What is the postal code of Chavannes-des-Bois?

The postal code of Chavannes-des-Bois is 1290.

What is the tax rate in Chavannes-des-Bois?

The municipal tax multiplier of Chavannes-des-Bois is 66% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Chavannes-des-Bois?

A single person without children pays about 15'889 CHF income tax in Chavannes-des-Bois on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 87 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Chavannes-des-Bois have?

Chavannes-des-Bois has 990 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Chavannes-des-Bois?

Chavannes-des-Bois has 326 foreign residents, a share of 32.93% (2025).

Chavannes-des-Bois (VD): Postal Codes 1290, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

508 51.3%

Men

482 48.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

302 30.5%

Swiss citizens

664 67.1%

Foreign residents

326 32.9%

Population density

467 pop./km²

0–19 · 302 · 30.5%20–64 · 552 · 55.8%65+ · 136 · 13.7%

Foreign residents 32.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Chavannes-des-Bois

BFS

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

52.2% YesNo 47.8%

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

39.0% YesNo 61.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

59.5% YesNo 40.5%

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

23.8% YesNo 76.2%

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

35.6% YesNo 64.4%

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

27.9% YesNo 72.1%

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

79.7% YesNo 20.3%

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

38.0% YesNo 62.1%

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

17.8% YesNo 82.3%

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

9.5% YesNo 90.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP32.1% · strongest party

FDP32.1%

SP18.2%

SVP17.9%

GRÜNE12.3%

GLP8.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier66%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

66%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 91 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'889 CHF(15.9%)

Rank 87 of 300 in the canton · 1215 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:15'889 CHF(~15.9%)

Chavannes-des-BoisCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Chavannes-des-Bois	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.5%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.1%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.8%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.9%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.8%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.8%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.6%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.5%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.2%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.2%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.4%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.8%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29%	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 1991–20201'101 mm

10.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

482 m

Mean elevation

465 m

Relief

39 m

Mean slope

1.6°

Flat share

99.9%

South-facing

0.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 39 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

5.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

7.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'300

6 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

0.27 %

Avg. rooms

4.5

Dwellings

369

Built before 19464.6%

Built since 200156.1%

0.27 %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 42 min · Car 31 min

AgglomerationPT 42 min · Car 31 min

Remoteness 232/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentStephan Comminot

Websitechavannes-des-bois.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

29

Largest municipalities990 #142 VD · #1461 CH Families & children30.5% #1 VD · #2 CH Age structure13.7% #273 VD · #2063 CH Women share51.3% #75 VD · #293 CH Foreign residents32.9% #45 VD · #203 CH Population density467/km² #48 VD · #533 CH Tax burden15'889 #90 VD · #1218 CH Taxes66% #91 VD Warmest municipalities10.7 °C #55 VD · #170 CH Sunniest municipalities46.6% #86 VD · #504 CH Rainiest municipalities1'101 mm #122 VD · #1102 CH Voter turnout60.8% #125 VD · #412 CH SVP strongholds17.9% #246 VD · #1883 CH SP strongholds18.2% #196 VD · #606 CH Centre strongholds7.4% #36 VD · #1520 CH FDP strongholds32.1% #21 VD · #56 CH GLP strongholds8.7% #98 VD · #485 CH Green strongholds12.3% #117 VD · #316 CH Largest by area2.1 km² #277 VD · #2003 CH Highest municipalities469 m #224 VD · #1394 CH Remotest municipalities42 min #232 VD · #1839 CH Best-connected municipalities42 min #68 VD · #281 CH Highest peaks482 m #268 VD · #1939 CH Highest-lying municipalities465 m #231 VD · #1624 CH Greatest vertical range39 m #293 VD · #2067 CH Steepest municipalities1.6° #274 VD · #2040 CH Solar potential6 GWh #218 VD · #1848 CH Cheapest electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #76 VD · #1358 CH Most expensive electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #243 VD · #767 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1290

Chavannes-des-Bois

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Chavannes-des-Bois1290

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Chavannes-des-Bois?: The postal code of Chavannes-des-Bois is 1290.
What is the tax rate in Chavannes-des-Bois?: The municipal tax multiplier of Chavannes-des-Bois is 66% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Chavannes-des-Bois?: A single person without children pays about 15'889 CHF income tax in Chavannes-des-Bois on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 87 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Chavannes-des-Bois have?: Chavannes-des-Bois has 990 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Chavannes-des-Bois?: Chavannes-des-Bois has 326 foreign residents, a share of 32.93% (2025).

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