What is the postal code of Gland?

The postal code of Gland is 1196.

What is the tax rate in Gland?

The municipal tax multiplier of Gland is 61% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Gland?

A single person without children pays about 15'556 CHF income tax in Gland on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 40 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Gland have?

Gland has 14'007 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gland?

Gland has 4'877 foreign residents, a share of 34.82% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District de Nyon

Gland

1196

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

7'147 51.0%

Men

6'860 49.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

3'140 22.4%

Swiss citizens

9'130 65.2%

Foreign residents

4'877 34.8%

Population density

811 pop./km²

0–19 · 3'140 · 22.4%20–64 · 8'939 · 63.8%65+ · 1'928 · 13.8%

Foreign residents 34.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +20 (+0.1%) · 148 births · 67 deaths · net migration −69

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 Gland

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

24.2% YesNo 75.8%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 27.6% 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 Nyon: 61.6% Yes

59.3% YesNo 40.7%

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

50.8% YesNo 49.2%

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

37.6% YesNo 62.4%

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

39.6% YesNo 60.4%

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

47.3% YesNo 52.7%

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

42.7% YesNo 57.3%

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

47.0% YesNo 53.0%

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

68.5% YesNo 31.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP24.1% · strongest party

SP24.1%

SVP21.2%

FDP21.0%

GRÜNE11.5%

GLP9.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier61%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

61%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 41 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'556 CHF(15.6%)

Rank 40 of 300 in the canton · 1117 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:15'556 CHF(~15.6%)

GlandCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gland	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.3%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	10.8%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	12.8%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	13.7%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.5%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.6%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.5%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.4%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.2%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.1%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	19.8%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.7%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.4%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	24.9%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.3%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	27.5%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	28.5%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020962 mm

10.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

478 m

Mean elevation

391 m

Relief

106 m

Mean slope

1.2°

Flat share

94.8%

South-facing

1.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 106 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

66.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

89.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

14'900

Per inhabitant

4'779 kWh/yr

67 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

33.73 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.45 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

14.26 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

5.22 Rp./kWh

33.73 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator Société Electrique Intercommunale de la Côte 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 Gland →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

6.4 %

Avg. rooms

3.5

Dwellings

6'354

Built before 19464.7%

Built since 200134.1%

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

8'185

Workplaces

1'150

Services share

85.7 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 106 (1.3%) · Secondary 1'065 (13.0%) · Tertiary 7'014 (85.7%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

15.4 %

Farmland

305 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 34 min · Car 36 min

AgglomerationPT 34 min · Car 36 min

Remoteness 272/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5721

Head of governmentGérald Cretegny

Websitegland.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de Nyon

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Gland ranks

Largest municipalities14'007 #9 VD · #106 CH Growing municipalities0.1% #179 VD · #1331 CH Shrinking municipalities0.1% #122 VD · #782 CH Jobs per resident0.58 #49 VD · #373 CH Families & children22.4% #165 VD · #459 CH Age structure13.8% #269 VD · #2056 CH Women share51% #95 VD · #409 CH Foreign residents34.8% #38 VD · #163 CH Population density811/km² #25 VD · #292 CH Tax burden15'556 #40 VD · #1117 CH Taxes61% #41 VD Warmest municipalities10.9 °C #29 VD · #105 CH Sunniest municipalities47.3% #45 VD · #406 CH Rainiest municipalities962 mm #241 VD · #1782 CH Voter turnout54% #264 VD · #1364 CH Against Switzerland17.6% #65 VD · #724 CH Aligned with Switzerland82.4% #84 VD · #773 CH SVP strongholds21.2% #198 VD · #1732 CH SP strongholds24.1% #89 VD · #213 CH Centre strongholds6.4% #60 VD · #1648 CH FDP strongholds21% #185 VD · #387 CH GLP strongholds9.1% #85 VD · #422 CH Green strongholds11.5% #154 VD · #401 CH Largest by area17.3 km² #48 VD · #553 CH Highest municipalities432 m #261 VD · #1689 CH Second homes6.4% #275 VD · #1917 CH Organic farming15.4% #106 VD · #869 CH Best-connected municipalities34 min #33 VD · #148 CH Remotest municipalities34 min #272 VD · #1976 CH Highest peaks478 m #273 VD · #1953 CH Highest-lying municipalities391 m #279 VD · #2000 CH Greatest vertical range106 m #221 VD · #1805 CH Steepest municipalities1.2° #282 VD · #2064 CH Solar potential67 GWh #17 VD · #189 CH Solar potential per capita4'779 kWh #287 VD · #2002 CH Cheapest electricity33.73 Rp./kWh #299 VD · #2051 CH Most expensive electricity33.73 Rp./kWh #2 VD · #56 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1196

Gland

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Gland1196

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gland?: The postal code of Gland is 1196.
What is the tax rate in Gland?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gland is 61% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Gland?: A single person without children pays about 15'556 CHF income tax in Gland on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 40 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gland have?: Gland has 14'007 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gland?: Gland has 4'877 foreign residents, a share of 34.82% (2025).

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