What is the postal code of Faoug?

The postal code of Faoug is 1595.

What is the tax rate in Faoug?

The municipal tax multiplier of Faoug is 65% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Faoug?

A single person without children pays about 15'822 CHF income tax in Faoug on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 70 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Faoug have?

Faoug has 899 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Faoug?

Faoug has 215 foreign residents, a share of 23.92% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Faoug

1595

VD CANTON1595

Residents

899

Area

5.8 km²

Population density

156 pop./km²

Elevation

477 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

65%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

459 51.1%

Men

440 48.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

159 17.7%

Swiss citizens

684 76.1%

Foreign residents

215 23.9%

Population density

156 pop./km²

0–19 · 159 · 17.7%20–64 · 572 · 63.6%65+ · 168 · 18.7%

Foreign residents 23.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Faoug

BFS

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

52.7% YesNo 47.4%

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

41.8% YesNo 58.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

64.4% YesNo 35.6%

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

29.9% YesNo 70.1%

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

34.4% YesNo 65.6%

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

27.1% YesNo 72.9%

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

76.6% YesNo 23.4%

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

34.9% YesNo 65.1%

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

23.3% YesNo 76.7%

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

13.5% YesNo 86.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP24.9% · strongest party

SVP24.9%

SP22.7%

FDP17.6%

Mitte11.8%

GRÜNE10.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier65%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

65%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 75 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'822 CHF(15.8%)

Rank 70 of 300 in the canton · 1180 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:15'822 CHF(~15.8%)

FaougCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Faoug	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	16.8%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.7%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.5%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.4%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.1%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.1%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.8%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.3%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.7%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	27.9%	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 1991–202010.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020975 mm

10.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

485 m

Mean elevation

441 m

Relief

56 m

Mean slope

2.1°

Flat share

87.0%

South-facing

3.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 56 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

9.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

12.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'100

9 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

28.6 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.55 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.78 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

28.6 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Groupe E 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

0.55 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

545

Built before 194636.3%

Built since 200128.1%

0.55 %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 66 min · Car 33 min

AgglomerationPT 17 min · Car 10 min

Remoteness 93/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentMartine Herrmann

Websitefaoug.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities899 #153 VD · #1523 CH Families & children17.7% #282 VD · #1716 CH Age structure18.7% #116 VD · #1509 CH Women share51.1% #86 VD · #361 CH Foreign residents23.9% #114 VD · #601 CH Population density156/km² #139 VD · #1196 CH Tax burden15'822 #78 VD · #1188 CH Taxes65% #75 VD Warmest municipalities10.4 °C #85 VD · #253 CH Sunniest municipalities42.2% #299 VD · #1097 CH Rainiest municipalities975 mm #228 VD · #1736 CH Voter turnout51.6% #269 VD · #1520 CH SVP strongholds24.9% #143 VD · #1561 CH SP strongholds22.7% #115 VD · #286 CH Centre strongholds11.8% #5 VD · #1047 CH FDP strongholds17.6% #240 VD · #605 CH GLP strongholds8.5% #105 VD · #513 CH Green strongholds10.3% #189 VD · #530 CH Largest by area5.8 km² #147 VD · #1429 CH Highest municipalities477 m #212 VD · #1339 CH Remotest municipalities66 min #93 VD · #1149 CH Best-connected municipalities66 min #204 VD · #972 CH Highest peaks485 m #264 VD · #1931 CH Highest-lying municipalities441 m #259 VD · #1792 CH Greatest vertical range56 m #286 VD · #2021 CH Steepest municipalities2.1° #263 VD · #1996 CH Solar potential9 GWh #156 VD · #1589 CH Cheapest electricity28.6 Rp./kWh #10 VD · #1185 CH Most expensive electricity28.6 Rp./kWh #282 VD · #913 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1595

Faoug

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Faoug1595

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Faoug?: The postal code of Faoug is 1595.
What is the tax rate in Faoug?: The municipal tax multiplier of Faoug is 65% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Faoug?: A single person without children pays about 15'822 CHF income tax in Faoug on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 70 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Faoug have?: Faoug has 899 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Faoug?: Faoug has 215 foreign residents, a share of 23.92% (2025).

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