What is the postal code of Lavey-Morcles?

The postal code of Lavey-Morcles is 1892.

What is the tax rate in Lavey-Morcles?

The municipal tax multiplier of Lavey-Morcles is 71.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Lavey-Morcles?

A single person without children pays about 16'255 CHF income tax in Lavey-Morcles on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 170 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Lavey-Morcles have?

Lavey-Morcles has 1'024 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Lavey-Morcles?

Lavey-Morcles has 217 foreign residents, a share of 21.19% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Lavey-Morcles

1892

VD CANTON1892

Residents

1'024

Area

14.2 km²

Population density

72 pop./km²

Elevation

444 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'893 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

71.5%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

518 50.6%

Men

506 49.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

241 23.5%

Swiss citizens

807 78.8%

Foreign residents

217 21.2%

Population density

72 pop./km²

0–19 · 241 · 23.5%20–64 · 568 · 55.5%65+ · 215 · 21.0%

Foreign residents 21.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Lavey-Morcles

BFS

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

56.7% YesNo 43.3%

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

54.2% YesNo 45.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

58.8% YesNo 41.2%

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

27.0% YesNo 73.0%

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

46.6% YesNo 53.4%

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

41.2% YesNo 58.8%

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

69.7% YesNo 30.3%

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

56.9% YesNo 43.1%

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

21.8% YesNo 78.2%

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

14.5% YesNo 85.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP31.0% · strongest party

SVP31.0%

SP23.2%

FDP20.8%

GRÜNE10.4%

Mitte4.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier71.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

71.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 173 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'255 CHF(16.3%)

Rank 170 of 300 in the canton · 1419 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:16'255 CHF(~16.3%)

Lavey-MorclesCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Lavey-Morcles	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.1%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.7%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.3%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.4%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.4%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.2%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.3%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.2%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.1%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.9%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.7%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.6%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.3%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.9%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.3%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.5%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.6%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.1 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)6.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'086 mm

10.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'893 m

Mean elevation

1'241 m

Relief

2'491 m

Mean slope

32.3°

Flat share

5.0%

South-facing

17.2%

Above 2000 m

11.8%

Relief 2'491 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

8.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

11.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'900

9 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

30.8 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.28 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.1 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

30.8 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Forces Motrices de l'Avançon 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

1.92 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

573

Built before 194644.2%

Built since 200113.3%

1.92 %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 68 min · Car 50 min

AgglomerationPT 33 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 82/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentYvan Ponnaz

Websitelavey.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'024 #139 VD · #1443 CH Families & children23.5% #102 VD · #233 CH Age structure21% #58 VD · #1049 CH Women share50.6% #114 VD · #596 CH Foreign residents21.2% #140 VD · #767 CH Population density72/km² #224 VD · #1638 CH Tax burden16'255 #171 VD · #1420 CH Taxes71.5% #173 VD Warmest municipalities10.1 °C #119 VD · #444 CH Sunniest municipalities52.6% #1 VD · #170 CH Rainiest municipalities1'086 mm #127 VD · #1182 CH Voter turnout51.3% #272 VD · #1565 CH Against Switzerland19% #44 VD · #632 CH Aligned with Switzerland81% #91 VD · #845 CH SVP strongholds31% #74 VD · #1211 CH SP strongholds23.2% #105 VD · #254 CH Centre strongholds4.5% #157 VD · #1841 CH FDP strongholds20.8% #190 VD · #399 CH GLP strongholds4.4% #240 VD · #1333 CH Green strongholds10.4% #185 VD · #510 CH Largest by area14.2 km² #63 VD · #688 CH Highest municipalities444 m #254 VD · #1586 CH Remotest municipalities68 min #82 VD · #1098 CH Best-connected municipalities68 min #214 VD · #1034 CH Highest peaks2'893 m #3 VD · #169 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'241 m #12 VD · #290 CH Greatest vertical range2'491 m #2 VD · #83 CH Steepest municipalities32.3° #1 VD · #44 CH Solar potential9 GWh #168 VD · #1638 CH Cheapest electricity30.8 Rp./kWh #272 VD · #1796 CH Most expensive electricity30.8 Rp./kWh #30 VD · #312 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1892

Lavey-Village

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Lavey-les-Bains1892 Lavey-Village1892 Morcles1892

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Lavey-Morcles?: The postal code of Lavey-Morcles is 1892.
What is the tax rate in Lavey-Morcles?: The municipal tax multiplier of Lavey-Morcles is 71.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Lavey-Morcles?: A single person without children pays about 16'255 CHF income tax in Lavey-Morcles on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 170 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lavey-Morcles have?: Lavey-Morcles has 1'024 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lavey-Morcles?: Lavey-Morcles has 217 foreign residents, a share of 21.19% (2025).

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