Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
600 50.0%
Men
601 50.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
281 23.4%
Swiss citizens
900 74.9%
Foreign residents
301 25.1%
Population density
207 pop./km²
0–19 · 281 · 23.4%20–64 · 722 · 60.1%65+ · 198 · 16.5%
Foreign residents 25.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −9 (−0.7%) · 12 births · 7 deaths · net migration −10
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 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict District de Morges: 22.8% Yes
21.8% YesNo 78.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Morges: 25.7% Yes
22.6% YesNo 77.4%
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
50.4% YesNo 49.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Morges: 47.9% Yes
50.9% YesNo 49.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Morges: 35.6% Yes
36.5% YesNo 63.5%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Morges: 39.0% Yes
39.0% YesNo 61.0%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Morges: 49.2% Yes
48.4% YesNo 51.6%
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
42.9% YesNo 57.1%
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 de Morges: 44.7% Yes
47.5% YesNo 52.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Morges: 67.4% Yes
67.1% YesNo 32.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SP27.3% · strongest party
SP27.3%
SVP24.2%
FDP19.7%
GRÜNE14.0%
GLP6.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier46%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
46%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 1 of 300 in canton VaudTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'558 CHF(14.6%)
Rank 1 of 300 in the canton · 942 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
100'000 CHF:14'558 CHF(~14.6%)
EclépensCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Eclépens | Vaud | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 3.7% | 3.7–4.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.9% | 6.9–8.1% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10% | 10–11.8% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.9% | 11.9–14.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.8% | 12.8–15.1% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.5% | 13.5–15.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.6% | 14.6–17% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.4% | 15.4–18% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16.3% | 16.3–19% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 17.1% | 17.1–19.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.9% | 17.9–20.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 18.6% | 18.6–21.6% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 20.5% | 20.5–23.6% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 22.1% | 22.1–25.4% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 23.5% | 23.5–26.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 24.8% | 24.8–28.4% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 26% | 26–29.6% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 27% | 27–30.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020853 mm
10.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
600 m
Mean elevation
477 m
Relief
158 m
Mean slope
7.1°
Flat share
52.9%
South-facing
17.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 158 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
25.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
30.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
5'700
Per inhabitant
21'266 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff 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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300663 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 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 · AREVacancy rate
0 %
Second homes
6.7 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
542
Built before 194635.1%
Built since 200122.1%
0 %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 · 2024Jobs
1'703
Workplaces
100
Services share
39.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 32 (1.9%) · Secondary 1'000 (58.7%) · Tertiary 671 (39.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
8
Organic share
37.5 %
Farmland
478 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0BFS municipality number5482
Head of governmentClaude Dutoit
Websiteeclepens.ch ↗
DistrictDistrict de Morges
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'201 #120 VD · #1324 CHGrowing municipalities-0.7% #229 VD · #1728 CHShrinking municipalities-0.7% #72 VD · #381 CHJobs per resident1.42 #7 VD · #36 CHFamilies & children23.4% #105 VD · #248 CHAge structure16.5% #199 VD · #1854 CHWomen share50% #161 VD · #962 CHForeign residents25.1% #102 VD · #555 CHPopulation density207/km² #112 VD · #1004 CHTax burden14'558 #1 VD · #942 CHTaxes46% #1 VDWarmest municipalities10.5 °C #73 VD · #227 CHSunniest municipalities44.3% #198 VD · #780 CHRainiest municipalities853 mm #295 VD · #2012 CHVoter turnout59.2% #191 VD · #685 CHAgainst Switzerland12.7% #136 VD · #1085 CHAligned with Switzerland87.3% #6 VD · #415 CHSVP strongholds24.2% #155 VD · #1595 CHSP strongholds27.3% #50 VD · #107 CHCentre strongholds4.4% #170 VD · #1863 CHFDP strongholds19.7% #214 VD · #474 CHGLP strongholds6.6% #167 VD · #846 CHGreen strongholds14% #59 VD · #188 CHLargest by area5.8 km² #148 VD · #1430 CHHighest municipalities461 m #230 VD · #1448 CHSecond homes6.7% #268 VD · #1880 CHOrganic farming37.5% #19 VD · #223 CHBest-connected municipalities39 min #48 VD · #216 CHRemotest municipalities39 min #249 VD · #1897 CHHighest peaks600 m #207 VD · #1546 CHHighest-lying municipalities477 m #222 VD · #1547 CHGreatest vertical range158 m #166 VD · #1547 CHSteepest municipalities7.1° #106 VD · #1227 CHSolar potential26 GWh #67 VD · #820 CHSolar potential per capita21'266 kWh #21 VD · #158 CHCheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #129 VD · #1427 CHMost expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #78 VD · #586 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Eclépens?
- The postal code of Eclépens is 1312.
- What is the tax rate in Eclépens?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Eclépens is 46% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
- How much tax do you pay in Eclépens?
- A single person without children pays about 14'558 CHF income tax in Eclépens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Eclépens have?
- Eclépens has 1'201 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Eclépens?
- Eclépens has 301 foreign residents, a share of 25.06% (2025).
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