What is the postal code of Gingins?

The postal code of Gingins is 1276.

What is the tax rate in Gingins?

The municipal tax multiplier of Gingins is 60% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Gingins?

A single person without children pays about 15'490 CHF income tax in Gingins on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 31 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Gingins have?

Gingins has 1'242 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gingins?

Gingins has 278 foreign residents, a share of 22.38% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Gingins

1276

VD CANTON1276

Residents

1'242

Area

12.6 km²

Population density

99 pop./km²

Elevation

1'212 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'667 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

60%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

646 52.0%

Men

596 48.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

259 20.9%

Swiss citizens

964 77.6%

Foreign residents

278 22.4%

Population density

99 pop./km²

0–19 · 259 · 20.9%20–64 · 701 · 56.4%65+ · 282 · 22.7%

Foreign residents 22.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Gingins

BFS

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

53.9% YesNo 46.1%

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

33.7% YesNo 66.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

64.9% YesNo 35.2%

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

31.5% YesNo 68.5%

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

36.0% YesNo 64.0%

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

31.0% YesNo 69.0%

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

74.5% YesNo 25.5%

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

41.0% YesNo 59.0%

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

20.6% YesNo 79.4%

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

11.4% YesNo 88.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP25.8% · strongest party

FDP25.8%

SVP22.5%

SP19.8%

GRÜNE10.3%

GLP10.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier60%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

60%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 31 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'490 CHF(15.5%)

Rank 31 of 300 in the canton · 1094 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:15'490 CHF(~15.5%)

GinginsCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gingins	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	3.9%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.3%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	10.7%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	12.7%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	13.7%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.4%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.5%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.4%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.3%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.1%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	19.7%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.7%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.3%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	24.8%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.2%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	27.4%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	28.4%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)7.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'227 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'667 m

Mean elevation

1'046 m

Relief

1'170 m

Mean slope

13°

Flat share

26.9%

South-facing

18.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'170 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

11.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

15 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'600

12 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

29.32 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

29.32 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

0.85 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

585

Built before 194628.4%

Built since 200120.0%

0.85 %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 43 min · Car 35 min

AgglomerationPT 43 min · Car 35 min

Remoteness 228/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentClaude Hibbert Pirl

Websitegingins.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'242 #116 VD · #1297 CH Families & children20.9% #223 VD · #860 CH Age structure22.7% #34 VD · #735 CH Women share52% #41 VD · #143 CH Foreign residents22.4% #129 VD · #689 CH Population density99/km² #186 VD · #1482 CH Tax burden15'490 #33 VD · #1096 CH Taxes60% #31 VD Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #154 VD · #654 CH Sunniest municipalities46.3% #103 VD · #534 CH Rainiest municipalities1'227 mm #77 VD · #640 CH Voter turnout64.3% #63 VD · #187 CH Against Switzerland17% #84 VD · #809 CH Aligned with Switzerland83% #69 VD · #700 CH SVP strongholds22.5% #177 VD · #1678 CH SP strongholds19.8% #171 VD · #479 CH Centre strongholds6.3% #67 VD · #1656 CH FDP strongholds25.8% #96 VD · #200 CH GLP strongholds10.3% #55 VD · #287 CH Green strongholds10.3% #191 VD · #532 CH Largest by area12.6 km² #71 VD · #768 CH Highest municipalities1'212 m #11 VD · #170 CH Remotest municipalities43 min #228 VD · #1823 CH Best-connected municipalities43 min #75 VD · #303 CH Highest peaks1'667 m #19 VD · #416 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'046 m #32 VD · #386 CH Greatest vertical range1'170 m #18 VD · #417 CH Steepest municipalities13° #32 VD · #699 CH Solar potential12 GWh #135 VD · #1443 CH Cheapest electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #79 VD · #1361 CH Most expensive electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #246 VD · #770 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1276

Gingins

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Gingins1276

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gingins?: The postal code of Gingins is 1276.
What is the tax rate in Gingins?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gingins is 60% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Gingins?: A single person without children pays about 15'490 CHF income tax in Gingins on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 31 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gingins have?: Gingins has 1'242 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gingins?: Gingins has 278 foreign residents, a share of 22.38% (2025).

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