What is the postal code of Lausanne?

Lausanne has 14 postal codes: 1000, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1018, 1023, 1032 ….

What is the tax rate in Lausanne?

The municipal tax multiplier of Lausanne is 78.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Lausanne?

A single person without children pays about 16'721 CHF income tax in Lausanne on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 280 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Lausanne have?

Lausanne has 145'596 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Lausanne?

Lausanne has 62'466 foreign residents, a share of 42.9% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Lausanne

1000–1053

VD CANTON1000 1003 1004 1005+10 PLZ

Residents

145'596

Area

67.6 km²

Population density

2'153 pop./km²

Elevation

495 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

934 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

78.5%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

74'789 51.4%

Men

70'807 48.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

27'989 19.2%

Swiss citizens

83'130 57.1%

Foreign residents

62'466 42.9%

Population density

2'153 pop./km²

0–19 · 27'989 · 19.2%20–64 · 96'551 · 66.3%65+ · 21'056 · 14.5%

Foreign residents 42.9%0%64.0%

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

Neighbourhoods

BFS · 2024

Statistical city quarters from BFS City Statistics — available for 10 Swiss cities only, not nationwide.

Sallaz / Vennes / Séchaud

15'847residents

Median age: 36
Foreign: 44.6%
Area / person: 33 m²

Maupas / Valency

12'888residents

Median age: 37.7
Foreign: 45.1%
Area / person: 36 m²

Centre

12'422residents

Median age: 36.6
Foreign: 46.9%
Area / person: 40 m²

Sébeillon / Malley

11'303residents

Median age: 35
Foreign: 51.4%
Area / person: 34 m²

Sous-Gare / Ouchy

10'476residents

Median age: 39.8
Foreign: 37.1%
Area / person: 41 m²

Bossons / Blécherette

9'875residents

Median age: 36.4
Foreign: 43.1%
Area / person: 32 m²

Borde / Bellevaux

9'504residents

Median age: 39.7
Foreign: 46.4%
Area / person: 33 m²

Chailly / Rovéréaz

9'263residents

Median age: 42.1
Foreign: 33.8%
Area / person: 42 m²

Montriond / Cour

8'272residents

Median age: 38.7
Foreign: 39.0%
Area / person: 39 m²

Montoie / Bourdonette

7'776residents

Median age: 35.1
Foreign: 53.3%
Area / person: 31 m²

Vinet / Pontaise

6'951residents

Median age: 37.7
Foreign: 43.2%
Area / person: 36 m²

Vallon / Béthusy

6'191residents

Median age: 36.6
Foreign: 42.5%
Area / person: 38 m²

Beaulieu / Grey / Boisy

6'177residents

Median age: 43.4
Foreign: 26.4%
Area / person: 41 m²

Florimont / Chissiez

5'623residents

Median age: 38.8
Foreign: 39.9%
Area / person: 42 m²

Zones foraines

4'615residents

Median age: 32.8
Foreign: 37.8%
Area / person: 44 m²

Montchoisi

3'638residents

Median age: 39.2
Foreign: 37.3%
Area / person: 41 m²

Mousquines / Bellevue

2'668residents

Median age: 40
Foreign: 35.3%
Area / person: 48 m²

Sauvabelin

1'003residents

Median age: 34.7
Foreign: 50.7%
Area / person: 27 m²

STATPOP 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Vote results for Lausanne

BFS

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

30.7% YesNo 69.3%

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

24.4% YesNo 75.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

77.4% YesNo 22.6%

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

55.7% YesNo 44.3%

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

25.7% YesNo 74.3%

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

25.0% YesNo 75.0%

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

79.6% YesNo 20.4%

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

36.5% YesNo 63.5%

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

47.8% YesNo 52.3%

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

13.6% YesNo 86.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP32.8% · strongest party

SP32.8%

GRÜNE20.0%

FDP14.2%

SVP11.0%

PdA/Sol.9.7%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier78.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

78.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 282 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'721 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 280 of 300 in the canton · 1720 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:16'721 CHF(~16.7%)

LausanneCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Lausanne	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.3%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.9%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.6%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.8%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.8%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.6%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.7%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.7%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.7%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.5%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.4%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	21.2%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	23.2%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	25%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.5%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	28%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	29.2%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	30.3%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'171 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

934 m

Mean elevation

555 m

Relief

562 m

Mean slope

3.9°

Flat share

68.6%

South-facing

11.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 562 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

434.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

618.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

96'500

434 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

30.5 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.35 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.93 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

7.22 Rp./kWh

30.5 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Services Industriels de Lausanne

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

0.58 %

Avg. rooms

2.8

Dwellings

82'321

Built before 194633.5%

Built since 200114.0%

0.58 %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 27 min · Car 17 min

AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 294/300 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentGrégoire Junod · Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz

Websitelausanne.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities145'596 #1 VD · #4 CH Families & children19.2% #264 VD · #1405 CH Age structure14.5% #258 VD · #2022 CH Women share51.4% #68 VD · #270 CH Foreign residents42.9% #12 VD · #53 CH Population density2'153/km² #8 VD · #61 CH Tax burden16'721 #280 VD · #1720 CH Taxes78.5% #282 VD Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #150 VD · #650 CH Sunniest municipalities45.7% #128 VD · #592 CH Rainiest municipalities1'171 mm #89 VD · #764 CH Voter turnout50.6% #277 VD · #1651 CH Against Switzerland35% #1 VD · #17 CH Aligned with Switzerland65% #141 VD · #1446 CH SVP strongholds11% #297 VD · #2083 CH SP strongholds32.8% #9 VD · #26 CH Centre strongholds3.3% #251 VD · #1963 CH FDP strongholds14.2% #277 VD · #905 CH GLP strongholds6.3% #179 VD · #916 CH Green strongholds20% #7 VD · #21 CH Largest by area67.6 km² #4 VD · #114 CH Highest municipalities495 m #196 VD · #1237 CH Remotest municipalities27 min #294 VD · #2049 CH Best-connected municipalities27 min #6 VD · #64 CH Highest peaks934 m #69 VD · #785 CH Highest-lying municipalities555 m #175 VD · #1191 CH Greatest vertical range562 m #64 VD · #645 CH Steepest municipalities3.9° #213 VD · #1764 CH Solar potential434 GWh #1 VD · #5 CH Cheapest electricity30.5 Rp./kWh #263 VD · #1755 CH Most expensive electricity30.5 Rp./kWh #38 VD · #352 CH

Postal codes (14)

swisstopo

Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne

1053

Cugy VD

Localities

swisstopo · 8

Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne1033 Crissier1023 Cugy VD1053 Lausanne1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1010 1011 1012 1015 1018 Lausanne 251000 Lausanne 261000 Lausanne 271000 Romanel-sur-Lausanne1032

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Lausanne?: Lausanne has 14 postal codes: 1000, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1018, 1023, 1032 ….
What is the tax rate in Lausanne?: The municipal tax multiplier of Lausanne is 78.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Lausanne?: A single person without children pays about 16'721 CHF income tax in Lausanne on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 280 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lausanne have?: Lausanne has 145'596 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lausanne?: Lausanne has 62'466 foreign residents, a share of 42.9% (2025).

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