What is the postal code of La Praz?

The postal code of La Praz is 1148.

What is the tax rate in La Praz?

The municipal tax multiplier of La Praz is 83% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in La Praz?

A single person without children pays about 17'020 CHF income tax in La Praz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 300 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does La Praz have?

La Praz has 213 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in La Praz?

La Praz has 40 foreign residents, a share of 18.78% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Jura-Nord vaudois

La Praz

1148

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

105 49.3%

Men

108 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

47 22.1%

Swiss citizens

173 81.2%

Foreign residents

40 18.8%

Population density

42 pop./km²

0–19 · 47 · 22.1%20–64 · 126 · 59.2%65+ · 40 · 18.8%

Foreign residents 18.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +6 (+2.9%) · 4 births · 2 deaths · net migration +4

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 Praz

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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 23.6% Yes

28.7% YesNo 71.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 31.3% Yes

40.9% YesNo 59.1%

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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 51.4% Yes

41.9% YesNo 58.1%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.7% Yes

46.1% YesNo 53.9%

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

31.9% YesNo 68.1%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 42.7% Yes

47.8% YesNo 52.2%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 47.0% Yes

44.4% YesNo 55.6%

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

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

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

52.1% YesNo 47.9%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 64.5% Yes

65.4% YesNo 34.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP27.4% · strongest party

SP27.4%

SVP24.7%

GRÜNE14.8%

FDP11.1%

GLP8.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier83%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

83%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 300 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'020 CHF(17%)

Rank 300 of 300 in the canton · 1852 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:17'020 CHF(~17%)

La PrazCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	La Praz	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.3%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	8.1%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.8%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	14.1%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	15.1%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.9%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	17%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	18%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	19%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.9%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.8%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	21.6%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	23.6%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	25.4%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.9%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	28.4%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	29.6%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	30.7%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'549 mm

7.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'301 m

Mean elevation

988 m

Relief

565 m

Mean slope

11.3°

Flat share

14.9%

South-facing

26.0%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 565 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

3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

3.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

700

Per inhabitant

14'272 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 · 2027

Tariff 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 · 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 Praz →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

1.09 %

Second homes

13 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

Built before 194670.7%

Built since 200113.0%

1.09 %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

48.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 13 (37.1%) · Secondary 5 (14.3%) · Tertiary 17 (48.6%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

176 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 63 min · Car 42 min

AgglomerationPT 59 min · Car 38 min

Remoteness 108/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5758

Head of governmentAnni Sordet

Websitelapraz.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Jura-Nord vaudois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where La Praz ranks

Largest municipalities213 #279 VD · #2023 CH Growing municipalities2.9% #29 VD · #170 CH Shrinking municipalities2.9% #272 VD · #1941 CH Jobs per resident0.16 #260 VD · #1965 CH Families & children22.1% #185 VD · #529 CH Age structure18.8% #114 VD · #1487 CH Women share49.3% #219 VD · #1405 CH Foreign residents18.8% #170 VD · #967 CH Population density42/km² #274 VD · #1828 CH Tax burden17'020 #300 VD · #1854 CH Taxes83% #300 VD Warmest municipalities7.3 °C #272 VD · #1820 CH Sunniest municipalities44.4% #195 VD · #768 CH Rainiest municipalities1'549 mm #18 VD · #209 CH Voter turnout72.8% #10 VD · #32 CH SVP strongholds24.7% #147 VD · #1571 CH SP strongholds27.4% #49 VD · #103 CH Centre strongholds4.8% #139 VD · #1814 CH FDP strongholds11.1% #295 VD · #1268 CH GLP strongholds8.6% #103 VD · #504 CH Green strongholds14.8% #41 VD · #142 CH Largest by area5.1 km² #170 VD · #1537 CH Highest municipalities873 m #33 VD · #355 CH Second homes13% #88 VD · #773 CH Organic farming0% #266 VD · #2015 CH Best-connected municipalities63 min #194 VD · #893 CH Remotest municipalities63 min #108 VD · #1246 CH Highest peaks1'301 m #55 VD · #551 CH Highest-lying municipalities988 m #38 VD · #427 CH Greatest vertical range565 m #62 VD · #642 CH Steepest municipalities11.3° #48 VD · #830 CH Solar potential3 GWh #279 VD · #2041 CH Solar potential per capita14'272 kWh #87 VD · #501 CH Cheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #204 VD · #1502 CH Most expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #153 VD · #661 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1148

La Praz

Localities

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La Praz1148

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of La Praz?: The postal code of La Praz is 1148.
What is the tax rate in La Praz?: The municipal tax multiplier of La Praz is 83% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in La Praz?: A single person without children pays about 17'020 CHF income tax in La Praz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 300 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does La Praz have?: La Praz has 213 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in La Praz?: La Praz has 40 foreign residents, a share of 18.78% (2025).

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