What is the postal code of Jorat-Menthue?

Jorat-Menthue has 6 postal codes: 1041, 1058, 1059, 1061, 1062, 1063.

What is the tax rate in Jorat-Menthue?

The municipal tax multiplier of Jorat-Menthue is 70.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Jorat-Menthue?

A single person without children pays about 16'188 CHF income tax in Jorat-Menthue on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 156 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Jorat-Menthue have?

Jorat-Menthue has 1'566 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Jorat-Menthue?

Jorat-Menthue has 267 foreign residents, a share of 17.05% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Gros-de-Vaud

Jorat-Menthue

1041–1063

VD CANTON1041 1058 1059 1061+2 PLZ

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

772 49.3%

Men

794 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

367 23.4%

Swiss citizens

1'299 83.0%

Foreign residents

267 17.1%

Population density

89 pop./km²

0–19 · 367 · 23.4%20–64 · 936 · 59.8%65+ · 263 · 16.8%

Foreign residents 17.1%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −8 (−0.5%) · 11 births · 13 deaths · net migration −3

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 Jorat-Menthue

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 du Gros-de-Vaud: 19.4% Yes

18.6% YesNo 81.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 28.8% Yes

27.8% YesNo 72.2%

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 du Gros-de-Vaud: 58.2% Yes

55.7% YesNo 44.3%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 52.8% Yes

52.3% YesNo 47.7%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 43.9% Yes

44.0% YesNo 56.0%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 37.7% Yes

37.5% YesNo 62.5%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 51.0% Yes

51.4% YesNo 48.6%

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 du Gros-de-Vaud: 40.8% Yes

42.2% YesNo 57.8%

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 du Gros-de-Vaud: 43.4% Yes

44.2% YesNo 55.8%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 65.1% Yes

63.4% YesNo 36.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP26.2% · strongest party

SVP26.2%

FDP25.0%

SP22.5%

GRÜNE8.3%

GLP6.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier70.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

70.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 157 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'188 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 156 of 300 in the canton · 1383 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:16'188 CHF(~16.2%)

Jorat-MenthueCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Jorat-Menthue	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	13.3%	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	17.1%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.1%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.9%	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	22.5%	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	28.4%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.5%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'134 mm

8.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

915 m

Mean elevation

806 m

Relief

300 m

Mean slope

7°

Flat share

44.8%

South-facing

5.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 300 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

21.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

28.4 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'800

Per inhabitant

13'851 kWh/yr

22 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 H4

28.59 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.01 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.18 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

28.59 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

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 Jorat-Menthue →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

1.69 %

Second homes

9.2 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

709

Built before 194653.0%

Built since 200117.2%

1.69 %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

348

Workplaces

109

Services share

47.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 53 (15.2%) · Secondary 130 (37.4%) · Tertiary 165 (47.4%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

880 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 54 min · Car 33 min

AgglomerationPT 51 min · Car 33 min

Remoteness 147/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5804

Head of governmentLine Gavillet

Websitejorat-menthue.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Gros-de-Vaud

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Jorat-Menthue ranks

Largest municipalities1'566 #96 VD · #1142 CH Growing municipalities-0.5% #215 VD · #1648 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.5% #86 VD · #465 CH Jobs per resident0.22 #199 VD · #1703 CH Families & children23.4% #111 VD · #254 CH Age structure16.8% #188 VD · #1811 CH Women share49.3% #220 VD · #1406 CH Foreign residents17.1% #201 VD · #1123 CH Population density89/km² #201 VD · #1543 CH Tax burden16'188 #157 VD · #1384 CH Taxes70.5% #157 VD Warmest municipalities8.8 °C #254 VD · #1477 CH Sunniest municipalities45% #157 VD · #671 CH Rainiest municipalities1'134 mm #103 VD · #905 CH Voter turnout56.1% #241 VD · #1082 CH Against Switzerland12.7% #138 VD · #1087 CH Aligned with Switzerland87.3% #8 VD · #417 CH SVP strongholds26.2% #130 VD · #1510 CH SP strongholds22.5% #118 VD · #299 CH Centre strongholds5.7% #92 VD · #1720 CH FDP strongholds25% #113 VD · #231 CH GLP strongholds6.1% #195 VD · #965 CH Green strongholds8.3% #233 VD · #838 CH Largest by area17.7 km² #47 VD · #543 CH Highest municipalities813 m #39 VD · #406 CH Second homes9.2% #194 VD · #1373 CH Organic farming0% #271 VD · #2020 CH Best-connected municipalities54 min #156 VD · #608 CH Remotest municipalities54 min #147 VD · #1528 CH Highest peaks915 m #74 VD · #809 CH Highest-lying municipalities806 m #59 VD · #606 CH Greatest vertical range300 m #93 VD · #995 CH Steepest municipalities7° #112 VD · #1246 CH Solar potential22 GWh #80 VD · #952 CH Solar potential per capita13'851 kWh #96 VD · #549 CH Cheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #210 VD · #1508 CH Most expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #159 VD · #667 CH

Postal codes (6)

swisstopo

1041

Montaubion-Chardonney

Localities

swisstopo · 6

Montaubion-Chardonney1041 Peney-le-Jorat1059 Peyres-Possens1063 Sottens1062 Villars-Mendraz1061 Villars-Tiercelin1058

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Jorat-Menthue?: Jorat-Menthue has 6 postal codes: 1041, 1058, 1059, 1061, 1062, 1063.
What is the tax rate in Jorat-Menthue?: The municipal tax multiplier of Jorat-Menthue is 70.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Jorat-Menthue?: A single person without children pays about 16'188 CHF income tax in Jorat-Menthue on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 156 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Jorat-Menthue have?: Jorat-Menthue has 1'566 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Jorat-Menthue?: Jorat-Menthue has 267 foreign residents, a share of 17.05% (2025).

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