What is the postal code of Leysin?

The postal code of Leysin is 1854.

What is the tax rate in Leysin?

The municipal tax multiplier of Leysin is 78% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Leysin?

A single person without children pays about 16'687 CHF income tax in Leysin on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 275 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Leysin have?

Leysin has 3'704 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Leysin?

Leysin has 1'873 foreign residents, a share of 50.57% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District d'Aigle

Leysin

1854

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'827 49.3%

Men

1'877 50.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

946 25.5%

Swiss citizens

1'831 49.4%

Foreign residents

1'873 50.6%

Population density

199 pop./km²

0–19 · 946 · 25.5%20–64 · 2'154 · 58.2%65+ · 604 · 16.3%

Foreign residents 50.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +45 (+1.2%) · 14 births · 28 deaths · net migration +50

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

Vote results for Leysin

BFS

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 d'Aigle: 24.7% Yes

24.8% YesNo 75.2%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 32.3% Yes

30.5% YesNo 69.5%

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 d'Aigle: 57.8% Yes

58.7% YesNo 41.3%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 51.3% Yes

50.1% YesNo 49.9%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 43.3% Yes

34.2% YesNo 65.8%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 39.3% Yes

43.3% YesNo 56.7%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 47.7% Yes

45.2% YesNo 54.8%

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 d'Aigle: 41.8% Yes

45.6% YesNo 54.4%

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 d'Aigle: 45.6% Yes

49.2% YesNo 50.9%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District d'Aigle: 65.3% Yes

73.1% YesNo 26.9%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP25.4% · strongest party

SP25.4%

FDP23.8%

SVP17.9%

GRÜNE11.6%

PdA/Sol.8.6%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier78%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

78%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 278 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'687 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 275 of 300 in the canton · 1688 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:16'687 CHF(~16.7%)

LeysinCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Leysin	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	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	18.6%	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	24.9%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.5%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.9%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	29.2%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	30.2%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20206.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'401 mm

6.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'327 m

Mean elevation

1'507 m

Relief

1'641 m

Mean slope

24.9°

Flat share

2.5%

South-facing

47.4%

Above 2000 m

9.0%

Relief 1'641 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

38 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

53.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'400

Per inhabitant

10'256 kWh/yr

38 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 · 2027

Tariff H4

28.59 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.01 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.18 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

28.59 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 · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300663 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Leysin →Canton Vaud →Premiums explained →

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 · ARE

Vacancy rate

2.55 %

Second homes

47.4 %

Avg. rooms

3.1

Dwellings

2'664

Built before 194641.8%

Built since 200110.1%

Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).

2.55 %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 · 2024

Jobs

1'520

Workplaces

262

Services share

88.9 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 27 (1.8%) · Secondary 141 (9.3%) · Tertiary 1'352 (88.9%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

66.7 %

Farmland

313 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 80 min · Car 65 min

AgglomerationPT 34 min · Car 25 min

Remoteness 42/300 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5407

Head of governmentJean-Marc Udriot

Websiteleysin.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict d'Aigle

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Leysin ranks

Largest municipalities3'704 #48 VD · #609 CH Growing municipalities1.2% #97 VD · #672 CH Shrinking municipalities1.2% #204 VD · #1442 CH Jobs per resident0.41 #83 VD · #821 CH Families & children25.5% #35 VD · #58 CH Age structure16.3% #206 VD · #1874 CH Women share49.3% #215 VD · #1401 CH Foreign residents50.6% #3 VD · #11 CH Population density199/km² #121 VD · #1035 CH Tax burden16'687 #275 VD · #1688 CH Taxes78% #278 VD Warmest municipalities6.3 °C #287 VD · #1921 CH Sunniest municipalities50.3% #9 VD · #229 CH Rainiest municipalities1'401 mm #32 VD · #351 CH Voter turnout58.5% #200 VD · #772 CH Against Switzerland18.6% #45 VD · #633 CH Aligned with Switzerland81.4% #92 VD · #844 CH SVP strongholds17.9% #245 VD · #1886 CH SP strongholds25.4% #64 VD · #162 CH Centre strongholds2.9% #272 VD · #1999 CH FDP strongholds23.8% #141 VD · #284 CH GLP strongholds6.1% #186 VD · #956 CH Green strongholds11.6% #149 VD · #388 CH Largest by area18.6 km² #45 VD · #520 CH Highest municipalities1'262 m #8 VD · #153 CH Second homes47.4% #6 VD · #175 CH Organic farming66.7% #3 VD · #65 CH Best-connected municipalities80 min #258 VD · #1354 CH Remotest municipalities80 min #42 VD · #766 CH Highest peaks2'327 m #8 VD · #282 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'507 m #2 VD · #194 CH Greatest vertical range1'641 m #11 VD · #299 CH Steepest municipalities24.9° #8 VD · #262 CH Solar potential38 GWh #44 VD · #507 CH Solar potential per capita10'256 kWh #165 VD · #1028 CH Cheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #116 VD · #1414 CH Most expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #65 VD · #573 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1854

Leysin

Localities

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Leysin1854

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Leysin?: The postal code of Leysin is 1854.
What is the tax rate in Leysin?: The municipal tax multiplier of Leysin is 78% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Leysin?: A single person without children pays about 16'687 CHF income tax in Leysin on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 275 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Leysin have?: Leysin has 3'704 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Leysin?: Leysin has 1'873 foreign residents, a share of 50.57% (2025).

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