What is the postal code of Crans?

The postal code of Crans is 1299.

What is the tax rate in Crans?

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

How much tax do you pay in Crans?

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

How many residents does Crans have?

Crans has 2'479 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Crans?

Crans has 766 foreign residents, a share of 30.9% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Crans

1299

VD CANTON1299

Residents

2'479

Area

8.9 km²

Population density

280 pop./km²

Elevation

423 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

59%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'248 50.3%

Men

1'231 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

608 24.5%

Swiss citizens

1'713 69.1%

Foreign residents

766 30.9%

Population density

280 pop./km²

0–19 · 608 · 24.5%20–64 · 1'413 · 57.0%65+ · 458 · 18.5%

Foreign residents 30.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Crans

BFS

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

56.7% YesNo 43.3%

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

34.9% YesNo 65.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

68.0% YesNo 32.0%

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

27.6% YesNo 72.4%

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

29.7% YesNo 70.3%

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

24.4% YesNo 75.6%

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

81.3% YesNo 18.7%

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

30.3% YesNo 69.7%

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

15.2% YesNo 84.8%

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

10.4% YesNo 89.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP35.6% · strongest party

FDP35.6%

SVP21.7%

SP14.7%

GLP11.9%

Mitte6.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier59%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

59%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 25 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%)

CransCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Crans	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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020979 mm

10.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

474 m

Mean elevation

399 m

Relief

102 m

Mean slope

1.6°

Flat share

92.3%

South-facing

2.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 102 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

19.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

24.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'300

19 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

30.02 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

30.02 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

0.85 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

1'064

Built before 194612.1%

Built since 200129.0%

0.85 %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 44 min · Car 38 min

AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 38 min

Remoteness 223/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentJean-Léon Blanc

Websitecrans-pres-celigny.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'479 #74 VD · #849 CH Families & children24.5% #60 VD · #119 CH Age structure18.5% #128 VD · #1557 CH Women share50.3% #139 VD · #759 CH Foreign residents30.9% #54 VD · #278 CH Population density280/km² #84 VD · #818 CH Tax burden15'423 #24 VD · #1081 CH Taxes59% #25 VD Warmest municipalities10.9 °C #28 VD · #104 CH Sunniest municipalities47.5% #30 VD · #369 CH Rainiest municipalities979 mm #223 VD · #1720 CH Voter turnout61.7% #113 VD · #350 CH Against Switzerland17% #82 VD · #807 CH Aligned with Switzerland83% #67 VD · #698 CH SVP strongholds21.7% #190 VD · #1707 CH SP strongholds14.7% #259 VD · #975 CH Centre strongholds6.4% #59 VD · #1643 CH FDP strongholds35.6% #9 VD · #34 CH GLP strongholds11.9% #28 VD · #162 CH Green strongholds6.4% #269 VD · #1233 CH Largest by area8.9 km² #102 VD · #1067 CH Highest municipalities423 m #268 VD · #1755 CH Remotest municipalities44 min #223 VD · #1804 CH Best-connected municipalities44 min #80 VD · #325 CH Highest peaks474 m #277 VD · #1973 CH Highest-lying municipalities399 m #275 VD · #1982 CH Greatest vertical range102 m #229 VD · #1827 CH Steepest municipalities1.6° #275 VD · #2041 CH Solar potential19 GWh #85 VD · #1042 CH Cheapest electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #185 VD · #1574 CH Most expensive electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #132 VD · #549 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1299

Crans VD

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Crans VD1299

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Crans?: The postal code of Crans is 1299.
What is the tax rate in Crans?: The municipal tax multiplier of Crans is 59% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Crans?: A single person without children pays about 15'423 CHF income tax in Crans on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 23 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Crans have?: Crans has 2'479 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Crans?: Crans has 766 foreign residents, a share of 30.9% (2025).

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