What is the postal code of Hermenches?

Hermenches has 2 postal codes: 1059, 1513.

What is the tax rate in Hermenches?

The municipal tax multiplier of Hermenches is 78% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Hermenches?

A single person without children pays about 16'697 CHF income tax in Hermenches on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 276 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Hermenches have?

Hermenches has 364 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Hermenches?

Hermenches has 50 foreign residents, a share of 13.74% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Hermenches

1059–1513

VD CANTON1059 1513

Residents

364

Area

4.8 km²

Population density

76 pop./km²

Elevation

679 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

78%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

172 47.3%

Men

192 52.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

65 17.9%

Swiss citizens

314 86.3%

Foreign residents

50 13.7%

Population density

76 pop./km²

0–19 · 65 · 17.9%20–64 · 221 · 60.7%65+ · 78 · 21.4%

Foreign residents 13.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Hermenches

BFS

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

60.4% YesNo 39.6%

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

57.8% YesNo 42.3%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

58.0% YesNo 42.0%

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

12.7% YesNo 87.3%

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

48.2% YesNo 51.8%

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

45.1% YesNo 54.9%

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

70.8% YesNo 29.2%

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

57.8% YesNo 42.2%

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

8.9% YesNo 91.1%

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

14.6% YesNo 85.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP34.5% · strongest party

SVP34.5%

FDP34.5%

SP13.3%

GRÜNE7.8%

Mitte3.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier78%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

78%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 276 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'697 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 276 of 300 in the canton · 1702 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:16'697 CHF(~16.7%)

HermenchesCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Hermenches	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.3%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.9%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.6%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.8%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.8%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.6%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.7%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.5%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.4%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	21.2%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	23.2%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.9%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.5%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.9%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	29.2%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	30.2%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'081 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

835 m

Mean elevation

710 m

Relief

268 m

Mean slope

9.4°

Flat share

26.2%

South-facing

10.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 268 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

5.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

7.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'200

5 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

4.22 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

166

Built before 194654.8%

Built since 200117.5%

4.22 %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 79 min · Car 35 min

AgglomerationPT 46 min · Car 35 min

Remoteness 44/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentMarlène Rod Trauffler

Websitehermenches.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities364 #246 VD · #1913 CH Families & children17.9% #281 VD · #1691 CH Age structure21.4% #51 VD · #981 CH Women share47.3% #286 VD · #1978 CH Foreign residents13.7% #242 VD · #1388 CH Population density76/km² #217 VD · #1612 CH Tax burden16'697 #278 VD · #1705 CH Taxes78% #276 VD Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #228 VD · #1266 CH Sunniest municipalities45.2% #142 VD · #640 CH Rainiest municipalities1'081 mm #134 VD · #1217 CH Voter turnout62.1% #105 VD · #315 CH SVP strongholds34.5% #48 VD · #1006 CH SP strongholds13.3% #273 VD · #1136 CH Centre strongholds3.9% #215 VD · #1917 CH FDP strongholds34.5% #15 VD · #41 CH GLP strongholds3.7% #260 VD · #1464 CH Green strongholds7.8% #241 VD · #917 CH Largest by area4.8 km² #178 VD · #1581 CH Highest municipalities679 m #85 VD · #642 CH Remotest municipalities79 min #44 VD · #792 CH Best-connected municipalities79 min #256 VD · #1339 CH Highest peaks835 m #96 VD · #934 CH Highest-lying municipalities710 m #79 VD · #741 CH Greatest vertical range268 m #104 VD · #1095 CH Steepest municipalities9.4° #67 VD · #982 CH Solar potential5 GWh #229 VD · #1870 CH Cheapest electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #70 VD · #1352 CH Most expensive electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #237 VD · #761 CH

Postal codes (2)

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Localities

swisstopo · 2

Hermenches1513 Peney-le-Jorat1059

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Hermenches?: Hermenches has 2 postal codes: 1059, 1513.
What is the tax rate in Hermenches?: The municipal tax multiplier of Hermenches is 78% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Hermenches?: A single person without children pays about 16'697 CHF income tax in Hermenches on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 276 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Hermenches have?: Hermenches has 364 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Hermenches?: Hermenches has 50 foreign residents, a share of 13.74% (2025).

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