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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
551 50.4%
Men
542 49.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
251 23.0%
Swiss citizens
899 82.3%
Foreign residents
194 17.8%
Population density
201 pop./km²
0–19 · 251 · 23.0%20–64 · 675 · 61.8%65+ · 167 · 15.3%
Foreign residents 17.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +27 (+2.5%) · 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 Morges: 25.7% Yes
28.1% YesNo 71.9%
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 Morges: 54.3% Yes
55.6% YesNo 44.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Morges: 47.9% Yes
50.7% YesNo 49.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Morges: 35.6% Yes
41.5% YesNo 58.5%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Morges: 39.0% Yes
41.9% YesNo 58.1%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Morges: 49.2% Yes
47.2% YesNo 52.8%
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 Morges: 42.3% Yes
44.3% YesNo 55.7%
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 Morges: 44.7% Yes
48.0% YesNo 52.1%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Morges: 67.4% Yes
66.1% YesNo 33.9%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP30.8% · strongest party
SVP30.8%
SP23.6%
FDP15.8%
GRÜNE13.0%
GLP6.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier74%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
74%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 217 of 300 in canton Vaud
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'421 CHF(16.4%)
Rank 211 of 300 in the canton · 1519 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:16'421 CHF(~16.4%)
GollionCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeGollionVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004.2%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.8%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00011.4%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00013.5%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00014.5%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00015.3%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00016.4%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00017.4%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00018.3%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00019.2%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00020.1%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00020.9%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00022.8%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00024.6%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00026.1%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00027.5%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00028.8%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00029.8%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.6 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020936 mm
10.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
561 m
Mean elevation
491 m
Relief
156 m
Mean slope
5.8°
Flat share
58.9%
South-facing
14.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 156 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
10.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
13.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'300
Per inhabitant
9'442 kWh/yr
10 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 2
Standard model, deductible 300663 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 2 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
1.19 %
Second homes
7 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
503
Built before 194637.6%
Built since 200142.9%
1.19 %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
84
Services share
65.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 39 (11.4%) · Secondary 78 (22.9%) · Tertiary 224 (65.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
9
Organic share
22.2 %
Farmland
339 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 54 min · Car 23 min
AgglomerationPT 54 min · Car 23 min
Remoteness 144/300 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5484
Head of governmentPierre-André Pernoud
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'093 #134 VD · #1401 CHGrowing municipalities2.5% #39 VD · #229 CHShrinking municipalities2.5% #262 VD · #1881 CHJobs per resident0.31 #130 VD · #1253 CHFamilies & children23% #123 VD · #316 CHAge structure15.3% #235 VD · #1965 CHWomen share50.4% #127 VD · #705 CHForeign residents17.8% #187 VD · #1063 CHPopulation density201/km² #120 VD · #1026 CHTax burden16'421 #213 VD · #1521 CHTaxes74% #217 VDWarmest municipalities10.6 °C #58 VD · #191 CHSunniest municipalities45.4% #135 VD · #615 CHRainiest municipalities936 mm #265 VD · #1854 CHVoter turnout61.4% #151 VD · #472 CHAgainst Switzerland14.7% #114 VD · #946 CHAligned with Switzerland85.3% #20 VD · #544 CHSVP strongholds30.8% #76 VD · #1226 CHSP strongholds23.6% #96 VD · #230 CHCentre strongholds3.8% #219 VD · #1929 CHFDP strongholds15.8% #258 VD · #756 CHGLP strongholds6% #196 VD · #987 CHGreen strongholds13% #92 VD · #251 CHLargest by area5.5 km² #161 VD · #1481 CHHighest municipalities506 m #186 VD · #1180 CHSecond homes7% #254 VD · #1824 CHOrganic farming22.2% #65 VD · #553 CHBest-connected municipalities54 min #153 VD · #605 CHRemotest municipalities54 min #144 VD · #1525 CHHighest peaks561 m #226 VD · #1681 CHHighest-lying municipalities491 m #214 VD · #1472 CHGreatest vertical range156 m #170 VD · #1565 CHSteepest municipalities5.8° #141 VD · #1435 CHSolar potential10 GWh #142 VD · #1530 CHSolar potential per capita9'442 kWh #184 VD · #1169 CHCheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #130 VD · #1428 CHMost expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #79 VD · #587 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Gollion?
The postal code of Gollion is 1124.
What is the tax rate in Gollion?
The municipal tax multiplier of Gollion is 74% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Gollion?
A single person without children pays about 16'421 CHF income tax in Gollion on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gollion have?
Gollion has 1'093 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gollion?
Gollion has 194 foreign residents, a share of 17.75% (2025).

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