Switzerland · Canton VD · District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut
Le Châtelard
1807–1833Residents
27'182
Area
44.5 km²
Population density
611 pop./km²
Elevation
390 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
1'974 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
65%
Postal codes
10
BFS no.
5886
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
14'193 52.2%
Men
12'989 47.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
5'467 20.1%
Swiss citizens
14'673 54.0%
Foreign residents
12'509 46.0%
Population density
611 pop./km²
0–19 · 5'467 · 20.1%20–64 · 15'956 · 58.7%65+ · 5'759 · 21.2%
Foreign residents 46.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +227 (+0.8%) · 214 births · 297 deaths · net migration +265
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
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 45.1% Yes
47.5% YesNo 52.5%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 34.2% Yes
39.4% YesNo 60.6%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 69.4% Yes
69.2% YesNo 30.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 40.6% Yes
38.9% YesNo 61.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 31.8% Yes
37.2% YesNo 62.8%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 28.6% Yes
31.6% YesNo 68.4%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 78.2% Yes
74.6% YesNo 25.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% YesDistrict District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut: 39.4% Yes
43.8% YesNo 56.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SP27.2% · strongest party
SP27.2%
FDP26.3%
SVP17.7%
GRÜNE11.7%
GLP5.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier65%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
65%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 82 of 300 in canton VaudTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'822 CHF(15.8%)
Rank 70 of 300 in the canton · 1180 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
100'000 CHF:15'822 CHF(~15.8%)
Le ChâtelardCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Le Châtelard | Vaud | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4% | 3.7–4.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.5% | 6.9–8.1% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.9% | 10–11.8% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 13% | 11.9–14.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 14% | 12.8–15.1% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.7% | 13.5–15.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 15.8% | 14.6–17% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 16.8% | 15.4–18% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 17.7% | 16.3–19% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18.5% | 17.1–19.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 19.4% | 17.9–20.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 20.1% | 18.6–21.6% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.1% | 20.5–23.6% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 23.8% | 22.1–25.4% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.3% | 23.5–26.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26.7% | 24.8–28.4% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27.9% | 26–29.6% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.9% | 27–30.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'419 mm
9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'974 m
Mean elevation
892 m
Relief
1'602 m
Mean slope
18°
Flat share
28.1%
South-facing
20.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'602 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
101.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
142.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
22'500
Per inhabitant
3'722 kWh/yr
101 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 · 2027Tariff H4
29.09 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.01 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.18 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
4.12 Rp./kWh
29.09 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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300698 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 1 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 · AREVacancy rate
1.13 %
Second homes
20.3 %
Avg. rooms
3.1
Dwellings
15'816
Built before 194634.3%
Built since 200112.1%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
1.13 %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 · 2024Jobs
12'830
Workplaces
2'105
Services share
90.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 86 (0.7%) · Secondary 1'096 (8.5%) · Tertiary 11'648 (90.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
27
Organic share
11.1 %
Farmland
349 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0BFS municipality number5886
Head of governmentOlivier Gfeller · Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz
Websitemontreux.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities27'182 #3 VD · #34 CHGrowing municipalities0.8% #127 VD · #878 CHShrinking municipalities0.8% #174 VD · #1233 CHJobs per resident0.47 #73 VD · #623 CHFamilies & children20.1% #247 VD · #1121 CHAge structure21.2% #54 VD · #1010 CHWomen share52.2% #34 VD · #117 CHForeign residents46% #5 VD · #27 CHPopulation density611/km² #37 VD · #420 CHTax burden15'822 #79 VD · #1189 CHTaxes65% #82 VDWarmest municipalities9.2 °C #233 VD · #1271 CHSunniest municipalities48% #27 VD · #328 CHRainiest municipalities1'419 mm #29 VD · #330 CHVoter turnout48.9% #282 VD · #1787 CHAgainst Switzerland20% #39 VD · #564 CHAligned with Switzerland80% #112 VD · #918 CHSVP strongholds17.7% #249 VD · #1896 CHSP strongholds27.2% #51 VD · #109 CHCentre strongholds3.6% #241 VD · #1954 CHFDP strongholds26.3% #89 VD · #184 CHGLP strongholds5.6% #213 VD · #1072 CHGreen strongholds11.7% #148 VD · #384 CHLargest by area44.5 km² #10 VD · #203 CHHighest municipalities390 m #291 VD · #1933 CHSecond homes20.3% #20 VD · #325 CHOrganic farming11.1% #145 VD · #1159 CHBest-connected municipalities49 min #120 VD · #451 CHRemotest municipalities49 min #186 VD · #1689 CHHighest peaks1'974 m #14 VD · #362 CHHighest-lying municipalities892 m #49 VD · #514 CHGreatest vertical range1'602 m #12 VD · #312 CHSteepest municipalities18° #16 VD · #454 CHSolar potential101 GWh #4 VD · #79 CHSolar potential per capita3'722 kWh #291 VD · #2063 CHCheapest electricity29.09 Rp./kWh #258 VD · #1645 CHMost expensive electricity29.09 Rp./kWh #45 VD · #464 CH
Postal codes (10)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 12Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Le Châtelard?
- Le Châtelard has 10 postal codes: 1807, 1815, 1816, 1817, 1820, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1832, 1833.
- What is the tax rate in Le Châtelard?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Le Châtelard is 65% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
- How much tax do you pay in Le Châtelard?
- A single person without children pays about 15'822 CHF income tax in Le Châtelard on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 70 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Le Châtelard have?
- Le Châtelard has 27'182 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Le Châtelard?
- Le Châtelard has 12'509 foreign residents, a share of 46.02% (2025).
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