What is the postal code of La Chaux (Cossonay)?

La Chaux (Cossonay) has 3 postal codes: 1148, 1308, 1316.

What is the tax rate in La Chaux (Cossonay)?

The municipal tax multiplier of La Chaux (Cossonay) is 76% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in La Chaux (Cossonay)?

A single person without children pays about 16'554 CHF income tax in La Chaux (Cossonay) on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does La Chaux (Cossonay) have?

La Chaux (Cossonay) has 418 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in La Chaux (Cossonay)?

La Chaux (Cossonay) has 54 foreign residents, a share of 12.92% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District de Morges

La Chaux (Cossonay)

1148–1316

VD CANTON1148 1308 1316

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

210 50.2%

Men

208 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

94 22.5%

Swiss citizens

364 87.1%

Foreign residents

54 12.9%

Population density

62 pop./km²

0–19 · 94 · 22.5%20–64 · 240 · 57.4%65+ · 84 · 20.1%

Foreign residents 12.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −14 (−3.2%) · 2 births · 3 deaths · net migration −13

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 La Chaux (Cossonay)

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 Morges: 22.8% Yes

17.6% YesNo 82.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Morges: 25.7% Yes

28.0% YesNo 72.1%

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 Morges: 54.3% Yes

59.4% YesNo 40.6%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Morges: 47.9% Yes

49.0% YesNo 51.0%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Morges: 35.6% Yes

42.5% YesNo 57.5%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Morges: 39.0% Yes

39.2% YesNo 60.8%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Morges: 49.2% Yes

53.8% YesNo 46.2%

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 Morges: 42.3% Yes

39.2% YesNo 60.8%

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 de Morges: 44.7% Yes

41.8% YesNo 58.2%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Morges: 67.4% Yes

69.4% YesNo 30.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP25.4% · strongest party

SVP25.4%

SP21.5%

FDP20.6%

GRÜNE15.9%

GLP7.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier76%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

76%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 255 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:16'554 CHF(~16.6%)

La Chaux (Cossonay)Canton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	La Chaux (Cossonay)	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 · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'032 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

623 m

Mean elevation

578 m

Relief

93 m

Mean slope

4.7°

Flat share

65.4%

South-facing

3.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 93 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

5.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

7.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'200

Per inhabitant

13'445 kWh/yr

6 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 La Chaux (Cossonay) →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

1.06 %

Second homes

8.6 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

188

Built before 194672.3%

Built since 200111.2%

1.06 %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

Workplaces

Services share

51.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 19 (33.9%) · Secondary 8 (14.3%) · Tertiary 29 (51.8%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

10 %

Farmland

464 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 53 min · Car 29 min

AgglomerationPT 53 min · Car 29 min

Remoteness 151/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5474

Head of governmentBrigitte Dufour-Fallot

Websitelachaux.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de Morges

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where La Chaux (Cossonay) ranks

Largest municipalities418 #233 VD · #1879 CH Growing municipalities-3.2% #288 VD · #2062 CH Shrinking municipalities-3.2% #13 VD · #48 CH Jobs per resident0.13 #276 VD · #2044 CH Families & children22.5% #154 VD · #429 CH Age structure20.1% #73 VD · #1231 CH Women share50.2% #143 VD · #820 CH Foreign residents12.9% #248 VD · #1455 CH Population density62/km² #239 VD · #1700 CH Tax burden16'554 #250 VD · #1616 CH Taxes76% #255 VD Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #106 VD · #360 CH Sunniest municipalities44.3% #197 VD · #779 CH Rainiest municipalities1'032 mm #174 VD · #1481 CH Voter turnout62.5% #130 VD · #378 CH SVP strongholds25.4% #135 VD · #1542 CH SP strongholds21.5% #134 VD · #362 CH Centre strongholds2.3% #289 VD · #2042 CH FDP strongholds20.6% #197 VD · #418 CH GLP strongholds7.4% #144 VD · #690 CH Green strongholds15.9% #27 VD · #98 CH Largest by area6.7 km² #130 VD · #1308 CH Highest municipalities559 m #157 VD · #974 CH Second homes8.6% #209 VD · #1495 CH Organic farming10% #149 VD · #1236 CH Best-connected municipalities53 min #146 VD · #575 CH Remotest municipalities53 min #151 VD · #1558 CH Highest peaks623 m #183 VD · #1451 CH Highest-lying municipalities578 m #158 VD · #1097 CH Greatest vertical range93 m #239 VD · #1863 CH Steepest municipalities4.7° #181 VD · #1633 CH Solar potential6 GWh #225 VD · #1863 CH Solar potential per capita13'445 kWh #100 VD · #580 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #26 VD · #1239 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #197 VD · #790 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Chavannes-le-Veyron1148 Chevilly1316 La Chaux (Cossonay)1308

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of La Chaux (Cossonay)?: La Chaux (Cossonay) has 3 postal codes: 1148, 1308, 1316.
What is the tax rate in La Chaux (Cossonay)?: The municipal tax multiplier of La Chaux (Cossonay) is 76% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in La Chaux (Cossonay)?: A single person without children pays about 16'554 CHF income tax in La Chaux (Cossonay) on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does La Chaux (Cossonay) have?: La Chaux (Cossonay) has 418 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in La Chaux (Cossonay)?: La Chaux (Cossonay) has 54 foreign residents, a share of 12.92% (2025).

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