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).

Switzerland · Canton VD

La Sarraz

1315

VD CANTON1315

Residents

2'608

Area

7.7 km²

Population density

339 pop./km²

Elevation

496 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

70%

Postal codes

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

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%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for La Sarraz

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

41.3% YesNo 58.7%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

32.1% YesNo 67.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

73.7% YesNo 26.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

41.8% YesNo 58.2%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

28.9% YesNo 71.1%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

33.5% YesNo 66.5%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

79.4% YesNo 20.6%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

46.1% YesNo 53.9%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

31.0% YesNo 69.0%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

11.7% YesNo 88.3%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

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

100'000 CHF:16'155 CHF(~16.2%)

La SarrazCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	La Sarraz	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.1%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.2%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.3%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.3%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.1%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.2%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.9%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.5%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.2%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.7%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.4%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.4%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

18.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

24.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'100

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

30.32 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.92 Rp./kWh

30.32 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.16 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentRosa Mischler

Websitelasarraz.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'608 #73 VD · #815 CH Families & children22.9% #129 VD · #335 CH Age structure16.6% #193 VD · #1834 CH Women share52.3% #29 VD · #99 CH Foreign residents29.1% #64 VD · #342 CH Population density339/km² #68 VD · #704 CH Tax burden16'155 #147 VD · #1355 CH Taxes70% #141 VD Warmest municipalities10.5 °C #74 VD · #228 CH Sunniest municipalities44.1% #213 VD · #820 CH Rainiest municipalities934 mm #268 VD · #1860 CH Voter turnout50.6% #276 VD · #1650 CH Against Switzerland20.2% #26 VD · #521 CH Aligned with Switzerland79.8% #114 VD · #941 CH SVP strongholds14.9% #283 VD · #1994 CH SP strongholds28.2% #36 VD · #84 CH Centre strongholds3.1% #265 VD · #1980 CH FDP strongholds20.6% #198 VD · #418 CH GLP strongholds8.1% #117 VD · #570 CH Green strongholds17.7% #13 VD · #44 CH Largest by area7.7 km² #114 VD · #1177 CH Highest municipalities496 m #193 VD · #1230 CH Remotest municipalities36 min #260 VD · #1942 CH Best-connected municipalities36 min #39 VD · #178 CH Highest peaks631 m #180 VD · #1418 CH Highest-lying municipalities530 m #189 VD · #1309 CH Greatest vertical range176 m #148 VD · #1462 CH Steepest municipalities7.1° #107 VD · #1228 CH Solar potential19 GWh #88 VD · #1072 CH Cheapest electricity30.32 Rp./kWh #255 VD · #1724 CH Most expensive electricity30.32 Rp./kWh #46 VD · #383 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1315

La Sarraz

Localities

swisstopo · 1

La Sarraz1315

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Frequently asked questions

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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