What is the postal code of Chardonne?

Chardonne has 2 postal codes: 1801, 1803.

What is the tax rate in Chardonne?

The municipal tax multiplier of Chardonne is 68% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Chardonne?

A single person without children pays about 16'022 CHF income tax in Chardonne on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 108 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Chardonne have?

Chardonne has 3'383 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Chardonne?

Chardonne has 834 foreign residents, a share of 24.65% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut

Chardonne

1801–1803

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'758 52.0%

Men

1'625 48.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

600 17.7%

Swiss citizens

2'549 75.4%

Foreign residents

834 24.7%

Population density

220 pop./km²

0–19 · 600 · 17.7%20–64 · 2'027 · 59.9%65+ · 756 · 22.3%

Foreign residents 24.7%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +46 (+1.4%) · 28 births · 47 deaths · net migration +65

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 Chardonne

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 la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 27.4% Yes

25.8% YesNo 74.2%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 25.6% Yes

25.7% YesNo 74.3%

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 la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 51.8% Yes

58.7% YesNo 41.3%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 45.1% Yes

46.7% YesNo 53.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 34.2% Yes

35.3% YesNo 64.7%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 43.3% Yes

36.5% YesNo 63.6%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 45.7% Yes

49.6% YesNo 50.4%

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 la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 46.1% 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 la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 49.0% Yes

42.7% YesNo 57.4%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 69.4% Yes

68.9% YesNo 31.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP28.7% · strongest party

FDP28.7%

SP22.3%

SVP16.1%

GRÜNE12.7%

GLP9.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier68%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

68%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 108 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'022 CHF(16%)

Rank 108 of 300 in the canton · 1285 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:16'022 CHF(~16%)

ChardonneCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Chardonne	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.1%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.1%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.2%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.2%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.9%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.9%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.7%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.6%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.4%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.3%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.6%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.9%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.2%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.2%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'355 mm

8.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'076 m

Mean elevation

655 m

Relief

704 m

Mean slope

10.1°

Flat share

39.3%

South-facing

30.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 704 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

25.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

35.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'600

Per inhabitant

7'502 kWh/yr

25 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

29.09 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.01 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.18 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.12 Rp./kWh

29.09 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 Chardonne →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

1.9 %

Second homes

14.2 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

1'841

Built before 194626.2%

Built since 200125.5%

1.9 %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

752

Workplaces

214

Services share

83.1 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 103 (13.7%) · Secondary 24 (3.2%) · Tertiary 625 (83.1%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

12.5 %

Farmland

394 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 54 min · Car 35 min

AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 148/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5882

Head of governmentSerge Jacquin

Websitechardonne.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Chardonne ranks

Largest municipalities3'383 #56 VD · #655 CH Growing municipalities1.4% #90 VD · #599 CH Shrinking municipalities1.4% #211 VD · #1516 CH Jobs per resident0.22 #200 VD · #1704 CH Families & children17.7% #284 VD · #1718 CH Age structure22.3% #37 VD · #813 CH Women share52% #43 VD · #145 CH Foreign residents24.7% #109 VD · #572 CH Population density220/km² #109 VD · #975 CH Tax burden16'022 #110 VD · #1287 CH Taxes68% #108 VD Warmest municipalities8.4 °C #261 VD · #1619 CH Sunniest municipalities48.2% #21 VD · #305 CH Rainiest municipalities1'355 mm #39 VD · #419 CH Voter turnout63.8% #103 VD · #273 CH Against Switzerland20.6% #23 VD · #498 CH Aligned with Switzerland79.4% #124 VD · #988 CH SVP strongholds16.1% #268 VD · #1948 CH SP strongholds22.3% #121 VD · #311 CH Centre strongholds4.3% #183 VD · #1878 CH FDP strongholds28.7% #58 VD · #118 CH GLP strongholds9.6% #75 VD · #372 CH Green strongholds12.7% #102 VD · #277 CH Largest by area15.4 km² #58 VD · #630 CH Highest municipalities918 m #30 VD · #319 CH Second homes14.2% #71 VD · #651 CH Organic farming12.5% #132 VD · #1060 CH Best-connected municipalities54 min #157 VD · #609 CH Remotest municipalities54 min #148 VD · #1529 CH Highest peaks1'076 m #62 VD · #677 CH Highest-lying municipalities655 m #107 VD · #867 CH Greatest vertical range704 m #50 VD · #555 CH Steepest municipalities10.1° #58 VD · #923 CH Solar potential25 GWh #68 VD · #827 CH Solar potential per capita7'502 kWh #241 VD · #1570 CH Cheapest electricity29.09 Rp./kWh #257 VD · #1644 CH Most expensive electricity29.09 Rp./kWh #44 VD · #463 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Chardonne1803 Le Mont-Pèlerin1801

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Chardonne?: Chardonne has 2 postal codes: 1801, 1803.
What is the tax rate in Chardonne?: The municipal tax multiplier of Chardonne is 68% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Chardonne?: A single person without children pays about 16'022 CHF income tax in Chardonne on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 108 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Chardonne have?: Chardonne has 3'383 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Chardonne?: Chardonne has 834 foreign residents, a share of 24.65% (2025).

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