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

Leysin

1854

VD CANTON1854

Residents

3'704

Area

18.6 km²

Population density

199 pop./km²

Elevation

1'262 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'327 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

78%

Postal codes

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

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%

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

Vote results for Leysin

BFS

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

50.1% YesNo 49.9%

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

34.2% YesNo 65.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

73.1% YesNo 26.9%

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

34.1% YesNo 65.9%

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

38.2% YesNo 61.9%

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

28.6% YesNo 71.4%

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

78.3% YesNo 21.7%

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

42.6% YesNo 57.4%

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

29.7% YesNo 70.3%

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

13.7% YesNo 86.3%

All federal votes →

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

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 31.08.2026

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 31.08.2026

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

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

30.02 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

30.02 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

2.55 %

Avg. rooms

3.1

Dwellings

2'664

Built before 194641.8%

Built since 200110.1%

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

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 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentJean-Marc Udriot

Websiteleysin.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'704 #48 VD · #609 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 turnout56.2% #209 VD · #919 CH Against Switzerland19% #45 VD · #633 CH Aligned with Switzerland81% #92 VD · #846 CH SVP strongholds17.9% #245 VD · #1882 CH SP strongholds25.4% #64 VD · #162 CH Centre strongholds2.9% #272 VD · #1995 CH FDP strongholds23.8% #141 VD · #283 CH GLP strongholds6.1% #186 VD · #954 CH Green strongholds11.6% #149 VD · #386 CH Largest by area18.6 km² #45 VD · #520 CH Highest municipalities1'262 m #8 VD · #154 CH Remotest municipalities80 min #42 VD · #766 CH Best-connected municipalities80 min #258 VD · #1354 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 Cheapest electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #116 VD · #1505 CH Most expensive electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #63 VD · #480 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1854

Leysin

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Leysin1854

Nearby municipalities

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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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