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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
718 50.2%
Men
712 49.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
319 22.3%
Swiss citizens
1'057 73.9%
Foreign residents
373 26.1%
Population density
184 pop./km²
0–19 · 319 · 22.3%20–64 · 892 · 62.4%65+ · 219 · 15.3%
Foreign residents 26.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −11 (−0.8%) · 14 births · 7 deaths · net migration −17
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 27.6% Yes
26.7% YesNo 73.3%
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
67.4% YesNo 32.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 50.7% Yes
56.6% YesNo 43.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 34.4% Yes
36.8% YesNo 63.2%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 37.7% Yes
29.9% YesNo 70.1%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 51.5% Yes
59.8% YesNo 40.2%
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 de Nyon: 39.9% Yes
32.5% YesNo 67.5%
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
35.1% YesNo 64.9%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 67.8% Yes
66.7% YesNo 33.3%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP29.4% · strongest party
SVP29.4%
FDP20.7%
SP17.7%
GRÜNE11.2%
GLP10.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier62.5%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
62.5%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 50 of 300 in canton Vaud
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'656 CHF(15.7%)
Rank 50 of 300 in the canton · 1138 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:15'656 CHF(~15.7%)
GillyCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeGillyVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.4%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00010.8%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00012.9%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00013.8%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00014.6%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00015.7%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00016.6%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00017.5%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00018.3%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00019.2%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00019.9%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00021.9%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00023.5%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00025%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00026.4%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00027.6%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00028.6%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 1991–20201'127 mm
9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
894 m
Mean elevation
578 m
Relief
503 m
Mean slope
9.7°
Flat share
39.4%
South-facing
35.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 503 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
13.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
17.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'900
Per inhabitant
9'154 kWh/yr
13 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 1
Standard model, deductible 300698 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 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
0.28 %
Second homes
12.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
702
Built before 194631.1%
Built since 200142.6%
0.28 %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
341
Workplaces
96
Services share
71 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 72 (21.1%) · Secondary 27 (7.9%) · Tertiary 242 (71.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
12
Organic share
8.3 %
Farmland
283 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 53 min · Car 33 min
AgglomerationPT 53 min · Car 33 min
Remoteness 156/300 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5857
Head of governmentDenis Dumartheray
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'430 #103 VD · #1205 CHGrowing municipalities-0.8% #230 VD · #1738 CHShrinking municipalities-0.8% #70 VD · #374 CHJobs per resident0.24 #178 VD · #1602 CHFamilies & children22.3% #175 VD · #482 CHAge structure15.3% #237 VD · #1967 CHWomen share50.2% #148 VD · #825 CHForeign residents26.1% #89 VD · #499 CHPopulation density184/km² #127 VD · #1086 CHTax burden15'656 #54 VD · #1142 CHTaxes62.5% #50 VDWarmest municipalities9.4 °C #215 VD · #1095 CHSunniest municipalities46.9% #72 VD · #463 CHRainiest municipalities1'127 mm #109 VD · #945 CHVoter turnout62% #140 VD · #424 CHAgainst Switzerland16.7% #86 VD · #811 CHAligned with Switzerland83.3% #71 VD · #702 CHSVP strongholds29.4% #91 VD · #1308 CHSP strongholds17.7% #208 VD · #668 CHCentre strongholds6.7% #49 VD · #1609 CHFDP strongholds20.7% #194 VD · #410 CHGLP strongholds10.1% #60 VD · #308 CHGreen strongholds11.2% #165 VD · #433 CHLargest by area7.8 km² #113 VD · #1167 CHHighest municipalities484 m #205 VD · #1296 CHSecond homes12.9% #94 VD · #794 CHOrganic farming8.3% #165 VD · #1356 CHBest-connected municipalities53 min #151 VD · #580 CHRemotest municipalities53 min #156 VD · #1563 CHHighest peaks894 m #80 VD · #844 CHHighest-lying municipalities578 m #159 VD · #1099 CHGreatest vertical range503 m #67 VD · #688 CHSteepest municipalities9.7° #64 VD · #954 CHSolar potential13 GWh #122 VD · #1346 CHSolar potential per capita9'154 kWh #193 VD · #1226 CHCheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #218 VD · #1516 CHMost expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #167 VD · #675 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 5
What is the postal code of Gilly?
Gilly has 5 postal codes: 1180, 1182, 1183, 1186, 1195.
What is the tax rate in Gilly?
The municipal tax multiplier of Gilly is 62.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Gilly?
A single person without children pays about 15'656 CHF income tax in Gilly on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 50 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gilly have?
Gilly has 1'430 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gilly?
Gilly has 373 foreign residents, a share of 26.08% (2025).

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