What is the postal code of Cronay?

The postal code of Cronay is 1406.

What is the tax rate in Cronay?

The municipal tax multiplier of Cronay is 75% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Cronay?

A single person without children pays about 16'498 CHF income tax in Cronay on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 238 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Cronay have?

Cronay has 433 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Cronay?

Cronay has 31 foreign residents, a share of 7.16% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Jura-Nord vaudois

Cronay

1406

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

209 48.3%

Men

224 51.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

101 23.3%

Swiss citizens

402 92.8%

Foreign residents

31 7.2%

Population density

66 pop./km²

0–19 · 101 · 23.3%20–64 · 234 · 54.0%65+ · 98 · 22.6%

Foreign residents 7.2%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +7 (+1.6%) · 6 births · 1 deaths · net migration +0

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 Cronay

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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 23.6% Yes

18.0% YesNo 82.0%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 31.3% Yes

28.9% YesNo 71.1%

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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 51.4% Yes

61.2% YesNo 38.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.7% Yes

44.0% YesNo 56.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 41.7% Yes

44.3% YesNo 55.7%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 42.7% Yes

44.1% YesNo 55.9%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 47.0% Yes

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 45.8% Yes

44.6% YesNo 55.4%

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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.9% Yes

44.2% YesNo 55.8%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 64.5% Yes

66.3% YesNo 33.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP32.0% · strongest party

SVP32.0%

SP30.8%

FDP14.3%

GRÜNE6.4%

GLP5.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier75%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

75%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 225 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'498 CHF(16.5%)

Rank 238 of 300 in the canton · 1578 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:16'498 CHF(~16.5%)

CronayCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Cronay	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.8%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.4%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.6%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.6%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.4%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.5%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.5%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.4%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.3%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.9%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.7%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.2%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.6%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.9%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.9%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020987 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

665 m

Mean elevation

588 m

Relief

209 m

Mean slope

9.2°

Flat share

40.6%

South-facing

15.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 209 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

6.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'400

Per inhabitant

15'058 kWh/yr

7 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 2

Standard model, deductible 300663 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Cronay →Canton Vaud →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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 %

Second homes

9.5 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

201

Built before 194661.7%

Built since 200121.9%

0 %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

Workplaces

Services share

36.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 43 (56.6%) · Secondary 5 (6.6%) · Tertiary 28 (36.8%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

358 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 65 min · Car 40 min

AgglomerationPT 23 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 100/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5910

Head of governmentDidier Flaction

Websitecronay.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Jura-Nord vaudois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Cronay ranks

Largest municipalities433 #230 VD · #1865 CH Growing municipalities1.6% #70 VD · #475 CH Shrinking municipalities1.6% #231 VD · #1633 CH Jobs per resident0.18 #233 VD · #1880 CH Families & children23.3% #114 VD · #271 CH Age structure22.6% #36 VD · #758 CH Women share48.3% #265 VD · #1792 CH Foreign residents7.2% #294 VD · #1915 CH Population density66/km² #236 VD · #1675 CH Tax burden16'498 #239 VD · #1579 CH Taxes75% #225 VD Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #183 VD · #852 CH Sunniest municipalities43.5% #271 VD · #936 CH Rainiest municipalities987 mm #213 VD · #1683 CH Voter turnout67.8% #42 VD · #109 CH SVP strongholds32% #65 VD · #1154 CH SP strongholds30.8% #15 VD · #38 CH Centre strongholds4.7% #151 VD · #1829 CH FDP strongholds14.3% #276 VD · #896 CH GLP strongholds5.8% #205 VD · #1021 CH Green strongholds6.4% #271 VD · #1239 CH Largest by area6.6 km² #136 VD · #1322 CH Highest municipalities626 m #111 VD · #753 CH Second homes9.5% #182 VD · #1323 CH Organic farming0% #287 VD · #2036 CH Best-connected municipalities65 min #203 VD · #954 CH Remotest municipalities65 min #100 VD · #1184 CH Highest peaks665 m #165 VD · #1309 CH Highest-lying municipalities588 m #152 VD · #1053 CH Greatest vertical range209 m #122 VD · #1322 CH Steepest municipalities9.2° #73 VD · #1005 CH Solar potential7 GWh #207 VD · #1796 CH Solar potential per capita15'058 kWh #69 VD · #418 CH Cheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #230 VD · #1528 CH Most expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #179 VD · #687 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1406

Cronay

Localities

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Cronay1406

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Cronay?: The postal code of Cronay is 1406.
What is the tax rate in Cronay?: The municipal tax multiplier of Cronay is 75% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Cronay?: A single person without children pays about 16'498 CHF income tax in Cronay on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 238 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Cronay have?: Cronay has 433 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Cronay?: Cronay has 31 foreign residents, a share of 7.16% (2025).

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