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

Crissier

1023–1033

VD CANTON1023 1033

Residents

11'101

Area

5.5 km²

Population density

2'018 pop./km²

Elevation

489 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

63.5%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Crissier

BFS

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

42.6% YesNo 57.4%

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

36.7% YesNo 63.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

69.4% YesNo 30.6%

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

37.3% YesNo 62.7%

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

38.0% YesNo 62.0%

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

33.1% YesNo 66.9%

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

73.8% YesNo 26.2%

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

43.2% YesNo 56.8%

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

30.9% YesNo 69.1%

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

12.7% YesNo 87.3%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

30.88 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.75 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.54 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.72 Rp./kWh

30.88 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.62 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentMichel Tendon

Websitecrissier.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities11'101 #16 VD · #151 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 turnout46.2% #294 VD · #1972 CH Against Switzerland20% #31 VD · #555 CH Aligned with Switzerland80% #104 VD · #911 CH SVP strongholds19.1% #227 VD · #1825 CH SP strongholds29% #29 VD · #67 CH Centre strongholds4.7% #144 VD · #1818 CH FDP strongholds21.4% #175 VD · #369 CH GLP strongholds5.9% #198 VD · #998 CH Green strongholds11.5% #152 VD · #397 CH Largest by area5.5 km² #163 VD · #1483 CH Highest municipalities489 m #202 VD · #1268 CH Remotest municipalities34 min #267 VD · #1971 CH Best-connected municipalities34 min #28 VD · #143 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 Cheapest electricity30.88 Rp./kWh #274 VD · #1818 CH Most expensive electricity30.88 Rp./kWh #27 VD · #289 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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