What is the postal code of Gryon?

Gryon has 2 postal codes: 1880, 1882.

What is the tax rate in Gryon?

The municipal tax multiplier of Gryon is 73.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Gryon?

A single person without children pays about 16'388 CHF income tax in Gryon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 208 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Gryon have?

Gryon has 1'535 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Gryon?

Gryon has 498 foreign residents, a share of 32.44% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District d'Aigle

Gryon

1880–1882

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

743 48.4%

Men

792 51.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

269 17.5%

Swiss citizens

1'037 67.6%

Foreign residents

498 32.4%

Population density

101 pop./km²

0–19 · 269 · 17.5%20–64 · 905 · 59.0%65+ · 361 · 23.5%

Foreign residents 32.4%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +16 (+1.1%) · 14 births · 9 deaths · net migration +9

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

Vote results for Gryon

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 24.7% Yes

25.5% YesNo 74.5%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 32.3% Yes

29.4% YesNo 70.6%

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 d'Aigle: 57.8% Yes

59.1% YesNo 40.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 51.3% Yes

52.0% YesNo 48.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 43.3% Yes

36.5% YesNo 63.5%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 39.3% Yes

34.2% YesNo 65.8%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 47.7% Yes

52.4% YesNo 47.6%

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 d'Aigle: 41.8% Yes

37.3% YesNo 62.7%

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 d'Aigle: 45.6% Yes

42.6% YesNo 57.5%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 65.3% Yes

67.5% YesNo 32.5%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP24.1% · strongest party

FDP24.1%

SVP21.0%

SP21.0%

GRÜNE12.7%

GLP9.8%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier73.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

73.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 210 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'388 CHF(16.4%)

Rank 208 of 300 in the canton · 1498 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:16'388 CHF(~16.4%)

GryonCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Gryon	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.8%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.4%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.5%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.5%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.3%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.4%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.3%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.1%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.8%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.8%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.5%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.5%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.7%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.8%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'379 mm

7.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'538 m

Mean elevation

1'455 m

Relief

1'825 m

Mean slope

21.8°

Flat share

2.8%

South-facing

38.6%

Above 2000 m

3.6%

Relief 1'825 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

29.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

40 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'600

Per inhabitant

19'342 kWh/yr

30 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 range H4

28.59–29.4 Rp./kWh

28.99 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operators Romande Energie SA · Forces Motrices de l'Avançon SA

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300663 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Gryon →Canton Vaud →Premiums explained →

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

1.29 %

Second homes

69.3 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

2'329

Built before 194623.1%

Built since 200117.8%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

1.29 %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

443

Workplaces

150

Services share

76.3 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 13 (2.9%) · Secondary 92 (20.8%) · Tertiary 338 (76.3%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

33.3 %

Farmland

44 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 85 min · Car 53 min

AgglomerationPT 44 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 23/300 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5405

Head of governmentGilbert Anex

Websitegryon.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict d'Aigle

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Gryon ranks

Largest municipalities1'535 #97 VD · #1152 CH Growing municipalities1.1% #105 VD · #762 CH Shrinking municipalities1.1% #195 VD · #1348 CH Jobs per resident0.29 #141 VD · #1349 CH Families & children17.5% #285 VD · #1750 CH Age structure23.5% #22 VD · #591 CH Women share48.4% #256 VD · #1756 CH Foreign residents32.4% #47 VD · #221 CH Population density101/km² #181 VD · #1464 CH Tax burden16'388 #208 VD · #1498 CH Taxes73.5% #210 VD Warmest municipalities7.5 °C #271 VD · #1791 CH Sunniest municipalities50.8% #5 VD · #214 CH Rainiest municipalities1'379 mm #34 VD · #384 CH Voter turnout60.4% #170 VD · #555 CH Against Switzerland18.6% #43 VD · #631 CH Aligned with Switzerland81.4% #90 VD · #842 CH SVP strongholds21% #201 VD · #1742 CH SP strongholds21% #144 VD · #394 CH Centre strongholds6.3% #62 VD · #1655 CH FDP strongholds24.1% #134 VD · #268 CH GLP strongholds9.8% #69 VD · #349 CH Green strongholds12.7% #100 VD · #275 CH Largest by area15.2 km² #59 VD · #636 CH Highest municipalities1'572 m #2 VD · #74 CH Second homes69.3% #1 VD · #50 CH Organic farming33.3% #26 VD · #275 CH Best-connected municipalities85 min #278 VD · #1461 CH Remotest municipalities85 min #23 VD · #658 CH Highest peaks2'538 m #4 VD · #232 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'455 m #7 VD · #211 CH Greatest vertical range1'825 m #4 VD · #249 CH Steepest municipalities21.8° #12 VD · #350 CH Solar potential30 GWh #57 VD · #685 CH Solar potential per capita19'342 kWh #31 VD · #210 CH Cheapest electricity28.99 Rp./kWh #255 VD · #1635 CH Most expensive electricity28.99 Rp./kWh #46 VD · #472 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Frenières-sur-Bex1880 Gryon1882 Les Posses-sur-Bex1880

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Gryon?: Gryon has 2 postal codes: 1880, 1882.
What is the tax rate in Gryon?: The municipal tax multiplier of Gryon is 73.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Gryon?: A single person without children pays about 16'388 CHF income tax in Gryon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 208 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gryon have?: Gryon has 1'535 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gryon?: Gryon has 498 foreign residents, a share of 32.44% (2025).

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