What is the postal code of Founex?

Founex has 2 postal codes: 1296, 1297.

What is the tax rate in Founex?

The municipal tax multiplier of Founex is 57% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Founex?

A single person without children pays about 15'290 CHF income tax in Founex on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 12 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Founex have?

Founex has 3'764 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Founex?

Founex has 1'491 foreign residents, a share of 39.61% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District de Nyon

Founex

1296–1297

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'892 50.3%

Men

1'872 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'014 26.9%

Swiss citizens

2'273 60.4%

Foreign residents

1'491 39.6%

Population density

464 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'014 · 26.9%20–64 · 2'189 · 58.2%65+ · 561 · 14.9%

Foreign residents 39.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +1 (+0%) · 20 births · 14 deaths · net migration −9

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 Founex

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 Nyon: 23.1% Yes

21.6% YesNo 78.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 27.6% Yes

29.2% YesNo 70.8%

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 Nyon: 61.6% Yes

69.6% YesNo 30.5%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 50.7% Yes

54.5% YesNo 45.5%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 34.4% Yes

33.3% YesNo 66.7%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 37.7% Yes

33.2% YesNo 66.8%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 51.5% Yes

54.0% YesNo 46.0%

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 Nyon: 39.9% Yes

34.1% YesNo 65.9%

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 Nyon: 42.9% Yes

38.7% YesNo 61.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 67.8% Yes

68.8% YesNo 31.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP30.2% · strongest party

FDP30.2%

SVP18.8%

SP13.8%

GLP13.2%

GRÜNE10.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier57%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

57%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 13 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'290 CHF(15.3%)

Rank 12 of 300 in the canton · 1050 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:15'290 CHF(~15.3%)

FounexCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Founex	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	3.9%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.2%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	10.6%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	12.6%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	13.5%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.2%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.3%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.2%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.1%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	17.9%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	18.8%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	19.5%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.4%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.1%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	24.5%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	25.9%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	27.1%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	28.1%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202011 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020972 mm

11 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

480 m

Mean elevation

400 m

Relief

108 m

Mean slope

1.4°

Flat share

96.3%

South-facing

1.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 108 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

29.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

37.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'500

Per inhabitant

7'779 kWh/yr

29 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

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 Founex →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

1.03 %

Second homes

11.9 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

1'548

Built before 194614.5%

Built since 200134.6%

1.03 %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

1'028

Workplaces

196

Services share

80.2 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 112 (10.9%) · Secondary 92 (8.9%) · Tertiary 824 (80.2%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

14.3 %

Farmland

259 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 39 min · Car 33 min

AgglomerationPT 39 min · Car 33 min

Remoteness 253/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5717

Head of governmentFrançois Deblue

Websitefounex.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de Nyon

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Founex ranks

Largest municipalities3'764 #47 VD · #595 CH Growing municipalities0% #183 VD · #1392 CH Shrinking municipalities0% #118 VD · #719 CH Jobs per resident0.27 #157 VD · #1448 CH Families & children26.9% #15 VD · #24 CH Age structure14.9% #248 VD · #1997 CH Women share50.3% #140 VD · #760 CH Foreign residents39.6% #20 VD · #84 CH Population density464/km² #49 VD · #536 CH Tax burden15'290 #14 VD · #1053 CH Taxes57% #13 VD Warmest municipalities11 °C #19 VD · #77 CH Sunniest municipalities47.4% #40 VD · #391 CH Rainiest municipalities972 mm #233 VD · #1749 CH Voter turnout63.1% #120 VD · #321 CH Against Switzerland16.7% #83 VD · #808 CH Aligned with Switzerland83.3% #68 VD · #699 CH SVP strongholds18.8% #231 VD · #1843 CH SP strongholds13.8% #269 VD · #1074 CH Centre strongholds6.3% #66 VD · #1659 CH FDP strongholds30.2% #40 VD · #85 CH GLP strongholds13.2% #18 VD · #86 CH Green strongholds10.8% #173 VD · #468 CH Largest by area8.1 km² #110 VD · #1134 CH Highest municipalities420 m #269 VD · #1779 CH Second homes11.9% #114 VD · #916 CH Organic farming14.3% #115 VD · #950 CH Best-connected municipalities39 min #52 VD · #220 CH Remotest municipalities39 min #253 VD · #1901 CH Highest peaks480 m #271 VD · #1947 CH Highest-lying municipalities400 m #272 VD · #1976 CH Greatest vertical range108 m #219 VD · #1795 CH Steepest municipalities1.4° #278 VD · #2053 CH Solar potential29 GWh #58 VD · #697 CH Solar potential per capita7'779 kWh #232 VD · #1518 CH Cheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #187 VD · #1485 CH Most expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #136 VD · #644 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Coppet1296 Founex1297

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Founex?: Founex has 2 postal codes: 1296, 1297.
What is the tax rate in Founex?: The municipal tax multiplier of Founex is 57% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Founex?: A single person without children pays about 15'290 CHF income tax in Founex on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 12 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Founex have?: Founex has 3'764 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Founex?: Founex has 1'491 foreign residents, a share of 39.61% (2025).

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