What is the postal code of Donneloye?

Donneloye has 2 postal codes: 1407, 1408.

What is the tax rate in Donneloye?

The municipal tax multiplier of Donneloye is 73% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Donneloye?

A single person without children pays about 16'355 CHF income tax in Donneloye on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 195 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Donneloye have?

Donneloye has 905 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Donneloye?

Donneloye has 138 foreign residents, a share of 15.25% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Jura-Nord vaudois

Donneloye

1407–1408

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

475 52.5%

Men

430 47.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

215 23.8%

Swiss citizens

767 84.8%

Foreign residents

138 15.3%

Population density

100 pop./km²

0–19 · 215 · 23.8%20–64 · 545 · 60.2%65+ · 145 · 16.0%

Foreign residents 15.3%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −11 (−1.2%) · 4 births · 4 deaths · net migration −12

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 Donneloye

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

18.6% YesNo 81.4%

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

28.2% YesNo 71.8%

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

51.9% YesNo 48.1%

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

48.7% YesNo 51.3%

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

45.5% YesNo 54.5%

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

35.1% YesNo 64.9%

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

54.6% YesNo 45.4%

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

38.9% YesNo 61.1%

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

40.4% YesNo 59.6%

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

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP32.8% · strongest party

SVP32.8%

FDP21.0%

SP17.2%

GRÜNE12.5%

Mitte6.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier73%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

73%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 196 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'355 CHF(16.4%)

Rank 195 of 300 in the canton · 1473 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:16'355 CHF(~16.4%)

DonneloyeCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Donneloye	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.7%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.3%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.5%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.5%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.3%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.4%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.1%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.8%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.8%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.5%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.4%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.7%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.7%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'014 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

723 m

Mean elevation

586 m

Relief

272 m

Mean slope

8.1°

Flat share

35.1%

South-facing

3.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 272 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

12 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

15.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'700

Per inhabitant

13'271 kWh/yr

12 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 Donneloye →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

2.81 %

Second homes

7.9 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

392

Built before 194657.7%

Built since 200116.3%

2.81 %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

191

Workplaces

Services share

35.1 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 66 (34.6%) · Secondary 58 (30.4%) · Tertiary 67 (35.1%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

590 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 71 min · Car 43 min

AgglomerationPT 30 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 72/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5913

Head of governmentLise Courvoisier

Websitedonneloye.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Jura-Nord vaudois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Donneloye ranks

Largest municipalities905 #151 VD · #1521 CH Growing municipalities-1.2% #252 VD · #1865 CH Shrinking municipalities-1.2% #49 VD · #245 CH Jobs per resident0.21 #208 VD · #1751 CH Families & children23.8% #93 VD · #196 CH Age structure16% #218 VD · #1903 CH Women share52.5% #25 VD · #81 CH Foreign residents15.3% #221 VD · #1262 CH Population density100/km² #184 VD · #1473 CH Tax burden16'355 #197 VD · #1475 CH Taxes73% #196 VD Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #196 VD · #924 CH Sunniest municipalities43.6% #264 VD · #921 CH Rainiest municipalities1'014 mm #190 VD · #1567 CH Voter turnout62.3% #133 VD · #398 CH SVP strongholds32.8% #57 VD · #1110 CH SP strongholds17.2% #218 VD · #722 CH Centre strongholds6.1% #74 VD · #1677 CH FDP strongholds21% #187 VD · #389 CH GLP strongholds5.3% #219 VD · #1138 CH Green strongholds12.5% #108 VD · #298 CH Largest by area9 km² #101 VD · #1049 CH Highest municipalities542 m #168 VD · #1033 CH Second homes7.9% #230 VD · #1647 CH Organic farming0% #288 VD · #2037 CH Best-connected municipalities71 min #233 VD · #1130 CH Remotest municipalities71 min #72 VD · #1017 CH Highest peaks723 m #133 VD · #1149 CH Highest-lying municipalities586 m #154 VD · #1067 CH Greatest vertical range272 m #99 VD · #1076 CH Steepest municipalities8.1° #92 VD · #1113 CH Solar potential12 GWh #131 VD · #1414 CH Solar potential per capita13'271 kWh #102 VD · #593 CH Cheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #232 VD · #1530 CH Most expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #181 VD · #689 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 4

Donneloye1407 Gossens1407 Mézery-près-Donneloye1407 Prahins1408

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Donneloye?: Donneloye has 2 postal codes: 1407, 1408.
What is the tax rate in Donneloye?: The municipal tax multiplier of Donneloye is 73% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Donneloye?: A single person without children pays about 16'355 CHF income tax in Donneloye on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 195 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Donneloye have?: Donneloye has 905 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Donneloye?: Donneloye has 138 foreign residents, a share of 15.25% (2025).

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