What is the postal code of Echallens?

The postal code of Echallens is 1040.

What is the tax rate in Echallens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Echallens is 72.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Echallens?

A single person without children pays about 16'321 CHF income tax in Echallens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 187 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Echallens have?

Echallens has 6'817 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Echallens?

Echallens has 1'695 foreign residents, a share of 24.86% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Echallens

1040

VD CANTON1040

Residents

6'817

Area

6.7 km²

Population density

1'024 pop./km²

Elevation

619 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

72.5%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'504 51.4%

Men

3'313 48.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'522 22.3%

Swiss citizens

5'122 75.1%

Foreign residents

1'695 24.9%

Population density

1'024 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'522 · 22.3%20–64 · 4'177 · 61.3%65+ · 1'118 · 16.4%

Foreign residents 24.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Echallens

BFS

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

47.4% YesNo 52.6%

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

38.1% YesNo 61.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

68.9% YesNo 31.1%

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

33.0% YesNo 67.0%

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

34.3% YesNo 65.7%

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

29.2% YesNo 70.8%

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

77.1% YesNo 22.9%

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

41.0% YesNo 59.0%

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

25.7% YesNo 74.4%

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

11.9% YesNo 88.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP25.1% · strongest party

SP25.1%

FDP22.0%

SVP17.6%

GRÜNE13.3%

GLP10.3%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier72.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

72.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 193 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'321 CHF(16.3%)

Rank 187 of 300 in the canton · 1460 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:16'321 CHF(~16.3%)

EchallensCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Echallens	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	14.4%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.2%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.3%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.2%	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	20.7%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.4%	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	28.6%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.7%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020999 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

671 m

Mean elevation

624 m

Relief

79 m

Mean slope

2.9°

Flat share

88.9%

South-facing

2.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 79 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

38.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

51 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'600

39 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

29.32 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

29.32 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.13 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

2'975

Built before 194615.3%

Built since 200138.7%

0.13 %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 38 min · Car 29 min

AgglomerationPT 38 min · Car 27 min

Remoteness 254/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentJean-Paul Nicoulin

Websiteechallens.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities6'817 #26 VD · #293 CH Families & children22.3% #172 VD · #479 CH Age structure16.4% #204 VD · #1865 CH Women share51.4% #66 VD · #268 CH Foreign residents24.9% #106 VD · #564 CH Population density1'024/km² #20 VD · #217 CH Tax burden16'321 #189 VD · #1462 CH Taxes72.5% #193 VD Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #149 VD · #649 CH Sunniest municipalities44.3% #199 VD · #781 CH Rainiest municipalities999 mm #202 VD · #1624 CH Voter turnout53.8% #254 VD · #1251 CH Against Switzerland15% #116 VD · #948 CH Aligned with Switzerland85% #22 VD · #546 CH SVP strongholds17.6% #250 VD · #1895 CH SP strongholds25.1% #67 VD · #169 CH Centre strongholds5.9% #80 VD · #1695 CH FDP strongholds22% #167 VD · #346 CH GLP strongholds10.3% #53 VD · #285 CH Green strongholds13.3% #84 VD · #229 CH Largest by area6.7 km² #132 VD · #1310 CH Highest municipalities619 m #118 VD · #769 CH Remotest municipalities38 min #254 VD · #1913 CH Best-connected municipalities38 min #46 VD · #205 CH Highest peaks671 m #158 VD · #1289 CH Highest-lying municipalities624 m #124 VD · #942 CH Greatest vertical range79 m #260 VD · #1936 CH Steepest municipalities2.9° #248 VD · #1914 CH Solar potential39 GWh #43 VD · #485 CH Cheapest electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #35 VD · #1317 CH Most expensive electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #202 VD · #726 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1040

Echallens

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Echallens1040

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Echallens?: The postal code of Echallens is 1040.
What is the tax rate in Echallens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Echallens is 72.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Echallens?: A single person without children pays about 16'321 CHF income tax in Echallens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 187 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Echallens have?: Echallens has 6'817 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Echallens?: Echallens has 1'695 foreign residents, a share of 24.86% (2025).

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