What is the postal code of Grandson?

The postal code of Grandson is 1422.

What is the tax rate in Grandson?

The municipal tax multiplier of Grandson is 69% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Grandson?

A single person without children pays about 16'089 CHF income tax in Grandson on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 120 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Grandson have?

Grandson has 3'390 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Grandson?

Grandson has 678 foreign residents, a share of 20% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Grandson

1422

VD CANTON1422

Residents

3'390

Area

13.8 km²

Population density

246 pop./km²

Elevation

490 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

69%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'708 50.4%

Men

1'682 49.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

673 19.9%

Swiss citizens

2'712 80.0%

Foreign residents

678 20.0%

Population density

246 pop./km²

0–19 · 673 · 19.9%20–64 · 2'043 · 60.3%65+ · 674 · 19.9%

Foreign residents 20.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Grandson

BFS

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

49.4% YesNo 50.6%

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

35.4% YesNo 64.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

70.4% YesNo 29.7%

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

38.0% YesNo 62.0%

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

30.7% YesNo 69.3%

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

26.7% YesNo 73.3%

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

79.7% YesNo 20.3%

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

37.9% YesNo 62.1%

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

28.5% YesNo 71.5%

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

13.2% YesNo 86.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP26.5% · strongest party

FDP26.5%

SP24.1%

SVP19.7%

GRÜNE14.2%

GLP5.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier69%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

69%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 131 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'089 CHF(16.1%)

Rank 120 of 300 in the canton · 1318 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:16'089 CHF(~16.1%)

GrandsonCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Grandson	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.1%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.1%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.3%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.2%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.1%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.8%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.7%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.5%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.4%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.1%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.6%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.3%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.3%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020933 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

543 m

Mean elevation

451 m

Relief

114 m

Mean slope

2.3°

Flat share

85.5%

South-facing

6.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 114 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

27.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

37.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'200

28 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

30.32 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.92 Rp./kWh

30.32 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

0.34 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

1'766

Built before 194635.7%

Built since 200120.2%

0.34 %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 52 min · Car 36 min

AgglomerationPT 14 min · Car 11 min

Remoteness 160/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentFrançois Payot

Websitegrandson.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'390 #55 VD · #653 CH Families & children19.9% #253 VD · #1193 CH Age structure19.9% #78 VD · #1272 CH Women share50.4% #128 VD · #706 CH Foreign residents20% #152 VD · #868 CH Population density246/km² #99 VD · #901 CH Tax burden16'089 #125 VD · #1323 CH Taxes69% #131 VD Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #113 VD · #367 CH Sunniest municipalities43.9% #237 VD · #858 CH Rainiest municipalities933 mm #269 VD · #1862 CH Voter turnout53.3% #260 VD · #1310 CH Against Switzerland17% #76 VD · #801 CH Aligned with Switzerland83% #61 VD · #692 CH SVP strongholds19.7% #221 VD · #1796 CH SP strongholds24.1% #87 VD · #210 CH Centre strongholds3.6% #238 VD · #1947 CH FDP strongholds26.5% #84 VD · #175 CH GLP strongholds5.6% #211 VD · #1068 CH Green strongholds14.2% #54 VD · #171 CH Largest by area13.8 km² #65 VD · #710 CH Highest municipalities490 m #201 VD · #1262 CH Remotest municipalities52 min #160 VD · #1589 CH Best-connected municipalities52 min #137 VD · #539 CH Highest peaks543 m #232 VD · #1747 CH Highest-lying municipalities451 m #250 VD · #1716 CH Greatest vertical range114 m #213 VD · #1769 CH Steepest municipalities2.3° #259 VD · #1980 CH Solar potential28 GWh #60 VD · #740 CH Cheapest electricity30.32 Rp./kWh #257 VD · #1726 CH Most expensive electricity30.32 Rp./kWh #48 VD · #385 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1422

Grandson

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Grandson1422

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Giez

VD · 1.8 km

Valeyres-sous-Montagny

VD · 2.3 km

Montagny-près-Yverdon

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Grandson?: The postal code of Grandson is 1422.
What is the tax rate in Grandson?: The municipal tax multiplier of Grandson is 69% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Grandson?: A single person without children pays about 16'089 CHF income tax in Grandson on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 120 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Grandson have?: Grandson has 3'390 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Grandson?: Grandson has 678 foreign residents, a share of 20% (2025).

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