What is the postal code of Echichens?

Echichens has 4 postal codes: 1112, 1113, 1114, 1125.

What is the tax rate in Echichens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Echichens is 66% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Echichens?

A single person without children pays about 15'889 CHF income tax in Echichens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 87 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Echichens have?

Echichens has 3'243 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Echichens?

Echichens has 665 foreign residents, a share of 20.51% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Echichens

1112–1125

VD CANTON1112 1113 1114 1125

Residents

3'243

Area

13.3 km²

Population density

244 pop./km²

Elevation

466 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

66%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'705 52.6%

Men

1'538 47.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

770 23.7%

Swiss citizens

2'578 79.5%

Foreign residents

665 20.5%

Population density

244 pop./km²

0–19 · 770 · 23.7%20–64 · 1'840 · 56.7%65+ · 633 · 19.5%

Foreign residents 20.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Echichens

BFS

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

48.7% YesNo 51.3%

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

32.4% YesNo 67.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

68.6% YesNo 31.4%

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

33.9% YesNo 66.1%

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

27.7% YesNo 72.3%

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

23.8% YesNo 76.2%

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

83.4% YesNo 16.6%

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

34.4% YesNo 65.6%

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

20.8% YesNo 79.2%

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

9.6% YesNo 90.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP23.3% · strongest party

FDP23.3%

SVP21.5%

SP19.6%

GRÜNE14.7%

GLP11.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier66%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

66%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 87 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'889 CHF(15.9%)

Rank 87 of 300 in the canton · 1215 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:15'889 CHF(~15.9%)

EchichensCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Echichens	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.5%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.1%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.8%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.9%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.8%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.8%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.6%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.5%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.2%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.2%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.9%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.4%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.8%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020975 mm

10.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

578 m

Mean elevation

504 m

Relief

159 m

Mean slope

3.6°

Flat share

79.4%

South-facing

4.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 159 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

26.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

34.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'800

26 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

0.66 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

1'369

Built before 194626.3%

Built since 200133.7%

0.66 %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 41 min · Car 24 min

AgglomerationPT 41 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 237/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentDaniel Meienberger

Websiteechichens.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'243 #57 VD · #678 CH Families & children23.7% #95 VD · #202 CH Age structure19.5% #93 VD · #1346 CH Women share52.6% #21 VD · #69 CH Foreign residents20.5% #147 VD · #816 CH Population density244/km² #101 VD · #909 CH Tax burden15'889 #94 VD · #1222 CH Taxes66% #87 VD Warmest municipalities10.7 °C #51 VD · #166 CH Sunniest municipalities46.5% #91 VD · #512 CH Rainiest municipalities975 mm #230 VD · #1738 CH Voter turnout60.7% #128 VD · #423 CH Against Switzerland22% #10 VD · #432 CH Aligned with Switzerland78% #127 VD · #1054 CH SVP strongholds21.5% #194 VD · #1719 CH SP strongholds19.6% #174 VD · #494 CH Centre strongholds4.5% #161 VD · #1845 CH FDP strongholds23.3% #151 VD · #303 CH GLP strongholds11.3% #37 VD · #196 CH Green strongholds14.7% #44 VD · #147 CH Largest by area13.3 km² #68 VD · #737 CH Highest municipalities466 m #227 VD · #1412 CH Remotest municipalities41 min #237 VD · #1859 CH Best-connected municipalities41 min #60 VD · #258 CH Highest peaks578 m #222 VD · #1627 CH Highest-lying municipalities504 m #201 VD · #1406 CH Greatest vertical range159 m #164 VD · #1541 CH Steepest municipalities3.6° #228 VD · #1825 CH Solar potential26 GWh #62 VD · #788 CH Cheapest electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #57 VD · #1339 CH Most expensive electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #224 VD · #748 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

1112

Echichens

1113

St-Saphorin-sur-Morges

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Colombier VD1114 Echichens1112 Monnaz1125 St-Saphorin-sur-Morges1113

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Echichens?: Echichens has 4 postal codes: 1112, 1113, 1114, 1125.
What is the tax rate in Echichens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Echichens is 66% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Echichens?: A single person without children pays about 15'889 CHF income tax in Echichens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 87 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Echichens have?: Echichens has 3'243 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Echichens?: Echichens has 665 foreign residents, a share of 20.51% (2025).

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