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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
1'363 52.3%
Men
1'245 47.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
597 22.9%
Swiss citizens
1'848 70.9%
Foreign residents
760 29.1%
Population density
339 pop./km²
0–19 · 597 · 22.9%20–64 · 1'577 · 60.5%65+ · 434 · 16.6%
Foreign residents 29.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −7 (−0.3%) · 20 births · 17 deaths · net migration −6
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Morges: 25.7% Yes
23.1% YesNo 76.9%
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
45.8% YesNo 54.2%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Morges: 47.9% Yes
41.3% YesNo 58.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Morges: 35.6% Yes
32.1% YesNo 67.9%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Morges: 39.0% Yes
46.4% YesNo 53.6%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Morges: 49.2% Yes
48.3% YesNo 51.7%
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 de Morges: 42.3% Yes
50.9% YesNo 49.1%
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
51.2% YesNo 48.8%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Morges: 67.4% Yes
73.7% YesNo 26.3%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SP28.2% · strongest party
SP28.2%
FDP20.6%
GRÜNE17.7%
SVP14.9%
GLP8.1%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier70%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
70%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 141 of 300 in canton Vaud
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'155 CHF(16.2%)
Rank 139 of 300 in the canton · 1347 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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:16'155 CHF(~16.2%)
La SarrazCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeLa SarrazVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004.1%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.6%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00011.2%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00013.3%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00014.3%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00015.1%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00016.2%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00017.1%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00018%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00018.9%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00019.8%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00020.5%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00022.5%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00024.2%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00025.7%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00027.1%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00028.4%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00029.4%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020934 mm
10.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
631 m
Mean elevation
530 m
Relief
176 m
Mean slope
7.1°
Flat share
48.2%
South-facing
12.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 176 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
18.7 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
24.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'100
Per inhabitant
7'159 kWh/yr
19 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
28.89 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.01 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.18 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.92 Rp./kWh
28.89 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
Premium 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
1.16 %
Second homes
6.9 %
Avg. rooms
3.5
Dwellings
1'203
Built before 194636.4%
Built since 200128.3%
1.16 %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
740
Workplaces
236
Services share
81.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 25 (3.4%) · Secondary 110 (14.9%) · Tertiary 605 (81.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
10
Organic share
20 %
Farmland
213 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 36 min · Car 31 min
AgglomerationPT 35 min · Car 31 min
Remoteness 260/300 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5498
Head of governmentRosa Mischler
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'608 #73 VD · #815 CHGrowing municipalities-0.3% #202 VD · #1554 CHShrinking municipalities-0.3% #99 VD · #558 CHJobs per resident0.28 #148 VD · #1396 CHFamilies & children22.9% #129 VD · #335 CHAge structure16.6% #193 VD · #1834 CHWomen share52.3% #29 VD · #99 CHForeign residents29.1% #64 VD · #342 CHPopulation density339/km² #68 VD · #704 CHTax burden16'155 #147 VD · #1355 CHTaxes70% #141 VDWarmest municipalities10.5 °C #74 VD · #228 CHSunniest municipalities44.1% #213 VD · #820 CHRainiest municipalities934 mm #268 VD · #1860 CHVoter turnout52.1% #273 VD · #1577 CHAgainst Switzerland19.8% #26 VD · #522 CHAligned with Switzerland80.2% #114 VD · #940 CHSVP strongholds14.9% #283 VD · #1998 CHSP strongholds28.2% #36 VD · #84 CHCentre strongholds3.1% #265 VD · #1984 CHFDP strongholds20.6% #198 VD · #419 CHGLP strongholds8.1% #117 VD · #569 CHGreen strongholds17.7% #13 VD · #45 CHLargest by area7.7 km² #114 VD · #1177 CHHighest municipalities496 m #193 VD · #1230 CHSecond homes6.9% #255 VD · #1834 CHOrganic farming20% #75 VD · #653 CHBest-connected municipalities36 min #39 VD · #178 CHRemotest municipalities36 min #260 VD · #1942 CHHighest peaks631 m #180 VD · #1418 CHHighest-lying municipalities530 m #189 VD · #1309 CHGreatest vertical range176 m #148 VD · #1462 CHSteepest municipalities7.1° #107 VD · #1228 CHSolar potential19 GWh #88 VD · #1072 CHSolar potential per capita7'159 kWh #253 VD · #1649 CHCheapest electricity28.89 Rp./kWh #249 VD · #1605 CHMost expensive electricity28.89 Rp./kWh #52 VD · #502 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of La Sarraz?
The postal code of La Sarraz is 1315.
What is the tax rate in La Sarraz?
The municipal tax multiplier of La Sarraz is 70% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in La Sarraz?
A single person without children pays about 16'155 CHF income tax in La Sarraz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does La Sarraz have?
La Sarraz has 2'608 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in La Sarraz?
La Sarraz has 760 foreign residents, a share of 29.14% (2025).

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