What is the postal code of Ecublens?

Ecublens has 2 postal codes: 1015, 1024.

What is the tax rate in Ecublens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Ecublens is 62.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Ecublens?

A single person without children pays about 15'656 CHF income tax in Ecublens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 50 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Ecublens have?

Ecublens has 13'747 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ecublens?

Ecublens has 6'614 foreign residents, a share of 48.11% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Ecublens

1015–1024

VD CANTON1015 1024

Residents

13'747

Area

5.7 km²

Population density

2'403 pop./km²

Elevation

428 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

62.5%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

6'668 48.5%

Men

7'079 51.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'860 20.8%

Swiss citizens

7'133 51.9%

Foreign residents

6'614 48.1%

Population density

2'403 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'860 · 20.8%20–64 · 8'719 · 63.4%65+ · 2'168 · 15.8%

Foreign residents 48.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Ecublens

BFS

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

43.7% YesNo 56.3%

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

36.8% YesNo 63.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

68.5% YesNo 31.5%

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

39.7% YesNo 60.3%

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

36.4% YesNo 63.6%

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

30.1% YesNo 69.9%

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

75.4% YesNo 24.6%

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

43.2% YesNo 56.8%

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

29.6% YesNo 70.5%

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

12.9% YesNo 87.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP31.5% · strongest party

SP31.5%

FDP19.2%

SVP17.0%

GRÜNE13.6%

GLP6.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier62.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

62.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 53 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'656 CHF(15.7%)

Rank 50 of 300 in the canton · 1138 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:15'656 CHF(~15.7%)

EcublensCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Ecublens	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.4%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	10.8%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	12.9%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	13.8%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.6%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.7%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.6%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.5%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.3%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.2%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	19.9%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.9%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.5%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.4%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	27.6%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	28.6%	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 1991–20201'053 mm

11.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

441 m

Mean elevation

402 m

Relief

68 m

Mean slope

3.5°

Flat share

78.2%

South-facing

2.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 68 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

100.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

127.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

22'400

101 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

31.33 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.75 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.54 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.17 Rp./kWh

31.33 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator SIE 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

0.84 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

6'041

Built before 19464.6%

Built since 200121.4%

0.84 %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 32 min · Car 15 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 277/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentPierre Kaelin

Websiteecublens.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities13'747 #10 VD · #108 CH Families & children20.8% #228 VD · #889 CH Age structure15.8% #222 VD · #1918 CH Women share48.5% #253 VD · #1727 CH Foreign residents48.1% #4 VD · #16 CH Population density2'403/km² #5 VD · #47 CH Tax burden15'656 #53 VD · #1141 CH Taxes62.5% #53 VD Warmest municipalities11.3 °C #5 VD · #32 CH Sunniest municipalities46.8% #76 VD · #480 CH Rainiest municipalities1'053 mm #153 VD · #1365 CH Voter turnout50.7% #274 VD · #1637 CH Against Switzerland18% #62 VD · #721 CH Aligned with Switzerland82% #81 VD · #770 CH SVP strongholds17% #256 VD · #1913 CH SP strongholds31.5% #11 VD · #30 CH Centre strongholds4% #202 VD · #1904 CH FDP strongholds19.2% #224 VD · #513 CH GLP strongholds6.9% #159 VD · #781 CH Green strongholds13.6% #72 VD · #212 CH Largest by area5.7 km² #155 VD · #1446 CH Highest municipalities428 m #263 VD · #1722 CH Remotest municipalities32 min #277 VD · #2002 CH Best-connected municipalities32 min #23 VD · #111 CH Highest peaks441 m #286 VD · #2034 CH Highest-lying municipalities402 m #271 VD · #1970 CH Greatest vertical range68 m #271 VD · #1979 CH Steepest municipalities3.5° #230 VD · #1841 CH Solar potential101 GWh #5 VD · #80 CH Cheapest electricity31.33 Rp./kWh #278 VD · #1843 CH Most expensive electricity31.33 Rp./kWh #23 VD · #264 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Ecublens VD1024 Lausanne1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1010 1011 1012 1015 1018

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Saint-Sulpice

VD · 1.4 km

Chavannes-près-Renens

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Ecublens?: Ecublens has 2 postal codes: 1015, 1024.
What is the tax rate in Ecublens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Ecublens is 62.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Ecublens?: A single person without children pays about 15'656 CHF income tax in Ecublens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 50 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ecublens have?: Ecublens has 13'747 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ecublens?: Ecublens has 6'614 foreign residents, a share of 48.11% (2025).

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