What is the postal code of Ependes?

The postal code of Ependes is 1434.

What is the tax rate in Ependes?

The municipal tax multiplier of Ependes is 73.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Ependes?

A single person without children pays about 16'398 CHF income tax in Ependes on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 210 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Ependes have?

Ependes has 376 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ependes?

Ependes has 66 foreign residents, a share of 17.55% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Jura-Nord vaudois

Ependes

1434

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

198 52.7%

Men

178 47.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

94 25.0%

Swiss citizens

310 82.5%

Foreign residents

66 17.6%

Population density

78 pop./km²

0–19 · 94 · 25.0%20–64 · 221 · 58.8%65+ · 61 · 16.2%

Foreign residents 17.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −3 (−0.8%) · 4 births · 1 deaths · net migration −4

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

Vote results for Ependes

BFS

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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 23.6% Yes

16.4% YesNo 83.6%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 31.3% Yes

31.7% YesNo 68.4%

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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 51.4% Yes

52.1% YesNo 47.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.7% Yes

62.4% YesNo 37.6%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 41.7% Yes

48.6% YesNo 51.4%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 42.7% Yes

35.7% YesNo 64.3%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 47.0% Yes

55.7% YesNo 44.3%

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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 45.8% Yes

37.9% YesNo 62.1%

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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.9% Yes

38.9% YesNo 61.2%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 64.5% Yes

61.5% YesNo 38.5%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP30.4% · strongest party

SVP30.4%

FDP24.3%

SP23.5%

GRÜNE7.7%

PdA/Sol.5.7%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier73.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

73.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 208 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'398 CHF(16.4%)

Rank 210 of 300 in the canton · 1502 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:16'398 CHF(~16.4%)

EpendesCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Ependes	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.8%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.4%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.5%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.5%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.3%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.4%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.2%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.8%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.8%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.5%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.5%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.7%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.8%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020844 mm

10.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

560 m

Mean elevation

454 m

Relief

129 m

Mean slope

4.2°

Flat share

73.7%

South-facing

0.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 129 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

10 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

11.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'200

Per inhabitant

26'676 kWh/yr

10 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 · 2027

Tariff H4

27.89 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.01 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.18 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

27.89 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 · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300663 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Ependes →Canton Vaud →Premiums explained →

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 · ARE

Vacancy rate

0 %

Second homes

14.6 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

189

Built before 194661.4%

Built since 20017.9%

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 · 2024

Jobs

154

Workplaces

Services share

69.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 25 (16.2%) · Secondary 22 (14.3%) · Tertiary 107 (69.5%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

283 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 48 min · Car 33 min

AgglomerationPT 18 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 196/300 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5914

Head of governmentSylvain Homberger

Websiteependesvd.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Jura-Nord vaudois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Ependes ranks

Largest municipalities376 #244 VD · #1901 CH Growing municipalities-0.8% #232 VD · #1744 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.8% #69 VD · #365 CH Jobs per resident0.41 #88 VD · #826 CH Families & children25% #46 VD · #81 CH Age structure16.2% #212 VD · #1885 CH Women share52.7% #18 VD · #58 CH Foreign residents17.6% #192 VD · #1083 CH Population density78/km² #215 VD · #1602 CH Tax burden16'398 #210 VD · #1505 CH Taxes73.5% #208 VD Warmest municipalities10.6 °C #70 VD · #203 CH Sunniest municipalities43.4% #280 VD · #957 CH Rainiest municipalities844 mm #298 VD · #2024 CH Voter turnout62.7% #127 VD · #357 CH SVP strongholds30.4% #81 VD · #1249 CH SP strongholds23.5% #100 VD · #238 CH Centre strongholds3% #271 VD · #1994 CH FDP strongholds24.3% #133 VD · #262 CH GLP strongholds3.3% #272 VD · #1540 CH Green strongholds7.7% #243 VD · #943 CH Largest by area4.8 km² #181 VD · #1584 CH Highest municipalities447 m #248 VD · #1559 CH Second homes14.6% #63 VD · #612 CH Organic farming0% #289 VD · #2038 CH Best-connected municipalities48 min #113 VD · #417 CH Remotest municipalities48 min #196 VD · #1710 CH Highest peaks560 m #227 VD · #1682 CH Highest-lying municipalities454 m #243 VD · #1689 CH Greatest vertical range129 m #198 VD · #1695 CH Steepest municipalities4.2° #204 VD · #1715 CH Solar potential10 GWh #151 VD · #1561 CH Solar potential per capita26'676 kWh #11 VD · #71 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #99 VD · #1312 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #270 VD · #863 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1434

Ependes VD

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Ependes VD1434

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Ependes?: The postal code of Ependes is 1434.
What is the tax rate in Ependes?: The municipal tax multiplier of Ependes is 73.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Ependes?: A single person without children pays about 16'398 CHF income tax in Ependes on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 210 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ependes have?: Ependes has 376 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ependes?: Ependes has 66 foreign residents, a share of 17.55% (2025).

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