What is the postal code of Chexbres?

The postal code of Chexbres is 1071.

What is the tax rate in Chexbres?

The municipal tax multiplier of Chexbres is 67.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Chexbres?

A single person without children pays about 15'989 CHF income tax in Chexbres on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 105 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Chexbres have?

Chexbres has 2'270 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Chexbres?

Chexbres has 567 foreign residents, a share of 24.98% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District de Lavaux-Oron

Chexbres

1071

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'228 54.1%

Men

1'042 45.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

436 19.2%

Swiss citizens

1'703 75.0%

Foreign residents

567 25.0%

Population density

1'056 pop./km²

0–19 · 436 · 19.2%20–64 · 1'315 · 57.9%65+ · 519 · 22.9%

Foreign residents 25.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +9 (+0.4%) · 14 births · 43 deaths · net migration +40

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 Chexbres

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 Lavaux-Oron: 23.0% Yes

26.1% YesNo 73.9%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 24.7% Yes

24.6% YesNo 75.4%

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 Lavaux-Oron: 56.8% Yes

52.6% YesNo 47.4%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 47.7% Yes

47.7% YesNo 52.3%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 33.2% Yes

33.8% YesNo 66.2%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 39.4% Yes

42.6% YesNo 57.4%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 48.8% Yes

49.8% YesNo 50.2%

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 Lavaux-Oron: 41.7% Yes

44.2% YesNo 55.8%

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 Lavaux-Oron: 44.5% Yes

45.3% YesNo 54.7%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 69.0% Yes

72.5% YesNo 27.5%

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%

SP24.1%

SVP14.4%

GRÜNE14.0%

GLP9.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier67.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

67.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 107 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'989 CHF(16%)

Rank 105 of 300 in the canton · 1264 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:15'989 CHF(~16%)

ChexbresCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Chexbres	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	14.1%	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	16.9%	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	20.3%	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	25.5%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.9%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.1%	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 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'227 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

713 m

Mean elevation

609 m

Relief

327 m

Mean slope

10.8°

Flat share

14.9%

South-facing

48.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 327 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

12.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

17.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'800

Per inhabitant

5'511 kWh/yr

13 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 1

Standard model, deductible 300698 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Chexbres →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

0.66 %

Second homes

14.5 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

1'210

Built before 194633.6%

Built since 20019.8%

0.66 %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

805

Workplaces

165

Services share

81.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 50 (6.2%) · Secondary 98 (12.2%) · Tertiary 657 (81.6%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

20 %

Farmland

107 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 38 min · Car 26 min

AgglomerationPT 24 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 255/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5601

Head of governmentJean-Michel Conne

Websitechexbres.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de Lavaux-Oron

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Chexbres ranks

Largest municipalities2'270 #77 VD · #900 CH Growing municipalities0.4% #161 VD · #1168 CH Shrinking municipalities0.4% #140 VD · #945 CH Jobs per resident0.35 #108 VD · #1059 CH Families & children19.2% #265 VD · #1406 CH Age structure22.9% #30 VD · #701 CH Women share54.1% #5 VD · #14 CH Foreign residents25% #104 VD · #558 CH Population density1'056/km² #19 VD · #206 CH Tax burden15'989 #106 VD · #1265 CH Taxes67.5% #107 VD Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #151 VD · #651 CH Sunniest municipalities47.4% #34 VD · #385 CH Rainiest municipalities1'227 mm #75 VD · #638 CH Voter turnout58.9% #195 VD · #718 CH Against Switzerland15.7% #94 VD · #871 CH Aligned with Switzerland84.3% #38 VD · #613 CH SVP strongholds14.4% #287 VD · #2011 CH SP strongholds24.1% #88 VD · #212 CH Centre strongholds3.8% #222 VD · #1932 CH FDP strongholds28.7% #55 VD · #115 CH GLP strongholds9% #86 VD · #437 CH Green strongholds14% #61 VD · #190 CH Largest by area2.2 km² #271 VD · #1991 CH Highest municipalities626 m #110 VD · #752 CH Second homes14.5% #67 VD · #630 CH Organic farming20% #78 VD · #656 CH Best-connected municipalities38 min #47 VD · #206 CH Remotest municipalities38 min #255 VD · #1914 CH Highest peaks713 m #141 VD · #1176 CH Highest-lying municipalities609 m #136 VD · #976 CH Greatest vertical range327 m #84 VD · #944 CH Steepest municipalities10.8° #52 VD · #867 CH Solar potential13 GWh #128 VD · #1386 CH Solar potential per capita5'511 kWh #280 VD · #1898 CH Cheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #158 VD · #1456 CH Most expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #107 VD · #615 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1071

Chexbres

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Chexbres1071

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Chexbres?: The postal code of Chexbres is 1071.
What is the tax rate in Chexbres?: The municipal tax multiplier of Chexbres is 67.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Chexbres?: A single person without children pays about 15'989 CHF income tax in Chexbres on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 105 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Chexbres have?: Chexbres has 2'270 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Chexbres?: Chexbres has 567 foreign residents, a share of 24.98% (2025).

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