What is the postal code of Epalinges?

The postal code of Epalinges is 1066.

What is the tax rate in Epalinges?

The municipal tax multiplier of Epalinges is 64.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Epalinges?

A single person without children pays about 15'789 CHF income tax in Epalinges on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 67 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Epalinges have?

Epalinges has 9'860 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Epalinges?

Epalinges has 2'985 foreign residents, a share of 30.27% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Epalinges

1066

VD CANTON1066

Residents

9'860

Area

4.6 km²

Population density

2'158 pop./km²

Elevation

785 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

64.5%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

5'123 52.0%

Men

4'737 48.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

2'210 22.4%

Swiss citizens

6'875 69.7%

Foreign residents

2'985 30.3%

Population density

2'158 pop./km²

0–19 · 2'210 · 22.4%20–64 · 5'852 · 59.4%65+ · 1'798 · 18.2%

Foreign residents 30.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Epalinges

BFS

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

44.6% YesNo 55.4%

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

28.7% YesNo 71.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

72.6% YesNo 27.4%

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

39.4% YesNo 60.6%

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

28.1% YesNo 71.9%

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

24.1% YesNo 75.9%

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

82.4% YesNo 17.6%

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

35.2% YesNo 64.8%

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

27.4% YesNo 72.6%

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

11.3% YesNo 88.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP27.6% · strongest party

SP27.6%

FDP25.1%

SVP15.4%

GRÜNE13.9%

GLP8.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier64.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

64.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 67 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'789 CHF(15.8%)

Rank 67 of 300 in the canton · 1173 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:15'789 CHF(~15.8%)

EpalingesCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Epalinges	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.5%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	10.9%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.7%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.8%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.7%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.6%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.5%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.3%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.1%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.7%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.2%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.6%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	27.8%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	28.9%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'273 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

856 m

Mean elevation

775 m

Relief

202 m

Mean slope

7.8°

Flat share

41.1%

South-facing

20.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 202 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

45.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

63.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

10'000

45 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

28.1 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.35 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.93 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

4.82 Rp./kWh

28.1 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Services Industriels de Lausanne

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

1.58 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

4'679

Built before 19465.1%

Built since 200128.6%

1.58 %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 31 min · Car 21 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 282/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentMaurice Mischler

Websiteepalinges.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities9'860 #20 VD · #185 CH Families & children22.4% #161 VD · #455 CH Age structure18.2% #140 VD · #1618 CH Women share52% #39 VD · #141 CH Foreign residents30.3% #58 VD · #300 CH Population density2'158/km² #7 VD · #59 CH Tax burden15'789 #68 VD · #1174 CH Taxes64.5% #67 VD Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #219 VD · #1174 CH Sunniest municipalities45.3% #141 VD · #630 CH Rainiest municipalities1'273 mm #63 VD · #537 CH Voter turnout59.3% #157 VD · #548 CH Against Switzerland23% #7 VD · #372 CH Aligned with Switzerland77% #133 VD · #1114 CH SVP strongholds15.4% #278 VD · #1978 CH SP strongholds27.6% #44 VD · #98 CH Centre strongholds4.3% #178 VD · #1869 CH FDP strongholds25.1% #111 VD · #224 CH GLP strongholds8.3% #112 VD · #541 CH Green strongholds13.9% #64 VD · #193 CH Largest by area4.6 km² #183 VD · #1613 CH Highest municipalities785 m #44 VD · #452 CH Remotest municipalities31 min #282 VD · #2018 CH Best-connected municipalities31 min #16 VD · #92 CH Highest peaks856 m #85 VD · #893 CH Highest-lying municipalities775 m #63 VD · #640 CH Greatest vertical range202 m #126 VD · #1357 CH Steepest municipalities7.8° #95 VD · #1134 CH Solar potential45 GWh #31 VD · #387 CH Cheapest electricity28.1 Rp./kWh #7 VD · #1133 CH Most expensive electricity28.1 Rp./kWh #293 VD · #973 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1066

Epalinges

Localities

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Epalinges1066

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Epalinges?: The postal code of Epalinges is 1066.
What is the tax rate in Epalinges?: The municipal tax multiplier of Epalinges is 64.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Epalinges?: A single person without children pays about 15'789 CHF income tax in Epalinges on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 67 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Epalinges have?: Epalinges has 9'860 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Epalinges?: Epalinges has 2'985 foreign residents, a share of 30.27% (2025).

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