What is the postal code of Echandens?

The postal code of Echandens is 1026.

What is the tax rate in Echandens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Echandens is 60.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Echandens?

A single person without children pays about 15'523 CHF income tax in Echandens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 35 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Echandens have?

Echandens has 3'110 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Echandens?

Echandens has 1'024 foreign residents, a share of 32.93% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Echandens

1026

VD CANTON1026

Residents

3'110

Area

3.9 km²

Population density

802 pop./km²

Elevation

432 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

60.5%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'539 49.5%

Men

1'571 50.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

593 19.1%

Swiss citizens

2'086 67.1%

Foreign residents

1'024 32.9%

Population density

802 pop./km²

0–19 · 593 · 19.1%20–64 · 1'857 · 59.7%65+ · 660 · 21.2%

Foreign residents 32.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Echandens

BFS

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

45.1% YesNo 55.0%

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

34.7% YesNo 65.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

66.8% YesNo 33.2%

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

36.4% YesNo 63.6%

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

30.5% YesNo 69.5%

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

25.3% YesNo 74.7%

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

79.3% YesNo 20.7%

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

36.3% YesNo 63.7%

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

20.1% YesNo 79.9%

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

11.2% YesNo 88.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP28.4% · strongest party

FDP28.4%

SP20.3%

SVP18.6%

GRÜNE12.0%

GLP11.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier60.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

60.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 37 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'523 CHF(15.5%)

Rank 35 of 300 in the canton · 1103 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:15'523 CHF(~15.5%)

EchandensCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Echandens	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	12.8%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	13.7%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.5%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.5%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.4%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.4%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.2%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	19.8%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.7%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.4%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	24.9%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.2%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	27.4%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	28.4%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'051 mm

11.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

465 m

Mean elevation

432 m

Relief

83 m

Mean slope

4.4°

Flat share

67.4%

South-facing

7.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 83 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

22.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

29.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'000

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

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

0.41 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

1'450

Built before 19467.9%

Built since 200136.3%

0.41 %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 30 min · Car 20 min

AgglomerationPT 30 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 289/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentIrène Caron

Websiteechandens.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'110 #61 VD · #703 CH Families & children19.1% #269 VD · #1431 CH Age structure21.2% #53 VD · #1009 CH Women share49.5% #205 VD · #1293 CH Foreign residents32.9% #44 VD · #202 CH Population density802/km² #26 VD · #298 CH Tax burden15'523 #35 VD · #1103 CH Taxes60.5% #37 VD Warmest municipalities11.3 °C #4 VD · #31 CH Sunniest municipalities46.9% #69 VD · #460 CH Rainiest municipalities1'051 mm #155 VD · #1381 CH Voter turnout56.2% #210 VD · #920 CH Against Switzerland18% #61 VD · #720 CH Aligned with Switzerland82% #80 VD · #769 CH SVP strongholds18.6% #233 VD · #1849 CH SP strongholds20.3% #161 VD · #448 CH Centre strongholds3.7% #230 VD · #1937 CH FDP strongholds28.4% #61 VD · #124 CH GLP strongholds11.6% #31 VD · #172 CH Green strongholds12% #131 VD · #345 CH Largest by area3.9 km² #210 VD · #1737 CH Highest municipalities432 m #260 VD · #1688 CH Remotest municipalities30 min #289 VD · #2035 CH Best-connected municipalities30 min #12 VD · #83 CH Highest peaks465 m #280 VD · #1995 CH Highest-lying municipalities432 m #266 VD · #1847 CH Greatest vertical range83 m #257 VD · #1924 CH Steepest municipalities4.4° #199 VD · #1682 CH Solar potential23 GWh #73 VD · #917 CH Cheapest electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #56 VD · #1338 CH Most expensive electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #223 VD · #747 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1026

Echandens

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Echandens1026

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Echandens?: The postal code of Echandens is 1026.
What is the tax rate in Echandens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Echandens is 60.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Echandens?: A single person without children pays about 15'523 CHF income tax in Echandens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 35 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Echandens have?: Echandens has 3'110 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Echandens?: Echandens has 1'024 foreign residents, a share of 32.93% (2025).

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