What is the postal code of Forel?

Forel has 3 postal codes: 1072, 1080, 1091.

What is the tax rate in Forel?

The municipal tax multiplier of Forel is 69% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Forel?

A single person without children pays about 16'089 CHF income tax in Forel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 120 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Forel have?

Forel has 2'109 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Forel?

Forel has 434 foreign residents, a share of 20.58% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District de Lavaux-Oron

Forel

1072–1091

VD CANTON1072 1080 1091

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'070 50.7%

Men

1'039 49.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

473 22.4%

Swiss citizens

1'675 79.4%

Foreign residents

434 20.6%

Population density

114 pop./km²

0–19 · 473 · 22.4%20–64 · 1'256 · 59.6%65+ · 380 · 18.0%

Foreign residents 20.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +22 (+1.1%) · 16 births · 14 deaths · net migration +22

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 Forel

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 de Lavaux-Oron: 23.0% Yes

17.8% YesNo 82.2%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 24.7% Yes

30.4% YesNo 69.6%

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 de Lavaux-Oron: 56.8% Yes

60.4% YesNo 39.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 47.7% Yes

53.6% YesNo 46.5%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 33.2% Yes

43.9% YesNo 56.1%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 39.4% Yes

34.9% YesNo 65.1%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 48.8% Yes

52.4% YesNo 47.6%

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 de Lavaux-Oron: 41.7% Yes

38.0% YesNo 62.0%

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 de Lavaux-Oron: 44.5% Yes

42.2% YesNo 57.8%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 69.0% Yes

64.6% YesNo 35.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP30.6% · strongest party

FDP30.6%

SVP25.1%

SP19.3%

GRÜNE12.1%

GLP5.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier69%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

69%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 132 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'089 CHF(16.1%)

Rank 120 of 300 in the canton · 1318 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:16'089 CHF(~16.1%)

ForelCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Forel	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.1%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.1%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.3%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.2%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.1%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.8%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.7%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.5%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.4%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.1%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.6%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.3%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'279 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

917 m

Mean elevation

736 m

Relief

271 m

Mean slope

6.2°

Flat share

50.1%

South-facing

11.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 271 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

30.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

39.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'800

Per inhabitant

14'561 kWh/yr

31 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 1

Standard model, deductible 300698 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

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

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 1 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

0.3 %

Second homes

9.9 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

1'004

Built before 194633.9%

Built since 200121.2%

0.3 %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

1'288

Workplaces

228

Services share

45.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 124 (9.6%) · Secondary 576 (44.7%) · Tertiary 588 (45.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

18.4 %

Farmland

1'284 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 40 min · Car 29 min

AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 245/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5604

Head of governmentDaniel Flotron

Websiteforel.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de Lavaux-Oron

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Forel ranks

Largest municipalities2'109 #80 VD · #936 CH Growing municipalities1.1% #106 VD · #763 CH Shrinking municipalities1.1% #196 VD · #1349 CH Jobs per resident0.61 #45 VD · #338 CH Families & children22.4% #162 VD · #456 CH Age structure18% #146 VD · #1653 CH Women share50.7% #109 VD · #550 CH Foreign residents20.6% #146 VD · #811 CH Population density114/km² #166 VD · #1397 CH Tax burden16'089 #123 VD · #1321 CH Taxes69% #132 VD Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #209 VD · #1089 CH Sunniest municipalities46.1% #114 VD · #557 CH Rainiest municipalities1'279 mm #62 VD · #527 CH Voter turnout63.6% #108 VD · #284 CH Against Switzerland9.9% #141 VD · #1197 CH Aligned with Switzerland90.1% #1 VD · #266 CH SVP strongholds25.1% #141 VD · #1553 CH SP strongholds19.3% #178 VD · #521 CH Centre strongholds3.1% #266 VD · #1985 CH FDP strongholds30.6% #35 VD · #79 CH GLP strongholds5.1% #225 VD · #1179 CH Green strongholds12.1% #124 VD · #333 CH Largest by area18.5 km² #46 VD · #522 CH Highest municipalities716 m #70 VD · #572 CH Second homes9.9% #166 VD · #1223 CH Organic farming18.4% #87 VD · #711 CH Best-connected municipalities40 min #55 VD · #239 CH Remotest municipalities40 min #245 VD · #1884 CH Highest peaks917 m #73 VD · #805 CH Highest-lying municipalities736 m #71 VD · #695 CH Greatest vertical range271 m #100 VD · #1080 CH Steepest municipalities6.2° #132 VD · #1370 CH Solar potential31 GWh #52 VD · #656 CH Solar potential per capita14'561 kWh #82 VD · #465 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #48 VD · #1261 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #219 VD · #812 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Forel (Lavaux)1072 Grandvaux1091 Les Cullayes1080

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Forel?: Forel has 3 postal codes: 1072, 1080, 1091.
What is the tax rate in Forel?: The municipal tax multiplier of Forel is 69% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Forel?: A single person without children pays about 16'089 CHF income tax in Forel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 120 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Forel have?: Forel has 2'109 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Forel?: Forel has 434 foreign residents, a share of 20.58% (2025).

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