What is the postal code of Crissier?

Crissier has 2 postal codes: 1023, 1033.

What is the tax rate in Crissier?

The municipal tax multiplier of Crissier is 63.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Crissier?

A single person without children pays about 15'723 CHF income tax in Crissier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 57 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Crissier have?

Crissier has 11'101 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Crissier?

Crissier has 4'910 foreign residents, a share of 44.23% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District de l'Ouest lausannois

Crissier

1023–1033

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

5'375 48.4%

Men

5'726 51.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'345 21.1%

Swiss citizens

6'191 55.8%

Foreign residents

4'910 44.2%

Population density

2'018 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'345 · 21.1%20–64 · 7'313 · 65.9%65+ · 1'443 · 13.0%

Foreign residents 44.2%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +425 (+4%) · 137 births · 49 deaths · net migration +327

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 Crissier

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 l'Ouest lausannois: 28.6% Yes

27.5% YesNo 72.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 27.2% Yes

28.8% YesNo 71.2%

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 l'Ouest lausannois: 49.4% Yes

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 40.4% Yes

42.6% YesNo 57.4%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 33.9% Yes

36.7% YesNo 63.3%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 49.2% Yes

47.4% YesNo 52.6%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 41.8% Yes

42.6% YesNo 57.4%

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 l'Ouest lausannois: 52.7% Yes

50.9% YesNo 49.1%

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 l'Ouest lausannois: 56.0% Yes

54.5% YesNo 45.5%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de l'Ouest lausannois: 70.9% Yes

69.4% YesNo 30.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP29.0% · strongest party

SP29.0%

FDP21.4%

SVP19.1%

GRÜNE11.5%

GLP5.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier63.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

63.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 58 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'723 CHF(15.7%)

Rank 57 of 300 in the canton · 1159 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:15'723 CHF(~15.7%)

CrissierCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Crissier	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.4%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	10.9%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	12.9%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	13.9%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.6%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.7%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.6%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.6%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.4%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.3%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.6%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.1%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.5%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	27.7%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	28.7%	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 1991–20201'017 mm

10.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

583 m

Mean elevation

488 m

Relief

173 m

Mean slope

5.9°

Flat share

57.8%

South-facing

11.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 173 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

80.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

100.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

17'900

Per inhabitant

7'275 kWh/yr

81 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

30.49 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.25 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.65 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.72 Rp./kWh

30.49 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

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 Crissier →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

0.62 %

Second homes

11.4 %

Avg. rooms

3.2

Dwellings

5'021

Built before 194611.4%

Built since 200142.2%

0.62 %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

11'147

Workplaces

908

Services share

71.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 17 (0.2%) · Secondary 3'173 (28.5%) · Tertiary 7'957 (71.4%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

58 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 34 min · Car 17 min

AgglomerationPT 34 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 267/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5583

Head of governmentMichel Tendon

Websitecrissier.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de l'Ouest lausannois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Crissier ranks

Largest municipalities11'101 #16 VD · #151 CH Growing municipalities4% #21 VD · #94 CH Shrinking municipalities4% #280 VD · #2016 CH Jobs per resident1 #16 VD · #89 CH Families & children21.1% #217 VD · #791 CH Age structure13% #283 VD · #2080 CH Women share48.4% #260 VD · #1760 CH Foreign residents44.2% #10 VD · #45 CH Population density2'018/km² #11 VD · #76 CH Tax burden15'723 #57 VD · #1159 CH Taxes63.5% #58 VD Warmest municipalities10.6 °C #60 VD · #193 CH Sunniest municipalities45.6% #132 VD · #602 CH Rainiest municipalities1'017 mm #187 VD · #1554 CH Voter turnout47.5% #295 VD · #1948 CH Against Switzerland19.6% #31 VD · #557 CH Aligned with Switzerland80.4% #104 VD · #910 CH SVP strongholds19.1% #227 VD · #1828 CH SP strongholds29% #29 VD · #67 CH Centre strongholds4.7% #144 VD · #1822 CH FDP strongholds21.4% #175 VD · #370 CH GLP strongholds5.9% #198 VD · #1000 CH Green strongholds11.5% #152 VD · #399 CH Largest by area5.5 km² #163 VD · #1483 CH Highest municipalities489 m #202 VD · #1268 CH Second homes11.4% #128 VD · #996 CH Organic farming0% #224 VD · #1973 CH Best-connected municipalities34 min #28 VD · #143 CH Remotest municipalities34 min #267 VD · #1971 CH Highest peaks583 m #215 VD · #1604 CH Highest-lying municipalities488 m #216 VD · #1491 CH Greatest vertical range173 m #151 VD · #1475 CH Steepest municipalities5.9° #139 VD · #1415 CH Solar potential81 GWh #10 VD · #141 CH Solar potential per capita7'275 kWh #248 VD · #1624 CH Cheapest electricity30.49 Rp./kWh #275 VD · #1845 CH Most expensive electricity30.49 Rp./kWh #26 VD · #264 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

1023

Crissier

1033

Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne1033 Crissier1023

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Crissier?: Crissier has 2 postal codes: 1023, 1033.
What is the tax rate in Crissier?: The municipal tax multiplier of Crissier is 63.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Crissier?: A single person without children pays about 15'723 CHF income tax in Crissier on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 57 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Crissier have?: Crissier has 11'101 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Crissier?: Crissier has 4'910 foreign residents, a share of 44.23% (2025).

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