What is the postal code of Chavornay?

Chavornay has 3 postal codes: 1373, 1374, 1435.

What is the tax rate in Chavornay?

The municipal tax multiplier of Chavornay is 70.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Chavornay?

A single person without children pays about 16'188 CHF income tax in Chavornay on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 156 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Chavornay have?

Chavornay has 5'375 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Chavornay?

Chavornay has 1'450 foreign residents, a share of 26.98% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Jura-Nord vaudois

Chavornay

1373–1435

VD CANTON1373 1374 1435

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'666 49.6%

Men

2'709 50.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'246 23.2%

Swiss citizens

3'925 73.0%

Foreign residents

1'450 27.0%

Population density

279 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'246 · 23.2%20–64 · 3'388 · 63.0%65+ · 741 · 13.8%

Foreign residents 27.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −65 (−1.2%) · 54 births · 32 deaths · net migration −95

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 Chavornay

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 Jura-Nord vaudois: 23.6% Yes

18.1% YesNo 81.9%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 31.3% Yes

29.8% YesNo 70.3%

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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 51.4% Yes

54.4% YesNo 45.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.7% Yes

49.4% YesNo 50.6%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 41.7% Yes

42.0% YesNo 58.0%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 42.7% Yes

41.5% YesNo 58.5%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 47.0% Yes

47.1% YesNo 52.9%

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 Jura-Nord vaudois: 45.8% Yes

46.4% YesNo 53.6%

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 Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.9% Yes

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 64.5% Yes

64.7% YesNo 35.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP24.5% · strongest party

FDP24.5%

SP23.3%

SVP22.1%

GRÜNE11.5%

GLP5.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier70.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

70.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 160 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'188 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 156 of 300 in the canton · 1383 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:16'188 CHF(~16.2%)

ChavornayCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Chavornay	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.1%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.7%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.2%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.3%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.3%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.1%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.2%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.1%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.9%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.6%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.3%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.8%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.2%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.5%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020862 mm

10.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

621 m

Mean elevation

492 m

Relief

188 m

Mean slope

3.3°

Flat share

81.0%

South-facing

1.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 188 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

51.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

65.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'400

Per inhabitant

9'537 kWh/yr

51 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

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 Chavornay →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

0.29 %

Second homes

6.7 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

2'409

Built before 194622.5%

Built since 200135.0%

0.29 %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

1'976

Workplaces

333

Services share

54.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 150 (7.6%) · Secondary 742 (37.6%) · Tertiary 1'084 (54.9%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

3.4 %

Farmland

1'376 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 42 min · Car 27 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 19 min

Remoteness 234/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5749

Head of governmentChristian Kunze

Websitechavornay.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Jura-Nord vaudois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Chavornay ranks

Largest municipalities5'375 #32 VD · #396 CH Growing municipalities-1.2% #251 VD · #1863 CH Shrinking municipalities-1.2% #50 VD · #247 CH Jobs per resident0.37 #102 VD · #977 CH Families & children23.2% #120 VD · #288 CH Age structure13.8% #271 VD · #2058 CH Women share49.6% #198 VD · #1235 CH Foreign residents27% #80 VD · #450 CH Population density279/km² #85 VD · #821 CH Tax burden16'188 #156 VD · #1383 CH Taxes70.5% #160 VD Warmest municipalities10.6 °C #68 VD · #201 CH Sunniest municipalities43.5% #267 VD · #932 CH Rainiest municipalities862 mm #292 VD · #2003 CH Voter turnout53.3% #268 VD · #1447 CH Against Switzerland15.7% #104 VD · #881 CH Aligned with Switzerland84.3% #48 VD · #623 CH SVP strongholds22.1% #181 VD · #1695 CH SP strongholds23.3% #103 VD · #248 CH Centre strongholds4.7% #150 VD · #1828 CH FDP strongholds24.5% #125 VD · #252 CH GLP strongholds5.9% #201 VD · #1003 CH Green strongholds11.5% #155 VD · #402 CH Largest by area19.3 km² #43 VD · #497 CH Highest municipalities452 m #246 VD · #1524 CH Second homes6.7% #266 VD · #1866 CH Organic farming3.4% #189 VD · #1570 CH Best-connected municipalities42 min #70 VD · #283 CH Remotest municipalities42 min #234 VD · #1841 CH Highest peaks621 m #186 VD · #1459 CH Highest-lying municipalities492 m #212 VD · #1467 CH Greatest vertical range188 m #142 VD · #1425 CH Steepest municipalities3.3° #233 VD · #1873 CH Solar potential51 GWh #26 VD · #313 CH Solar potential per capita9'537 kWh #182 VD · #1153 CH Cheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #200 VD · #1498 CH Most expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #149 VD · #657 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

1373

Chavornay

1374

Corcelles-sur-Chavornay

1435

Essert-Pittet

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Chavornay1373 Corcelles-sur-Chavornay1374 Essert-Pittet1435

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Chavornay?: Chavornay has 3 postal codes: 1373, 1374, 1435.
What is the tax rate in Chavornay?: The municipal tax multiplier of Chavornay is 70.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Chavornay?: A single person without children pays about 16'188 CHF income tax in Chavornay on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 156 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Chavornay have?: Chavornay has 5'375 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Chavornay?: Chavornay has 1'450 foreign residents, a share of 26.98% (2025).

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