What is the postal code of Jorat-Mézières?

Jorat-Mézières has 3 postal codes: 1076, 1083, 1084.

What is the tax rate in Jorat-Mézières?

The municipal tax multiplier of Jorat-Mézières is 71% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Jorat-Mézières?

A single person without children pays about 16'222 CHF income tax in Jorat-Mézières on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 161 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Jorat-Mézières have?

Jorat-Mézières has 3'210 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Jorat-Mézières?

Jorat-Mézières has 502 foreign residents, a share of 15.64% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District de Lavaux-Oron

Jorat-Mézières

1076–1084

VD CANTON1076 1083 1084

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'664 51.8%

Men

1'546 48.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

748 23.3%

Swiss citizens

2'708 84.4%

Foreign residents

502 15.6%

Population density

289 pop./km²

0–19 · 748 · 23.3%20–64 · 1'901 · 59.2%65+ · 561 · 17.5%

Foreign residents 15.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +21 (+0.7%) · 27 births · 19 deaths · net migration +8

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-Mézières

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 de Lavaux-Oron: 23.0% Yes

19.7% YesNo 80.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 24.7% Yes

26.5% YesNo 73.5%

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 de Lavaux-Oron: 56.8% Yes

56.2% YesNo 43.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 47.7% Yes

49.1% YesNo 50.9%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 33.2% Yes

39.5% YesNo 60.5%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 39.4% Yes

41.0% YesNo 59.1%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 48.8% Yes

46.2% YesNo 53.8%

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 de Lavaux-Oron: 41.7% Yes

42.4% YesNo 57.6%

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 de Lavaux-Oron: 44.5% Yes

44.8% YesNo 55.2%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Lavaux-Oron: 69.0% Yes

67.9% YesNo 32.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP26.9% · strongest party

FDP26.9%

SP21.6%

SVP20.7%

GRÜNE11.8%

GLP6.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier71%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

71%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 161 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'222 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 161 of 300 in the canton · 1398 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:16'222 CHF(~16.2%)

Jorat-MézièresCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Jorat-Mézières	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	13.4%	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	17.2%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.1%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19%	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	22.6%	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	28.5%	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 1991–20209.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'131 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

830 m

Mean elevation

729 m

Relief

174 m

Mean slope

5.2°

Flat share

60.7%

South-facing

1.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 174 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

32.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

43.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'200

Per inhabitant

10'137 kWh/yr

33 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

27.89 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.01 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.18 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

27.89 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-Mézières →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

1.02 %

Second homes

6.6 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

1'470

Built before 194631.3%

Built since 200135.4%

1.02 %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

958

Workplaces

242

Services share

74.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 134 (14.0%) · Secondary 107 (11.2%) · Tertiary 717 (74.8%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

11.5 %

Farmland

869 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 45 min · Car 32 min

AgglomerationPT 45 min · Car 32 min

Remoteness 217/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5806

Websitejorat-mezieres.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de Lavaux-Oron

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Jorat-Mézières ranks

Largest municipalities3'210 #59 VD · #684 CH Growing municipalities0.7% #147 VD · #997 CH Shrinking municipalities0.7% #156 VD · #1117 CH Jobs per resident0.3 #139 VD · #1304 CH Families & children23.3% #113 VD · #270 CH Age structure17.5% #159 VD · #1712 CH Women share51.8% #49 VD · #180 CH Foreign residents15.6% #217 VD · #1227 CH Population density289/km² #83 VD · #799 CH Tax burden16'222 #166 VD · #1403 CH Taxes71% #161 VD Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #229 VD · #1267 CH Sunniest municipalities45.1% #150 VD · #656 CH Rainiest municipalities1'131 mm #106 VD · #924 CH Voter turnout59.7% #179 VD · #625 CH Against Switzerland13.7% #133 VD · #1033 CH Aligned with Switzerland86.3% #14 VD · #489 CH SVP strongholds20.7% #211 VD · #1758 CH SP strongholds21.6% #132 VD · #353 CH Centre strongholds6.6% #55 VD · #1624 CH FDP strongholds26.9% #81 VD · #165 CH GLP strongholds6.6% #172 VD · #851 CH Green strongholds11.8% #143 VD · #376 CH Largest by area11.1 km² #82 VD · #889 CH Highest municipalities742 m #61 VD · #520 CH Second homes6.6% #271 VD · #1893 CH Organic farming11.5% #140 VD · #1114 CH Best-connected municipalities45 min #91 VD · #357 CH Remotest municipalities45 min #217 VD · #1780 CH Highest peaks830 m #98 VD · #942 CH Highest-lying municipalities729 m #74 VD · #705 CH Greatest vertical range174 m #149 VD · #1469 CH Steepest municipalities5.2° #165 VD · #1539 CH Solar potential33 GWh #50 VD · #617 CH Solar potential per capita10'137 kWh #168 VD · #1047 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #88 VD · #1301 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #259 VD · #852 CH

Postal codes (3)

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Localities

swisstopo · 3

Carrouge VD1084 Ferlens VD1076 Mézières VD1083

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Jorat-Mézières?: Jorat-Mézières has 3 postal codes: 1076, 1083, 1084.
What is the tax rate in Jorat-Mézières?: The municipal tax multiplier of Jorat-Mézières is 71% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Jorat-Mézières?: A single person without children pays about 16'222 CHF income tax in Jorat-Mézières on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 161 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Jorat-Mézières have?: Jorat-Mézières has 3'210 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Jorat-Mézières?: Jorat-Mézières has 502 foreign residents, a share of 15.64% (2025).

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