What is the postal code of Chéserex?

Chéserex has 2 postal codes: 1275, 1276.

What is the tax rate in Chéserex?

The municipal tax multiplier of Chéserex is 59% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Chéserex?

A single person without children pays about 15'423 CHF income tax in Chéserex on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 23 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Chéserex have?

Chéserex has 1'275 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Chéserex?

Chéserex has 295 foreign residents, a share of 23.14% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District de Nyon

Chéserex

1275–1276

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

649 50.9%

Men

626 49.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

285 22.4%

Swiss citizens

980 76.9%

Foreign residents

295 23.1%

Population density

121 pop./km²

0–19 · 285 · 22.4%20–64 · 731 · 57.3%65+ · 259 · 20.3%

Foreign residents 23.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −4 (−0.3%) · 9 births · 11 deaths · net migration −7

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 Chéserex

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 Nyon: 23.1% Yes

23.1% YesNo 76.9%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 27.6% Yes

29.3% YesNo 70.7%

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

67.2% YesNo 32.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 50.7% Yes

53.1% YesNo 46.9%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 34.4% Yes

38.2% YesNo 61.8%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 37.7% Yes

29.8% YesNo 70.2%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 51.5% Yes

51.2% YesNo 48.8%

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

31.1% YesNo 69.0%

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

33.0% YesNo 67.0%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 67.8% Yes

62.4% YesNo 37.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP29.0% · strongest party

FDP29.0%

SVP23.0%

SP15.6%

GLP11.0%

GRÜNE9.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier59%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

59%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 24 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'423 CHF(15.4%)

Rank 23 of 300 in the canton · 1080 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:15'423 CHF(~15.4%)

ChéserexCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Chéserex	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	3.9%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.3%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	10.7%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	12.7%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	13.6%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.4%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.4%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.3%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.2%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.1%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	18.9%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	19.7%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.6%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.2%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	24.7%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.1%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	27.3%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	28.3%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20206 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)8.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'760 mm

6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'673 m

Mean elevation

847 m

Relief

1'171 m

Mean slope

10.9°

Flat share

35.9%

South-facing

34.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'171 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

10 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

13 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'200

Per inhabitant

7'875 kWh/yr

10 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

27.89 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.01 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.18 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

27.89 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 Chéserex →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

0.86 %

Second homes

7.6 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

582

Built before 194615.1%

Built since 200120.1%

0.86 %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

232

Workplaces

Services share

81.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 16 (6.9%) · Secondary 27 (11.6%) · Tertiary 189 (81.5%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

14.3 %

Farmland

224 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 52 min · Car 38 min

AgglomerationPT 52 min · Car 38 min

Remoteness 161/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5709

Head of governmentMonique Locatelli

Websitecheserex.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de Nyon

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Chéserex ranks

Largest municipalities1'275 #113 VD · #1282 CH Growing municipalities-0.3% #203 VD · #1571 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.3% #98 VD · #542 CH Jobs per resident0.18 #227 VD · #1874 CH Families & children22.4% #163 VD · #457 CH Age structure20.3% #68 VD · #1192 CH Women share50.9% #103 VD · #472 CH Foreign residents23.1% #122 VD · #646 CH Population density121/km² #162 VD · #1364 CH Tax burden15'423 #23 VD · #1080 CH Taxes59% #24 VD Warmest municipalities6 °C #294 VD · #1944 CH Sunniest municipalities45.7% #130 VD · #594 CH Rainiest municipalities1'760 mm #2 VD · #95 CH Voter turnout64.7% #83 VD · #217 CH Against Switzerland15.8% #89 VD · #825 CH Aligned with Switzerland84.2% #53 VD · #636 CH SVP strongholds23% #171 VD · #1663 CH SP strongholds15.6% #248 VD · #889 CH Centre strongholds5.9% #82 VD · #1701 CH FDP strongholds29% #53 VD · #110 CH GLP strongholds11% #43 VD · #219 CH Green strongholds9.8% #205 VD · #605 CH Largest by area10.6 km² #85 VD · #917 CH Highest municipalities530 m #173 VD · #1083 CH Second homes7.6% #242 VD · #1708 CH Organic farming14.3% #113 VD · #948 CH Best-connected municipalities52 min #138 VD · #540 CH Remotest municipalities52 min #161 VD · #1590 CH Highest peaks1'673 m #18 VD · #412 CH Highest-lying municipalities847 m #53 VD · #560 CH Greatest vertical range1'171 m #17 VD · #416 CH Steepest municipalities10.9° #50 VD · #858 CH Solar potential10 GWh #150 VD · #1557 CH Solar potential per capita7'875 kWh #229 VD · #1487 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #75 VD · #1288 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #246 VD · #839 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Chéserex1275 Gingins1276

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Chéserex?: Chéserex has 2 postal codes: 1275, 1276.
What is the tax rate in Chéserex?: The municipal tax multiplier of Chéserex is 59% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Chéserex?: A single person without children pays about 15'423 CHF income tax in Chéserex on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 23 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Chéserex have?: Chéserex has 1'275 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Chéserex?: Chéserex has 295 foreign residents, a share of 23.14% (2025).

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