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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
902 49.0%
Men
940 51.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
353 19.2%
Swiss citizens
1'212 65.8%
Foreign residents
630 34.2%
Population density
1'110 pop./km²
0–19 · 353 · 19.2%20–64 · 1'242 · 67.4%65+ · 247 · 13.4%
Foreign residents 34.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +12 (+0.7%) · 13 births · 4 deaths · net migration +2
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
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Morges: 25.7% Yes
23.0% YesNo 77.0%
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 Morges: 54.3% Yes
51.7% YesNo 48.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Morges: 47.9% Yes
41.4% YesNo 58.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Morges: 35.6% Yes
29.3% YesNo 70.7%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Morges: 39.0% Yes
45.6% YesNo 54.4%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Morges: 49.2% Yes
47.9% YesNo 52.1%
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 Morges: 42.3% Yes
49.3% YesNo 50.7%
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 Morges: 44.7% Yes
49.3% YesNo 50.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Morges: 67.4% Yes
71.8% YesNo 28.2%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SP27.6% · strongest party
SP27.6%
FDP19.2%
GRÜNE17.7%
SVP16.8%
GLP11.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier62%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
62%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 49 of 300 in canton Vaud
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'623 CHF(15.6%)
Rank 44 of 300 in the canton · 1130 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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:15'623 CHF(~15.6%)
DengesCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeDengesVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.4%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00010.8%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00012.9%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00013.8%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00014.6%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00015.6%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00016.5%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00017.5%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00018.3%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00019.2%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00019.9%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00021.8%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00023.5%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00025%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00026.4%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00027.6%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00028.6%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'061 mm
11.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
435 m
Mean elevation
399 m
Relief
58 m
Mean slope
3.7°
Flat share
71.1%
South-facing
7.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 58 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
Roof potential
14.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
17.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'200
Per inhabitant
7'742 kWh/yr
14 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
Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300698 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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
1 %
Second homes
10.8 %
Avg. rooms
3.4
Dwellings
896
Built before 194612.1%
Built since 200142.0%
1 %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
1'026
Workplaces
150
Services share
82.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 9 (0.9%) · Secondary 170 (16.6%) · Tertiary 847 (82.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
2
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
44 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 31 min · Car 21 min
AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 21 min
Remoteness 286/300 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5632
Head of governmentÉric Charmey
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'842 #89 VD · #1021 CHGrowing municipalities0.7% #146 VD · #996 CHShrinking municipalities0.7% #155 VD · #1116 CHJobs per resident0.56 #53 VD · #414 CHFamilies & children19.2% #266 VD · #1407 CHAge structure13.4% #278 VD · #2069 CHWomen share49% #231 VD · #1536 CHForeign residents34.2% #40 VD · #172 CHPopulation density1'110/km² #17 VD · #190 CHTax burden15'623 #47 VD · #1133 CHTaxes62% #49 VDWarmest municipalities11.4 °C #2 VD · #28 CHSunniest municipalities46.9% #68 VD · #459 CHRainiest municipalities1'061 mm #148 VD · #1320 CHVoter turnout60.2% #173 VD · #575 CHAgainst Switzerland20.6% #21 VD · #496 CHAligned with Switzerland79.4% #122 VD · #986 CHSVP strongholds16.8% #261 VD · #1926 CHSP strongholds27.6% #45 VD · #99 CHCentre strongholds2.9% #274 VD · #2001 CHFDP strongholds19.2% #223 VD · #513 CHGLP strongholds11.2% #38 VD · #206 CHGreen strongholds17.7% #14 VD · #46 CHLargest by area1.7 km² #290 VD · #2051 CHHighest municipalities406 m #282 VD · #1866 CHSecond homes10.8% #141 VD · #1078 CHOrganic farming0% #233 VD · #1982 CHBest-connected municipalities31 min #20 VD · #96 CHRemotest municipalities31 min #286 VD · #2022 CHHighest peaks435 m #288 VD · #2044 CHHighest-lying municipalities399 m #274 VD · #1979 CHGreatest vertical range58 m #283 VD · #2014 CHSteepest municipalities3.7° #220 VD · #1808 CHSolar potential14 GWh #110 VD · #1275 CHSolar potential per capita7'742 kWh #234 VD · #1527 CHCheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #165 VD · #1463 CHMost expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #114 VD · #622 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Denges?
The postal code of Denges is 1026.
What is the tax rate in Denges?
The municipal tax multiplier of Denges is 62% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Denges?
A single person without children pays about 15'623 CHF income tax in Denges on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 44 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Denges have?
Denges has 1'842 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Denges?
Denges has 630 foreign residents, a share of 34.2% (2025).

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