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

Jorat-Menthue

1041–1063

VD CANTON1041 1058 1059 1061+2 PLZ

Residents

1'566

Area

17.7 km²

Population density

89 pop./km²

Elevation

813 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

70.5%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Jorat-Menthue

BFS

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

52.3% YesNo 47.7%

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

44.0% YesNo 56.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

63.4% YesNo 36.6%

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

27.4% YesNo 72.6%

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

37.1% YesNo 62.9%

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

32.6% YesNo 67.4%

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

74.4% YesNo 25.6%

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

45.3% YesNo 54.7%

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

21.9% YesNo 78.1%

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

14.9% YesNo 85.1%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 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

1.69 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentLine Gavillet

Websitejorat-menthue.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'566 #96 VD · #1142 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 turnout53.7% #256 VD · #1263 CH Against Switzerland13% #138 VD · #1086 CH Aligned with Switzerland87% #8 VD · #417 CH SVP strongholds26.2% #130 VD · #1507 CH SP strongholds22.5% #118 VD · #297 CH Centre strongholds5.7% #92 VD · #1716 CH FDP strongholds25% #113 VD · #229 CH GLP strongholds6.1% #195 VD · #963 CH Green strongholds8.3% #233 VD · #833 CH Largest by area17.7 km² #47 VD · #543 CH Highest municipalities813 m #39 VD · #406 CH Remotest municipalities54 min #147 VD · #1528 CH Best-connected municipalities54 min #156 VD · #606 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 Cheapest electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #211 VD · #1600 CH Most expensive electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #158 VD · #575 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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