What is the postal code of Grandcour?

The postal code of Grandcour is 1543.

What is the tax rate in Grandcour?

The municipal tax multiplier of Grandcour is 72% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Grandcour?

A single person without children pays about 16'298 CHF income tax in Grandcour on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 183 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Grandcour have?

Grandcour has 970 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Grandcour?

Grandcour has 178 foreign residents, a share of 18.35% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Grandcour

1543

VD CANTON1543

Residents

970

Area

10.2 km²

Population density

95 pop./km²

Elevation

484 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

72%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

474 48.9%

Men

496 51.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

237 24.4%

Swiss citizens

792 81.7%

Foreign residents

178 18.4%

Population density

95 pop./km²

0–19 · 237 · 24.4%20–64 · 553 · 57.0%65+ · 180 · 18.6%

Foreign residents 18.4%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Grandcour

BFS

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

61.5% YesNo 38.5%

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

53.2% YesNo 46.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

59.4% YesNo 40.6%

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

27.3% YesNo 72.7%

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

39.2% YesNo 60.8%

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

40.5% YesNo 59.6%

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

71.6% YesNo 28.5%

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

49.3% YesNo 50.7%

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

19.4% YesNo 80.6%

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

11.8% YesNo 88.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP30.5% · strongest party

SVP30.5%

FDP28.7%

SP16.0%

Mitte7.5%

GRÜNE6.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier72%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

72%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 176 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'298 CHF(16.3%)

Rank 183 of 300 in the canton · 1451 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:16'298 CHF(~16.3%)

GrandcourCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Grandcour	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	13.4%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.4%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.2%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.3%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.2%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.2%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.9%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.7%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.4%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.9%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.3%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.6%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020955 mm

10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

508 m

Mean elevation

469 m

Relief

70 m

Mean slope

2.3°

Flat share

93.2%

South-facing

3.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 70 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

17.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

22.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'800

17 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

28.6 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.55 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.78 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

28.6 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Groupe E 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

1.07 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

467

Built before 194644.3%

Built since 200121.6%

1.07 %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 97 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 12 min

Remoteness 11/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentPhilippe Mayor

Websitegrandcour.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities970 #144 VD · #1473 CH Families & children24.4% #64 VD · #133 CH Age structure18.6% #127 VD · #1538 CH Women share48.9% #236 VD · #1575 CH Foreign residents18.4% #177 VD · #1006 CH Population density95/km² #192 VD · #1508 CH Tax burden16'298 #184 VD · #1452 CH Taxes72% #176 VD Warmest municipalities10.1 °C #131 VD · #456 CH Sunniest municipalities43.3% #284 VD · #971 CH Rainiest municipalities955 mm #250 VD · #1802 CH Voter turnout55.1% #230 VD · #1061 CH SVP strongholds30.5% #80 VD · #1240 CH SP strongholds16% #243 VD · #836 CH Centre strongholds7.5% #34 VD · #1507 CH FDP strongholds28.7% #57 VD · #116 CH GLP strongholds5.6% #212 VD · #1069 CH Green strongholds6.3% #274 VD · #1270 CH Largest by area10.2 km² #87 VD · #952 CH Highest municipalities484 m #203 VD · #1294 CH Remotest municipalities97 min #11 VD · #443 CH Best-connected municipalities97 min #290 VD · #1670 CH Highest peaks508 m #251 VD · #1848 CH Highest-lying municipalities469 m #230 VD · #1604 CH Greatest vertical range70 m #267 VD · #1971 CH Steepest municipalities2.3° #261 VD · #1982 CH Solar potential17 GWh #98 VD · #1142 CH Cheapest electricity28.6 Rp./kWh #15 VD · #1190 CH Most expensive electricity28.6 Rp./kWh #287 VD · #918 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1543

Grandcour

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Grandcour1543

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Corcelles-près-Payerne

VD · 5.1 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Grandcour?: The postal code of Grandcour is 1543.
What is the tax rate in Grandcour?: The municipal tax multiplier of Grandcour is 72% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Grandcour?: A single person without children pays about 16'298 CHF income tax in Grandcour on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 183 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Grandcour have?: Grandcour has 970 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Grandcour?: Grandcour has 178 foreign residents, a share of 18.35% (2025).

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