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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
620 49.6%
Men
630 50.4%
Children & youth (0–19)
338 27.0%
Swiss citizens
1'078 86.2%
Foreign residents
172 13.8%
Population density
117 pop./km²
0–19 · 338 · 27.0%20–64 · 682 · 54.6%65+ · 230 · 18.4%
Foreign residents 13.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +44 (+3.7%) · 7 births · 23 deaths · net migration +63
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 du Gros-de-Vaud: 28.8% Yes
30.2% YesNo 69.9%
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 du Gros-de-Vaud: 58.2% Yes
61.6% YesNo 38.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 52.8% Yes
57.8% YesNo 42.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 43.9% Yes
46.8% YesNo 53.2%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 37.7% Yes
30.9% YesNo 69.1%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 51.0% Yes
55.9% YesNo 44.1%
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 du Gros-de-Vaud: 40.8% Yes
33.0% YesNo 67.0%
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 du Gros-de-Vaud: 43.4% Yes
35.3% YesNo 64.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 65.1% Yes
64.4% YesNo 35.6%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP31.5% · strongest party
SVP31.5%
FDP21.3%
SP16.3%
GRÜNE12.4%
GLP9.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier75.5%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
75.5%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 242 of 300 in canton Vaud
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'521 CHF(16.5%)
Rank 242 of 300 in the canton · 1584 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:16'521 CHF(~16.5%)
GoumoënsCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeGoumoënsVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004.2%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.8%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00011.5%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00013.6%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00014.6%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00015.4%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00016.5%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00017.5%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00018.4%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00019.3%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00020.2%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00021%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00023%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00024.7%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00026.2%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00027.7%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00028.9%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00030%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 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020995 mm
10 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
661 m
Mean elevation
605 m
Relief
173 m
Mean slope
3.7°
Flat share
79.2%
South-facing
1.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 173 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
13.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
17.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'000
Per inhabitant
10'672 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
27.89 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.01 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.18 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.92 Rp./kWh
27.89 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
8.9 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
506
Built before 194641.9%
Built since 200131.0%
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
367
Workplaces
82
Services share
65.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 48 (13.1%) · Secondary 80 (21.8%) · Tertiary 239 (65.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
21
Organic share
9.5 %
Farmland
612 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 55 min · Car 26 min
AgglomerationPT 55 min · Car 25 min
Remoteness 139/300 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5541
Head of governmentJean-Luc Bezencon
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'250 #115 VD · #1293 CHGrowing municipalities3.7% #24 VD · #114 CHShrinking municipalities3.7% #277 VD · #1994 CHJobs per resident0.29 #142 VD · #1350 CHFamilies & children27% #14 VD · #22 CHAge structure18.4% #130 VD · #1576 CHWomen share49.6% #193 VD · #1230 CHForeign residents13.8% #241 VD · #1384 CHPopulation density117/km² #165 VD · #1386 CHTax burden16'521 #243 VD · #1585 CHTaxes75.5% #242 VDWarmest municipalities10 °C #136 VD · #555 CHSunniest municipalities43.9% #236 VD · #857 CHRainiest municipalities995 mm #205 VD · #1645 CHVoter turnout62.9% #122 VD · #339 CHAgainst Switzerland13.7% #130 VD · #1030 CHAligned with Switzerland86.3% #11 VD · #486 CHSVP strongholds31.5% #69 VD · #1179 CHSP strongholds16.3% #237 VD · #812 CHCentre strongholds4.8% #136 VD · #1811 CHFDP strongholds21.3% #179 VD · #375 CHGLP strongholds9.4% #78 VD · #390 CHGreen strongholds12.4% #110 VD · #305 CHLargest by area10.7 km² #84 VD · #911 CHHighest municipalities618 m #120 VD · #772 CHSecond homes8.9% #197 VD · #1423 CHOrganic farming9.5% #153 VD · #1266 CHBest-connected municipalities55 min #162 VD · #636 CHRemotest municipalities55 min #139 VD · #1497 CHHighest peaks661 m #169 VD · #1326 CHHighest-lying municipalities605 m #140 VD · #994 CHGreatest vertical range173 m #150 VD · #1474 CHSteepest municipalities3.7° #218 VD · #1806 CHSolar potential13 GWh #116 VD · #1329 CHSolar potential per capita10'672 kWh #151 VD · #959 CHCheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #42 VD · #1255 CHMost expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #213 VD · #806 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 3
What is the postal code of Goumoëns?
The postal code of Goumoëns is 1376.
What is the tax rate in Goumoëns?
The municipal tax multiplier of Goumoëns is 75.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Goumoëns?
A single person without children pays about 16'521 CHF income tax in Goumoëns on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 242 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Goumoëns have?
Goumoëns has 1'250 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Goumoëns?
Goumoëns has 172 foreign residents, a share of 13.76% (2025).

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