What is the postal code of Gimel?

The postal code of Gimel is 1188.

What is the tax rate in Gimel?

The municipal tax multiplier of Gimel is 73% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Gimel?

A single person without children pays about 16'355 CHF income tax in Gimel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 195 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Gimel have?

Gimel has 2'463 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gimel?

Gimel has 689 foreign residents, a share of 27.97% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Gimel

1188

VD CANTON1188

Residents

2'463

Area

18.9 km²

Population density

130 pop./km²

Elevation

730 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'495 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

73%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'262 51.2%

Men

1'201 48.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

598 24.3%

Swiss citizens

1'774 72.0%

Foreign residents

689 28.0%

Population density

130 pop./km²

0–19 · 598 · 24.3%20–64 · 1'439 · 58.4%65+ · 426 · 17.3%

Foreign residents 28.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Gimel

BFS

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

52.5% YesNo 47.5%

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

45.0% YesNo 55.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

59.7% YesNo 40.3%

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

29.6% YesNo 70.5%

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

36.8% YesNo 63.2%

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

33.3% YesNo 66.7%

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

75.2% YesNo 24.8%

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

44.8% YesNo 55.2%

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

21.2% YesNo 78.8%

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

9.7% YesNo 90.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP26.9% · strongest party

SVP26.9%

SP21.9%

FDP21.1%

GRÜNE12.0%

GLP7.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier73%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

73%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 202 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'355 CHF(16.4%)

Rank 195 of 300 in the canton · 1473 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:16'355 CHF(~16.4%)

GimelCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gimel	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.7%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.3%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.5%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.5%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.3%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.4%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.1%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.8%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.8%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.5%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.4%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.7%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.7%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'236 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'495 m

Mean elevation

983 m

Relief

824 m

Mean slope

9.1°

Flat share

31.5%

South-facing

34.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 824 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

18.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

24.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'100

18 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

30.02 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

30.02 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

1'096

Built before 194628.2%

Built since 200134.6%

1 %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 64 min · Car 38 min

AgglomerationPT 64 min · Car 38 min

Remoteness 101/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentSylvie Judas

Websitegimel.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'463 #75 VD · #857 CH Families & children24.3% #65 VD · #137 CH Age structure17.3% #162 VD · #1733 CH Women share51.2% #80 VD · #324 CH Foreign residents28% #74 VD · #403 CH Population density130/km² #153 VD · #1314 CH Tax burden16'355 #199 VD · #1478 CH Taxes73% #202 VD Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #218 VD · #1173 CH Sunniest municipalities46.2% #105 VD · #540 CH Rainiest municipalities1'236 mm #73 VD · #615 CH Voter turnout48.7% #283 VD · #1804 CH Against Switzerland15% #113 VD · #945 CH Aligned with Switzerland85% #19 VD · #543 CH SVP strongholds26.9% #114 VD · #1461 CH SP strongholds21.9% #124 VD · #330 CH Centre strongholds4.8% #133 VD · #1804 CH FDP strongholds21.1% #181 VD · #382 CH GLP strongholds7% #153 VD · #763 CH Green strongholds12% #129 VD · #343 CH Largest by area18.9 km² #44 VD · #508 CH Highest municipalities730 m #65 VD · #540 CH Remotest municipalities64 min #101 VD · #1210 CH Best-connected municipalities64 min #196 VD · #917 CH Highest peaks1'495 m #33 VD · #458 CH Highest-lying municipalities983 m #39 VD · #430 CH Greatest vertical range824 m #42 VD · #499 CH Steepest municipalities9.1° #74 VD · #1008 CH Solar potential18 GWh #89 VD · #1089 CH Cheapest electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #121 VD · #1510 CH Most expensive electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #68 VD · #485 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1188

Gimel

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Gimel1188

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gimel?: The postal code of Gimel is 1188.
What is the tax rate in Gimel?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gimel is 73% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Gimel?: A single person without children pays about 16'355 CHF income tax in Gimel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 195 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gimel have?: Gimel has 2'463 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gimel?: Gimel has 689 foreign residents, a share of 27.97% (2025).

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