Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Jura-Nord vaudois
L'Abbaye
1342–1346Residents
1'604
Area
36.3 km²
Population density
44 pop./km²
Elevation
1'163 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
1'641 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
76%
Postal codes
3
BFS no.
5871
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
818 51.0%
Men
786 49.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
321 20.0%
Swiss citizens
1'306 81.4%
Foreign residents
298 18.6%
Population density
44 pop./km²
0–19 · 321 · 20.0%20–64 · 872 · 54.4%65+ · 411 · 25.6%
Foreign residents 18.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +63 (+4.1%) · 7 births · 11 deaths · net migration +68
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
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 Jura-Nord vaudois: 23.6% Yes
24.8% YesNo 75.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 31.3% Yes
29.6% YesNo 70.4%
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 Jura-Nord vaudois: 51.4% Yes
49.9% YesNo 50.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.7% Yes
50.5% YesNo 49.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 41.7% Yes
41.7% YesNo 58.3%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 42.7% Yes
39.8% YesNo 60.2%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 47.0% Yes
49.7% YesNo 50.3%
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 Jura-Nord vaudois: 45.8% Yes
43.0% YesNo 57.0%
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 Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.9% Yes
43.5% YesNo 56.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 64.5% Yes
61.3% YesNo 38.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SP28.2% · strongest party
SP28.2%
SVP24.7%
FDP22.2%
GRÜNE8.3%
GLP5.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier76%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
76%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 258 of 300 in canton VaudTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'554 CHF(16.6%)
Rank 245 of 300 in the canton · 1611 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
100'000 CHF:16'554 CHF(~16.6%)
L'AbbayeCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | L'Abbaye | Vaud | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.2% | 3.7–4.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.8% | 6.9–8.1% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.5% | 10–11.8% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.7% | 11.9–14.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.6% | 12.8–15.1% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.4% | 13.5–15.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.6% | 14.6–17% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.5% | 15.4–18% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.5% | 16.3–19% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.3% | 17.1–19.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.2% | 17.9–20.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21% | 18.6–21.6% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23% | 20.5–23.6% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.7% | 22.1–25.4% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.3% | 23.5–26.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.7% | 24.8–28.4% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 29% | 26–29.6% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 30% | 27–30.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'622 mm
6.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'641 m
Mean elevation
1'229 m
Relief
654 m
Mean slope
10°
Flat share
28.4%
South-facing
4.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 654 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
Roof potential
16.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
21.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'600
Per inhabitant
10'137 kWh/yr
16 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 · 2027Tariff H4
33.53 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.02 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
15.61 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.92 Rp./kWh
33.53 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Société Electrique de la Vallée de Joux S.A.
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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300663 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
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 · AREVacancy rate
0.3 %
Second homes
21.6 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
1'013
Built before 194640.8%
Built since 200120.0%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.3 %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 · 2024Jobs
604
Workplaces
146
Services share
51.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 19 (3.1%) · Secondary 274 (45.4%) · Tertiary 311 (51.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
6
Organic share
16.7 %
Farmland
208 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0BFS municipality number5871
Head of governmentGabriel Gay
Websitelabbaye.ch ↗
DistrictDistrict du Jura-Nord vaudois
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'604 #94 VD · #1118 CHGrowing municipalities4.1% #20 VD · #92 CHShrinking municipalities4.1% #281 VD · #2017 CHJobs per resident0.38 #97 VD · #936 CHFamilies & children20% #250 VD · #1163 CHAge structure25.6% #13 VD · #346 CHWomen share51% #97 VD · #411 CHForeign residents18.6% #174 VD · #986 CHPopulation density44/km² #271 VD · #1817 CHTax burden16'554 #251 VD · #1617 CHTaxes76% #258 VDWarmest municipalities6.5 °C #280 VD · #1900 CHSunniest municipalities45.1% #151 VD · #657 CHRainiest municipalities1'622 mm #9 VD · #159 CHVoter turnout64.2% #96 VD · #248 CHAgainst Switzerland24% #4 VD · #282 CHAligned with Switzerland76% #138 VD · #1176 CHSVP strongholds24.7% #148 VD · #1572 CHSP strongholds28.2% #38 VD · #86 CHCentre strongholds2.7% #278 VD · #2012 CHFDP strongholds22.2% #164 VD · #339 CHGLP strongholds5.1% #226 VD · #1180 CHGreen strongholds8.3% #235 VD · #840 CHLargest by area36.3 km² #12 VD · #254 CHHighest municipalities1'163 m #14 VD · #179 CHSecond homes21.6% #18 VD · #316 CHOrganic farming16.7% #102 VD · #812 CHBest-connected municipalities76 min #248 VD · #1271 CHRemotest municipalities76 min #54 VD · #868 CHHighest peaks1'641 m #20 VD · #422 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'229 m #15 VD · #297 CHGreatest vertical range654 m #54 VD · #584 CHSteepest municipalities10° #59 VD · #928 CHSolar potential16 GWh #101 VD · #1181 CHSolar potential per capita10'137 kWh #169 VD · #1048 CHCheapest electricity33.53 Rp./kWh #296 VD · #2043 CHMost expensive electricity33.53 Rp./kWh #3 VD · #62 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of L'Abbaye?
- L'Abbaye has 3 postal codes: 1342, 1344, 1346.
- What is the tax rate in L'Abbaye?
- The municipal tax multiplier of L'Abbaye is 76% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
- How much tax do you pay in L'Abbaye?
- A single person without children pays about 16'554 CHF income tax in L'Abbaye on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does L'Abbaye have?
- L'Abbaye has 1'604 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in L'Abbaye?
- L'Abbaye has 298 foreign residents, a share of 18.58% (2025).
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