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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
201 47.7%
Men
220 52.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
98 23.3%
Swiss citizens
379 90.0%
Foreign residents
42 10.0%
Population density
62 pop./km²
0–19 · 98 · 23.3%20–64 · 242 · 57.5%65+ · 81 · 19.2%
Foreign residents 10.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −11 (−2.6%) · 1 births · 1 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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 23.6% Yes
27.8% YesNo 72.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 31.3% Yes
21.4% YesNo 78.6%
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
50.9% YesNo 49.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.7% Yes
45.1% YesNo 54.9%
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
27.0% YesNo 73.0%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 42.7% Yes
42.8% YesNo 57.2%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 47.0% Yes
51.8% YesNo 48.2%
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
48.8% YesNo 51.2%
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
53.7% YesNo 46.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 64.5% Yes
69.6% YesNo 30.4%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SP27.1% · strongest party
SP27.1%
FDP22.8%
SVP15.5%
GRÜNE12.6%
GLP8.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier69%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
69%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 134 of 300 in canton Vaud
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'099 CHF(16.1%)
Rank 132 of 300 in the canton · 1333 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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:16'099 CHF(~16.1%)
FiezCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeFiezVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004.1%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.6%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00011.2%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00013.3%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00014.2%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00015%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00016.1%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00017%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00018%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00018.8%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00019.7%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00020.5%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00022.4%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00024.1%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00025.6%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00027%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00028.3%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00029.3%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'485 mm
6.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'556 m
Mean elevation
1'070 m
Relief
1'099 m
Mean slope
11.7°
Flat share
32.0%
South-facing
16.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'099 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
5.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
6.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'100
Per inhabitant
12'114 kWh/yr
5 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
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
Premium 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
1.49 %
Second homes
9.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
201
Built before 194656.2%
Built since 200121.9%
1.49 %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
55
Workplaces
27
Services share
67.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 13 (23.6%) · Secondary 5 (9.1%) · Tertiary 37 (67.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
6
Organic share
16.7 %
Farmland
180 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 84 min · Car 44 min
AgglomerationPT 35 min · Car 23 min
Remoteness 27/300 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5556
Head of governmentDidier Fardel
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities421 #231 VD · #1875 CHGrowing municipalities-2.6% #281 VD · #2031 CHShrinking municipalities-2.6% #20 VD · #78 CHJobs per resident0.13 #277 VD · #2045 CHFamilies & children23.3% #112 VD · #269 CHAge structure19.2% #100 VD · #1404 CHWomen share47.7% #278 VD · #1926 CHForeign residents10% #277 VD · #1700 CHPopulation density62/km² #240 VD · #1701 CHTax burden16'099 #133 VD · #1334 CHTaxes69% #134 VDWarmest municipalities6.3 °C #288 VD · #1922 CHSunniest municipalities43.8% #240 VD · #877 CHRainiest municipalities1'485 mm #23 VD · #258 CHVoter turnout60.7% #163 VD · #531 CHSVP strongholds15.5% #276 VD · #1977 CHSP strongholds27.1% #52 VD · #111 CHCentre strongholds5.5% #103 VD · #1742 CHFDP strongholds22.8% #154 VD · #317 CHGLP strongholds8.2% #114 VD · #553 CHGreen strongholds12.6% #104 VD · #290 CHLargest by area6.8 km² #128 VD · #1299 CHHighest municipalities1'174 m #12 VD · #176 CHSecond homes9.6% #176 VD · #1297 CHOrganic farming16.7% #95 VD · #805 CHBest-connected municipalities84 min #271 VD · #1439 CHRemotest municipalities84 min #27 VD · #681 CHHighest peaks1'556 m #28 VD · #445 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'070 m #29 VD · #373 CHGreatest vertical range1'099 m #22 VD · #430 CHSteepest municipalities11.7° #43 VD · #799 CHSolar potential5 GWh #240 VD · #1898 CHSolar potential per capita12'114 kWh #117 VD · #739 CHCheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #153 VD · #1451 CHMost expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #102 VD · #610 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 2
What is the postal code of Fiez?
Fiez has 2 postal codes: 1420, 1453.
What is the tax rate in Fiez?
The municipal tax multiplier of Fiez is 69% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Fiez?
A single person without children pays about 16'099 CHF income tax in Fiez on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 132 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Fiez have?
Fiez has 421 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Fiez?
Fiez has 42 foreign residents, a share of 9.98% (2025).

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