% #28 VD · #98 CH Foreign residents16% #211 VD · #1191 CH Population density322/km² #72 VD · #737 CH Tax burden15'756 #60 VD · #1164 CH Taxes64% #66 VD Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #105 VD · #359 CH Sunniest municipalities44.6% #177 VD · #731 CH Rainiest municipalities984 mm #215 VD · #1696 CH Voter turnout64.1% #98 VD · #257 CH Against Switzerland12.7% #135 VD · #1084 CH Aligned with Switzerland87.3% #5 VD · #414 CH SVP strongholds29.9% #85 VD · #1277 CH SP strongholds24.1% #86 VD · #210 CH Centre strongholds4.3% #176 VD · #1871 CH FDP strongholds17.5% #243 VD · #619 CH GLP strongholds5.9% #197 VD · #999 CH Green strongholds13.9% #63 VD · #194 CH Largest by area3.2 km² #232 VD · #1841 CH Highest municipalities594 m #133 VD · #843 CH Second homes4.7% #295 VD · #2081 CH Organic farming16.7% #93 VD · #803 CH Best-connected municipalities43 min #72 VD · #300 CH Remotest municipalities43 min #225 VD · #1820 CH Highest peaks612 m #195 VD · #1489 CH Highest-lying municipalities594 m #146 VD · #1031 CH Greatest vertical range27 m #296 VD · #2081 CH Steepest municipalities1.7° #269 VD · #2029 CH Solar potential9 GWh #160 VD · #1609 CH Solar potential per capita9'006 kWh #198 VD · #1258 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #25 VD · #1238 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #196 VD · #789 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1034

Boussens

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Boussens1034

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Boussens?: The postal code of Boussens is 1034.
What is the tax rate in Boussens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Boussens is 64% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Boussens?: A single person without children pays about 15'756 CHF income tax in Boussens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 59 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Boussens have?: Boussens has 1'016 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Boussens?: Boussens has 163 foreign residents, a share of 16.04% (2025).

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