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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
401 48.3%
Men
430 51.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
189 22.7%
Swiss citizens
620 74.6%
Foreign residents
211 25.4%
Population density
247 pop./km²
0–19 · 189 · 22.7%20–64 · 502 · 60.4%65+ · 140 · 16.8%
Foreign residents 25.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +17 (+2.1%) · 1 births · 2 deaths · net migration +23
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 27.6% Yes
25.3% YesNo 74.7%
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
50.2% YesNo 49.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 50.7% Yes
45.4% YesNo 54.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 34.4% Yes
33.1% YesNo 66.9%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 37.7% Yes
35.6% YesNo 64.4%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 51.5% Yes
59.3% YesNo 40.7%
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
39.3% YesNo 60.7%
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
39.1% YesNo 60.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 67.8% Yes
56.3% YesNo 43.7%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP25.5% · strongest party
SVP25.5%
SP22.6%
FDP22.0%
GRÜNE10.1%
GLP9.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier71%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
71%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 166 of 300 in canton Vaud
Tax 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
Income tax as % of gross income
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:16'222 CHF(~16.2%)
BursinsCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeBursinsVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004.1%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.7%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00011.2%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00013.4%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00014.3%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00015.1%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00016.2%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00017.2%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00018.1%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00019%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00019.8%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00020.6%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00022.6%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00024.3%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00025.8%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00027.2%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00028.5%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00029.5%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'113 mm
9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
832 m
Mean elevation
545 m
Relief
423 m
Mean slope
9.2°
Flat share
47.7%
South-facing
31.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 423 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
8.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
11.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'000
Per inhabitant
10'638 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
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
Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300698 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 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
0.78 %
Second homes
10.6 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
385
Built before 194637.1%
Built since 200131.7%
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 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
512
Workplaces
66
Services share
73.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 45 (8.8%) · Secondary 90 (17.6%) · Tertiary 377 (73.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
9
Organic share
44.4 %
Farmland
202 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 50 min · Car 35 min
AgglomerationPT 50 min · Car 35 min
Remoteness 178/300 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5853
Head of governmentPhilippe Parmelin
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities831 #159 VD · #1564 CHGrowing municipalities2.1% #56 VD · #326 CHShrinking municipalities2.1% #245 VD · #1787 CHJobs per resident0.62 #43 VD · #326 CHFamilies & children22.7% #143 VD · #385 CHAge structure16.8% #189 VD · #1812 CHWomen share48.3% #264 VD · #1791 CHForeign residents25.4% #94 VD · #532 CHPopulation density247/km² #97 VD · #896 CHTax burden16'222 #163 VD · #1400 CHTaxes71% #166 VDWarmest municipalities9.6 °C #194 VD · #922 CHSunniest municipalities47.1% #61 VD · #436 CHRainiest municipalities1'113 mm #113 VD · #1037 CHVoter turnout60.4% #171 VD · #556 CHSVP strongholds25.5% #134 VD · #1539 CHSP strongholds22.6% #117 VD · #294 CHCentre strongholds4.1% #199 VD · #1903 CHFDP strongholds22% #168 VD · #348 CHGLP strongholds9.3% #81 VD · #400 CHGreen strongholds10.1% #195 VD · #570 CHLargest by area3.4 km² #228 VD · #1816 CHHighest municipalities473 m #217 VD · #1368 CHSecond homes10.6% #147 VD · #1117 CHOrganic farming44.4% #13 VD · #169 CHBest-connected municipalities50 min #128 VD · #485 CHRemotest municipalities50 min #178 VD · #1653 CHHighest peaks832 m #97 VD · #937 CHHighest-lying municipalities545 m #181 VD · #1234 CHGreatest vertical range423 m #75 VD · #787 CHSteepest municipalities9.2° #71 VD · #1003 CHSolar potential9 GWh #165 VD · #1631 CHSolar potential per capita10'638 kWh #154 VD · #965 CHCheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #216 VD · #1514 CHMost expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #165 VD · #673 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Bursins?
Bursins has 2 postal codes: 1183, 1268.
What is the tax rate in Bursins?
The municipal tax multiplier of Bursins is 71% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Bursins?
A single person without children pays about 16'222 CHF income tax in Bursins on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 161 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Bursins have?
Bursins has 831 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Bursins?
Bursins has 211 foreign residents, a share of 25.39% (2025).

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