What is the postal code of Chavannes-près-Renens?

Chavannes-près-Renens has 2 postal codes: 1015, 1022.

What is the tax rate in Chavannes-près-Renens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Chavannes-près-Renens is 77.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Chavannes-près-Renens?

A single person without children pays about 16'654 CHF income tax in Chavannes-près-Renens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 271 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Chavannes-près-Renens have?

Chavannes-près-Renens has 10'720 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Chavannes-près-Renens?

Chavannes-près-Renens has 6'120 foreign residents, a share of 57.09% (2025).

Chavannes-près-Renens (VD): Postal Codes 1015

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

5'060 47.2%

Men

5'660 52.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'382 22.2%

Swiss citizens

4'600 42.9%

Foreign residents

6'120 57.1%

Population density

6'497 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'382 · 22.2%20–64 · 7'385 · 68.9%65+ · 953 · 8.9%

Foreign residents 57.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Chavannes-près-Renens

BFS

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

34.8% YesNo 65.2%

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

33.0% YesNo 67.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

74.0% YesNo 26.0%

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

49.4% YesNo 50.6%

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

37.6% YesNo 62.4%

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

30.9% YesNo 69.1%

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

75.8% YesNo 24.2%

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

43.3% YesNo 56.7%

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

40.3% YesNo 59.7%

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

13.8% YesNo 86.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP39.0% · strongest party

SP39.0%

FDP14.4%

SVP14.3%

GRÜNE14.0%

PdA/Sol.7.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier77.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

77.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 272 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'654 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 271 of 300 in the canton · 1674 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:16'654 CHF(~16.7%)

Chavannes-près-RenensCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Chavannes-près-Renens	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.9%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.6%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.7%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.7%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.5%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.7%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.6%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.3%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	21.1%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.9%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.4%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.9%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	29.1%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	30.2%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'043 mm

11.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

428 m

Mean elevation

398 m

Relief

52 m

Mean slope

3.1°

Flat share

80.3%

South-facing

11.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 52 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

22.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

32.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'000

22 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

31.08 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.75 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.54 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.92 Rp./kWh

31.08 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator SIE 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

0.14 %

Avg. rooms

2.8

Dwellings

4'875

Built before 19466.3%

Built since 200141.2%

0.14 %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 28 min · Car 16 min

AgglomerationPT 28 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 292/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitechavannes.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

31

Largest municipalities10'720 #19 VD · #163 CH Families & children22.2% #181 VD · #510 CH Age structure8.9% #300 VD · #2108 CH Women share47.2% #289 VD · #1996 CH Foreign residents57.1% #1 VD · #4 CH Population density6'497/km² #2 VD · #9 CH Tax burden16'654 #271 VD · #1674 CH Taxes77.5% #272 VD Warmest municipalities11.4 °C #1 VD · #27 CH Sunniest municipalities46.3% #101 VD · #532 CH Rainiest municipalities1'043 mm #166 VD · #1423 CH Voter turnout40.9% #299 VD · #2091 CH Against Switzerland25% #3 VD · #271 CH Aligned with Switzerland75% #139 VD · #1218 CH SVP strongholds14.3% #288 VD · #2011 CH SP strongholds39% #2 VD · #3 CH Centre strongholds3.8% #223 VD · #1929 CH FDP strongholds14.4% #274 VD · #888 CH GLP strongholds4.5% #238 VD · #1309 CH Green strongholds14% #62 VD · #189 CH Largest by area1.7 km² #289 VD · #2050 CH Highest municipalities415 m #279 VD · #1818 CH Remotest municipalities28 min #292 VD · #2043 CH Best-connected municipalities28 min #8 VD · #68 CH Highest peaks428 m #294 VD · #2068 CH Highest-lying municipalities398 m #276 VD · #1983 CH Greatest vertical range52 m #288 VD · #2035 CH Steepest municipalities3.1° #238 VD · #1894 CH Solar potential22 GWh #78 VD · #930 CH Cheapest electricity31.08 Rp./kWh #276 VD · #1828 CH Most expensive electricity31.08 Rp./kWh #25 VD · #279 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

1015

Lausanne

1022

Chavannes-près-Renens

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Chavannes-près-Renens1022 Lausanne1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1010 1011 1012 1015 1018

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Chavannes-près-Renens?: Chavannes-près-Renens has 2 postal codes: 1015, 1022.
What is the tax rate in Chavannes-près-Renens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Chavannes-près-Renens is 77.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Chavannes-près-Renens?: A single person without children pays about 16'654 CHF income tax in Chavannes-près-Renens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 271 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Chavannes-près-Renens have?: Chavannes-près-Renens has 10'720 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Chavannes-près-Renens?: Chavannes-près-Renens has 6'120 foreign residents, a share of 57.09% (2025).

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