What is the postal code of Cugy?

The postal code of Cugy is 1053.

What is the tax rate in Cugy?

The municipal tax multiplier of Cugy is 76% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Cugy?

A single person without children pays about 16'554 CHF income tax in Cugy on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Cugy have?

Cugy has 2'814 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Cugy?

Cugy has 670 foreign residents, a share of 23.81% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Gros-de-Vaud

Cugy

1053

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'420 50.5%

Men

1'394 49.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

653 23.2%

Swiss citizens

2'144 76.2%

Foreign residents

670 23.8%

Population density

967 pop./km²

0–19 · 653 · 23.2%20–64 · 1'693 · 60.2%65+ · 468 · 16.6%

Foreign residents 23.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +27 (+1%) · 22 births · 12 deaths · net migration +20

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 Cugy

BFS

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 52.8% Yes

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 43.9% Yes

35.1% YesNo 64.9%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 37.7% Yes

46.4% YesNo 53.6%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 51.0% Yes

46.2% YesNo 53.9%

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 Gros-de-Vaud: 40.8% Yes

49.5% YesNo 50.5%

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 Gros-de-Vaud: 43.4% Yes

51.8% YesNo 48.2%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 65.1% Yes

71.1% YesNo 28.9%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 29.5% Yes

38.8% YesNo 61.2%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP28.9% · strongest party

SP28.9%

FDP24.3%

SVP17.4%

GRÜNE13.1%

GLP8.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier76%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

76%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 251 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'554 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 245 of 300 in the canton · 1611 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:16'554 CHF(~16.6%)

CugyCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Cugy	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	11.5%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.7%	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	16.6%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.5%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.5%	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	21%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	23%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.7%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.3%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.7%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	29%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	30%	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 1991–20201'116 mm

9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

809 m

Mean elevation

725 m

Relief

149 m

Mean slope

5.2°

Flat share

59.8%

South-facing

3.7%

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

18.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

24.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'200

Per inhabitant

6'656 kWh/yr

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 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 Cugy →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

0.17 %

Second homes

7.3 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'197

Built before 194610.4%

Built since 200127.0%

0.17 %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

1'273

Workplaces

227

Services share

79.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 9 (0.7%) · Secondary 247 (19.4%) · Tertiary 1'017 (79.9%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

50 %

Farmland

181 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 42 min · Car 24 min

AgglomerationPT 42 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 230/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5516

Head of governmentRaymond Bron

Websitecugy-vd.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Gros-de-Vaud

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Cugy ranks

Largest municipalities2'814 #69 VD · #763 CH Growing municipalities1% #118 VD · #827 CH Shrinking municipalities1% #183 VD · #1285 CH Jobs per resident0.45 #75 VD · #682 CH Families & children23.2% #118 VD · #286 CH Age structure16.6% #194 VD · #1835 CH Women share50.5% #121 VD · #647 CH Foreign residents23.8% #116 VD · #608 CH Population density967/km² #22 VD · #237 CH Tax burden16'554 #248 VD · #1614 CH Taxes76% #251 VD Warmest municipalities9.7 °C #175 VD · #844 CH Sunniest municipalities44.8% #167 VD · #698 CH Rainiest municipalities1'116 mm #111 VD · #1007 CH Voter turnout56% #214 VD · #942 CH Against Switzerland17% #74 VD · #799 CH Aligned with Switzerland83% #59 VD · #690 CH SVP strongholds17.4% #253 VD · #1905 CH SP strongholds28.9% #31 VD · #69 CH Centre strongholds3.7% #229 VD · #1940 CH FDP strongholds24.3% #129 VD · #258 CH GLP strongholds8% #122 VD · #590 CH Green strongholds13.1% #89 VD · #243 CH Largest by area2.9 km² #250 VD · #1887 CH Highest municipalities710 m #74 VD · #582 CH Second homes7.3% #247 VD · #1764 CH Organic farming50% #8 VD · #135 CH Best-connected municipalities42 min #66 VD · #279 CH Remotest municipalities42 min #230 VD · #1837 CH Highest peaks809 m #102 VD · #976 CH Highest-lying municipalities725 m #75 VD · #713 CH Greatest vertical range149 m #180 VD · #1599 CH Steepest municipalities5.2° #163 VD · #1537 CH Solar potential19 GWh #87 VD · #1068 CH Solar potential per capita6'656 kWh #264 VD · #1733 CH Cheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #142 VD · #1440 CH Most expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #91 VD · #599 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1053

Cugy VD

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Cugy VD1053

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Cugy?: The postal code of Cugy is 1053.
What is the tax rate in Cugy?: The municipal tax multiplier of Cugy is 76% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Cugy?: A single person without children pays about 16'554 CHF income tax in Cugy on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Cugy have?: Cugy has 2'814 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Cugy?: Cugy has 670 foreign residents, a share of 23.81% (2025).

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