What is the postal code of Grandevent?

Grandevent has 2 postal codes: 1421, 1453.

What is the tax rate in Grandevent?

The municipal tax multiplier of Grandevent is 71% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Grandevent?

A single person without children pays about 16'222 CHF income tax in Grandevent on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 161 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Grandevent have?

Grandevent has 241 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Grandevent?

Grandevent has 45 foreign residents, a share of 18.67% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Grandevent

1421–1453

VD CANTON1421 1453

Residents

241

Area

3.4 km²

Population density

70 pop./km²

Elevation

665 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'393 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

71%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

120 49.8%

Men

121 50.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

54 22.4%

Swiss citizens

196 81.3%

Foreign residents

45 18.7%

Population density

70 pop./km²

0–19 · 54 · 22.4%20–64 · 143 · 59.3%65+ · 44 · 18.3%

Foreign residents 18.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Grandevent

BFS

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

45.6% YesNo 54.4%

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

37.7% YesNo 62.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

70.8% YesNo 29.3%

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

37.5% YesNo 62.5%

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

34.9% YesNo 65.1%

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

37.3% YesNo 62.8%

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

74.7% YesNo 25.3%

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

49.5% YesNo 50.5%

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

32.6% YesNo 67.4%

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

10.9% YesNo 89.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP23.8% · strongest party

SVP23.8%

SP20.4%

GRÜNE19.6%

FDP16.5%

Mitte5.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier71%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

71%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 169 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'222 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 161 of 300 in the canton · 1398 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:16'222 CHF(~16.2%)

GrandeventCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Grandevent	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.1%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.7%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.2%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.4%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.3%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.1%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.2%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.2%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.1%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.6%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.6%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.3%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.8%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.2%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.5%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.5%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'485 mm

6.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'393 m

Mean elevation

995 m

Relief

806 m

Mean slope

15.2°

Flat share

9.7%

South-facing

72.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 806 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

3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

4.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

700

3 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

2.61 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

115

Built before 194633.0%

Built since 200120.0%

2.61 %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 84 min · Car 44 min

AgglomerationPT 35 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 28/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentClaude Alain Briod

Websitegrandevent.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities241 #270 VD · #2000 CH Families & children22.4% #160 VD · #454 CH Age structure18.3% #136 VD · #1594 CH Women share49.8% #183 VD · #1088 CH Foreign residents18.7% #172 VD · #976 CH Population density70/km² #227 VD · #1647 CH Tax burden16'222 #165 VD · #1402 CH Taxes71% #169 VD Warmest municipalities6.3 °C #289 VD · #1923 CH Sunniest municipalities43.8% #241 VD · #878 CH Rainiest municipalities1'485 mm #24 VD · #259 CH Voter turnout67.5% #27 VD · #91 CH SVP strongholds23.8% #159 VD · #1612 CH SP strongholds20.4% #159 VD · #438 CH Centre strongholds5.6% #95 VD · #1725 CH FDP strongholds16.5% #253 VD · #702 CH GLP strongholds3.6% #262 VD · #1481 CH Green strongholds19.6% #10 VD · #26 CH Largest by area3.4 km² #225 VD · #1813 CH Highest municipalities665 m #90 VD · #662 CH Remotest municipalities84 min #28 VD · #682 CH Best-connected municipalities84 min #272 VD · #1440 CH Highest peaks1'393 m #50 VD · #505 CH Highest-lying municipalities995 m #37 VD · #421 CH Greatest vertical range806 m #44 VD · #508 CH Steepest municipalities15.2° #21 VD · #579 CH Solar potential3 GWh #281 VD · #2044 CH Cheapest electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #45 VD · #1327 CH Most expensive electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #212 VD · #736 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Bullet1453 Grandevent1421 Mauborget1453

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Fontaines-sur-Grandson

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Grandevent?: Grandevent has 2 postal codes: 1421, 1453.
What is the tax rate in Grandevent?: The municipal tax multiplier of Grandevent is 71% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Grandevent?: A single person without children pays about 16'222 CHF income tax in Grandevent on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 161 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Grandevent have?: Grandevent has 241 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Grandevent?: Grandevent has 45 foreign residents, a share of 18.67% (2025).

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