Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Jura-Nord vaudois
Le Chenit
1341–1348Residents
4'787
Area
100.2 km²
Population density
48 pop./km²
Elevation
1'015 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
1'606 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
58.5%
Postal codes
3
BFS no.
5872
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'351 49.1%
Men
2'436 50.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
986 20.6%
Swiss citizens
3'458 72.2%
Foreign residents
1'329 27.8%
Population density
48 pop./km²
0–19 · 986 · 20.6%20–64 · 2'664 · 55.7%65+ · 1'137 · 23.8%
Foreign residents 27.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +34 (+0.7%) · 28 births · 55 deaths · net migration +48
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 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 23.6% Yes
23.2% YesNo 76.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 31.3% Yes
32.3% YesNo 67.7%
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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 51.4% Yes
48.4% YesNo 51.6%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.7% Yes
50.2% YesNo 49.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 41.7% Yes
40.0% YesNo 60.0%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 42.7% Yes
43.2% YesNo 56.9%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 47.0% Yes
42.5% YesNo 57.5%
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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 45.8% Yes
44.7% YesNo 55.3%
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 du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.9% Yes
49.5% YesNo 50.5%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 64.5% Yes
63.8% YesNo 36.2%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SP36.8% · strongest party
SP36.8%
SVP23.6%
FDP17.8%
GRÜNE7.1%
GLP5.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier58.5%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
58.5%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 22 of 300 in canton VaudTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'390 CHF(15.4%)
Rank 21 of 300 in the canton · 1072 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:15'390 CHF(~15.4%)
Le ChenitCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Le Chenit | Vaud | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 3.9% | 3.7–4.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.3% | 6.9–8.1% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.6% | 10–11.8% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.7% | 11.9–14.1% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13.6% | 12.8–15.1% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 14.3% | 13.5–15.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 15.4% | 14.6–17% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 16.3% | 15.4–18% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 17.2% | 16.3–19% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 18% | 17.1–19.9% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 18.9% | 17.9–20.8% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 19.6% | 18.6–21.6% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 21.5% | 20.5–23.6% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 23.2% | 22.1–25.4% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 24.7% | 23.5–26.9% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 26% | 24.8–28.4% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 27.2% | 26–29.6% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 28.2% | 27–30.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'715 mm
6.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'606 m
Mean elevation
1'239 m
Relief
602 m
Mean slope
8.1°
Flat share
32.6%
South-facing
17.8%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 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
49.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
69.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
11'100
Per inhabitant
10'395 kWh/yr
50 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
33.53 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.02 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
15.61 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.92 Rp./kWh
33.53 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Société Electrique de la Vallée de Joux S.A.
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 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 · AREVacancy rate
0.55 %
Second homes
20.7 %
Avg. rooms
3.5
Dwellings
2'911
Built before 194647.3%
Built since 200113.2%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.55 %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
6'993
Workplaces
373
Services share
34.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 83 (1.2%) · Secondary 4'494 (64.3%) · Tertiary 2'416 (34.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
17
Organic share
5.9 %
Farmland
976 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 number5872
Head of governmentJeannine Rainaud - Meylan
Websitecommuneduchenit.ch ↗
DistrictDistrict du Jura-Nord vaudois
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities4'787 #40 VD · #461 CHGrowing municipalities0.7% #140 VD · #957 CHShrinking municipalities0.7% #160 VD · #1152 CHJobs per resident1.46 #6 VD · #32 CHFamilies & children20.6% #237 VD · #956 CHAge structure23.8% #20 VD · #548 CHWomen share49.1% #230 VD · #1490 CHForeign residents27.8% #75 VD · #417 CHPopulation density48/km² #264 VD · #1794 CHTax burden15'390 #21 VD · #1072 CHTaxes58.5% #22 VDWarmest municipalities6.5 °C #281 VD · #1901 CHSunniest municipalities45.4% #139 VD · #619 CHRainiest municipalities1'715 mm #5 VD · #115 CHVoter turnout58.6% #199 VD · #755 CHAgainst Switzerland19.6% #38 VD · #564 CHAligned with Switzerland80.4% #111 VD · #917 CHSVP strongholds23.6% #161 VD · #1629 CHSP strongholds36.8% #3 VD · #7 CHCentre strongholds3.8% #227 VD · #1937 CHFDP strongholds17.8% #237 VD · #596 CHGLP strongholds5.5% #214 VD · #1097 CHGreen strongholds7.1% #259 VD · #1081 CHLargest by area100.2 km² #2 VD · #67 CHHighest municipalities1'015 m #21 VD · #255 CHSecond homes20.7% #19 VD · #321 CHOrganic farming5.9% #184 VD · #1489 CHBest-connected municipalities92 min #284 VD · #1598 CHRemotest municipalities92 min #16 VD · #516 CHHighest peaks1'606 m #22 VD · #429 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'239 m #13 VD · #293 CHGreatest vertical range602 m #58 VD · #612 CHSteepest municipalities8.1° #91 VD · #1112 CHSolar potential50 GWh #27 VD · #331 CHSolar potential per capita10'395 kWh #161 VD · #1002 CHCheapest electricity33.53 Rp./kWh #297 VD · #2044 CHMost expensive electricity33.53 Rp./kWh #4 VD · #63 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Le Chenit?
- Le Chenit has 3 postal codes: 1341, 1347, 1348.
- What is the tax rate in Le Chenit?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Le Chenit is 58.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
- How much tax do you pay in Le Chenit?
- A single person without children pays about 15'390 CHF income tax in Le Chenit on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 21 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Le Chenit have?
- Le Chenit has 4'787 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Le Chenit?
- Le Chenit has 1'329 foreign residents, a share of 27.76% (2025).
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