What is the postal code of Henniez?

The postal code of Henniez is 1525.

What is the tax rate in Henniez?

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

How much tax do you pay in Henniez?

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

How many residents does Henniez have?

Henniez has 464 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Henniez?

Henniez has 106 foreign residents, a share of 22.84% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Henniez

1525

VD CANTON1525

Residents

464

Area

2.6 km²

Population density

178 pop./km²

Elevation

484 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

69%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

225 48.5%

Men

239 51.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

127 27.4%

Swiss citizens

358 77.2%

Foreign residents

106 22.8%

Population density

178 pop./km²

0–19 · 127 · 27.4%20–64 · 277 · 59.7%65+ · 60 · 12.9%

Foreign residents 22.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Henniez

BFS

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

48.8% YesNo 51.2%

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

61.5% YesNo 38.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

61.7% YesNo 38.3%

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

19.5% YesNo 80.5%

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

57.0% YesNo 43.0%

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

50.4% YesNo 49.6%

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

62.1% YesNo 37.9%

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

63.6% YesNo 36.4%

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

12.7% YesNo 87.3%

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

17.7% YesNo 82.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP35.0% · strongest party

SVP35.0%

FDP25.0%

SP23.9%

Mitte9.1%

GLP2.8%

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 120 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%)

HenniezCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Henniez	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 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020973 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

603 m

Mean elevation

503 m

Relief

138 m

Mean slope

5.5°

Flat share

63.5%

South-facing

4.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 138 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

10.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

11.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'300

10 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

30.02 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

30.02 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

1.93 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

207

Built before 194645.9%

Built since 200125.1%

1.93 %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 69 min · Car 49 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 78/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentYannick Escher

Websitecommune-henniez.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities464 #220 VD · #1836 CH Families & children27.4% #9 VD · #13 CH Age structure12.9% #285 VD · #2085 CH Women share48.5% #254 VD · #1728 CH Foreign residents22.8% #127 VD · #664 CH Population density178/km² #128 VD · #1096 CH Tax burden16'089 #126 VD · #1324 CH Taxes69% #120 VD Warmest municipalities10 °C #142 VD · #561 CH Sunniest municipalities43.9% #239 VD · #860 CH Rainiest municipalities973 mm #231 VD · #1745 CH Voter turnout42.9% #296 VD · #2064 CH SVP strongholds35% #42 VD · #970 CH SP strongholds23.9% #93 VD · #224 CH Centre strongholds9.1% #15 VD · #1290 CH FDP strongholds25% #114 VD · #230 CH GLP strongholds2.8% #286 VD · #1635 CH Green strongholds2.4% #298 VD · #1927 CH Largest by area2.6 km² #263 VD · #1936 CH Highest municipalities484 m #204 VD · #1295 CH Remotest municipalities69 min #78 VD · #1067 CH Best-connected municipalities69 min #224 VD · #1065 CH Highest peaks603 m #206 VD · #1533 CH Highest-lying municipalities503 m #203 VD · #1415 CH Greatest vertical range138 m #190 VD · #1656 CH Steepest municipalities5.5° #152 VD · #1487 CH Solar potential10 GWh #143 VD · #1531 CH Cheapest electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #214 VD · #1603 CH Most expensive electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #161 VD · #578 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1525

Henniez

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Henniez1525

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Henniez?: The postal code of Henniez is 1525.
What is the tax rate in Henniez?: The municipal tax multiplier of Henniez is 69% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Henniez?: A single person without children pays about 16'089 CHF income tax in Henniez on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 120 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Henniez have?: Henniez has 464 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Henniez?: Henniez has 106 foreign residents, a share of 22.84% (2025).

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