What is the postal code of Cudrefin?

The postal code of Cudrefin is 1588.

What is the tax rate in Cudrefin?

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

How much tax do you pay in Cudrefin?

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

How many residents does Cudrefin have?

Cudrefin has 1'915 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Cudrefin?

Cudrefin has 323 foreign residents, a share of 16.87% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Cudrefin

1588

VD CANTON1588

Residents

1'915

Area

31.9 km²

Population density

60 pop./km²

Elevation

453 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

59%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

926 48.4%

Men

989 51.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

415 21.7%

Swiss citizens

1'592 83.1%

Foreign residents

323 16.9%

Population density

60 pop./km²

0–19 · 415 · 21.7%20–64 · 1'168 · 61.0%65+ · 332 · 17.3%

Foreign residents 16.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Cudrefin

BFS

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

60.8% YesNo 39.3%

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

45.9% YesNo 54.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

65.4% YesNo 34.6%

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

26.5% YesNo 73.5%

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

40.6% YesNo 59.4%

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

35.8% YesNo 64.2%

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

70.3% YesNo 29.7%

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

44.7% YesNo 55.3%

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

22.6% YesNo 77.4%

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

12.4% YesNo 87.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP28.8% · strongest party

SP28.8%

SVP24.3%

FDP21.3%

GRÜNE7.6%

GLP7.1%

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 23 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%)

CudrefinCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Cudrefin	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 1991–202010.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020938 mm

10.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

578 m

Mean elevation

446 m

Relief

149 m

Mean slope

1.7°

Flat share

86.8%

South-facing

1.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 149 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

23.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

29.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'100

23 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

27.9 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.55 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.78 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

27.9 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Groupe E 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

1.02 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'083

Built before 194625.5%

Built since 200134.8%

1.02 %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 83 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 33/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentBlaise Baumann

Websitecudrefin.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'915 #86 VD · #995 CH Families & children21.7% #196 VD · #615 CH Age structure17.3% #163 VD · #1734 CH Women share48.4% #257 VD · #1757 CH Foreign residents16.9% #205 VD · #1146 CH Population density60/km² #246 VD · #1719 CH Tax burden15'423 #25 VD · #1082 CH Taxes59% #23 VD Warmest municipalities10.7 °C #46 VD · #161 CH Sunniest municipalities42.1% #300 VD · #1116 CH Rainiest municipalities938 mm #262 VD · #1847 CH Voter turnout57.3% #194 VD · #780 CH Against Switzerland14% #129 VD · #1029 CH Aligned with Switzerland86% #10 VD · #485 CH SVP strongholds24.3% #152 VD · #1589 CH SP strongholds28.8% #33 VD · #72 CH Centre strongholds5.1% #119 VD · #1777 CH FDP strongholds21.3% #178 VD · #373 CH GLP strongholds7.1% #151 VD · #737 CH Green strongholds7.6% #244 VD · #957 CH Largest by area31.9 km² #20 VD · #291 CH Highest municipalities453 m #244 VD · #1516 CH Remotest municipalities83 min #33 VD · #705 CH Best-connected municipalities83 min #267 VD · #1420 CH Highest peaks578 m #220 VD · #1625 CH Highest-lying municipalities446 m #253 VD · #1747 CH Greatest vertical range149 m #179 VD · #1598 CH Steepest municipalities1.7° #268 VD · #2028 CH Solar potential23 GWh #70 VD · #903 CH Cheapest electricity27.9 Rp./kWh #4 VD · #1100 CH Most expensive electricity27.9 Rp./kWh #295 VD · #1005 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1588

Cudrefin

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Cudrefin1588

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Cudrefin?: The postal code of Cudrefin is 1588.
What is the tax rate in Cudrefin?: The municipal tax multiplier of Cudrefin is 59% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Cudrefin?: A single person without children pays about 15'423 CHF income tax in Cudrefin on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 23 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Cudrefin have?: Cudrefin has 1'915 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Cudrefin?: Cudrefin has 323 foreign residents, a share of 16.87% (2025).

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