Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Jura-Nord vaudois
L'Abergement
1355–1357Residents
267
Area
5.8 km²
Population density
46 pop./km²
Elevation
655 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
1'462 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
80%
Postal codes
2
BFS no.
5741
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
141 52.8%
Men
126 47.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
61 22.8%
Swiss citizens
246 92.1%
Foreign residents
21 7.9%
Population density
46 pop./km²
0–19 · 61 · 22.8%20–64 · 153 · 57.3%65+ · 53 · 19.9%
Foreign residents 7.9%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −3 (−1.1%) · 2 births · 3 deaths · net migration −2
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
25.6% YesNo 74.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 31.3% Yes
36.3% YesNo 63.7%
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
54.8% YesNo 45.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.7% Yes
51.3% YesNo 48.7%
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
47.3% YesNo 52.7%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 42.7% Yes
45.3% YesNo 54.7%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 47.0% Yes
49.3% YesNo 50.7%
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
48.0% YesNo 52.0%
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
49.7% YesNo 50.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 64.5% Yes
58.9% YesNo 41.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP32.9% · strongest party
SVP32.9%
SP18.8%
FDP17.7%
GRÜNE14.2%
Mitte5.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier80%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
80%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 290 of 300 in canton VaudTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'830 CHF(16.8%)
Rank 291 of 300 in the canton · 1761 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:16'830 CHF(~16.8%)
L'AbergementCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | L'Abergement | Vaud | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.3% | 3.7–4.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8% | 6.9–8.1% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11.7% | 10–11.8% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13.9% | 11.9–14.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14.9% | 12.8–15.1% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 15.7% | 13.5–15.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 16.8% | 14.6–17% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.8% | 15.4–18% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.8% | 16.3–19% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.6% | 17.1–19.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.5% | 17.9–20.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.3% | 18.6–21.6% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 23.4% | 20.5–23.6% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 25.1% | 22.1–25.4% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 26.7% | 23.5–26.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 28.1% | 24.8–28.4% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 29.4% | 26–29.6% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 30.4% | 27–30.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'616 mm
6.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'462 m
Mean elevation
953 m
Relief
845 m
Mean slope
15°
Flat share
14.7%
South-facing
34.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 845 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
3.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
4.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
800
Per inhabitant
13'071 kWh/yr
3 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
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 · 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
1.69 %
Second homes
11.7 %
Avg. rooms
4.4
Dwellings
118
Built before 194657.6%
Built since 200110.2%
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 · 2024Jobs
31
Workplaces
20
Services share
35.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 13 (41.9%) · Secondary 7 (22.6%) · Tertiary 11 (35.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
6
Organic share
33.3 %
Farmland
103 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 number5741
Head of governmentMonique Salvi
Websitelabergement.ch ↗
DistrictDistrict du Jura-Nord vaudois
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities267 #260 VD · #1971 CHGrowing municipalities-1.1% #248 VD · #1842 CHShrinking municipalities-1.1% #54 VD · #269 CHJobs per resident0.12 #282 VD · #2062 CHFamilies & children22.8% #137 VD · #358 CHAge structure19.9% #83 VD · #1277 CHWomen share52.8% #15 VD · #51 CHForeign residents7.9% #290 VD · #1869 CHPopulation density46/km² #266 VD · #1806 CHTax burden16'830 #292 VD · #1764 CHTaxes80% #290 VDWarmest municipalities6.7 °C #274 VD · #1882 CHSunniest municipalities44.4% #194 VD · #767 CHRainiest municipalities1'616 mm #10 VD · #166 CHVoter turnout78.2% #3 VD · #7 CHSVP strongholds32.9% #56 VD · #1106 CHSP strongholds18.8% #184 VD · #555 CHCentre strongholds5.6% #96 VD · #1730 CHFDP strongholds17.7% #238 VD · #600 CHGLP strongholds1.3% #296 VD · #1893 CHGreen strongholds14.2% #55 VD · #174 CHLargest by area5.8 km² #151 VD · #1433 CHHighest municipalities655 m #95 VD · #682 CHSecond homes11.7% #119 VD · #946 CHOrganic farming33.3% #39 VD · #288 CHBest-connected municipalities72 min #236 VD · #1168 CHRemotest municipalities72 min #67 VD · #977 CHHighest peaks1'462 m #40 VD · #476 CHHighest-lying municipalities953 m #42 VD · #457 CHGreatest vertical range845 m #38 VD · #490 CHSteepest municipalities15° #22 VD · #583 CHSolar potential3 GWh #273 VD · #2022 CHSolar potential per capita13'071 kWh #105 VD · #619 CHCheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #193 VD · #1491 CHMost expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #142 VD · #650 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of L'Abergement?
- L'Abergement has 2 postal codes: 1355, 1357.
- What is the tax rate in L'Abergement?
- The municipal tax multiplier of L'Abergement is 80% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
- How much tax do you pay in L'Abergement?
- A single person without children pays about 16'830 CHF income tax in L'Abergement on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 291 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does L'Abergement have?
- L'Abergement has 267 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in L'Abergement?
- L'Abergement has 21 foreign residents, a share of 7.87% (2025).
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