What is the postal code of Lonay?

The postal code of Lonay is 1027.

What is the tax rate in Lonay?

The municipal tax multiplier of Lonay is 55% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Lonay?

A single person without children pays about 15'157 CHF income tax in Lonay on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 8 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Lonay have?

Lonay has 2'707 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Lonay?

Lonay has 587 foreign residents, a share of 21.68% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Lonay

1027

VD CANTON1027

Residents

2'707

Area

3.7 km²

Population density

728 pop./km²

Elevation

416 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

55%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'418 52.4%

Men

1'289 47.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

511 18.9%

Swiss citizens

2'120 78.3%

Foreign residents

587 21.7%

Population density

728 pop./km²

0–19 · 511 · 18.9%20–64 · 1'568 · 57.9%65+ · 628 · 23.2%

Foreign residents 21.7%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Lonay

BFS

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

47.6% YesNo 52.4%

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

36.4% YesNo 63.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

68.9% YesNo 31.1%

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

32.7% YesNo 67.3%

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

32.9% YesNo 67.1%

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

28.1% YesNo 71.9%

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

78.4% YesNo 21.6%

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

36.2% YesNo 63.8%

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

21.6% YesNo 78.4%

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

13.7% YesNo 86.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP27.1% · strongest party

FDP27.1%

SP21.0%

SVP18.4%

GRÜNE11.8%

GLP9.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier55%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

55%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 8 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'157 CHF(15.2%)

Rank 8 of 300 in the canton · 1030 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:15'157 CHF(~15.2%)

LonayCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Lonay	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	3.9%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.1%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	10.5%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	12.5%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	13.4%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.1%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.2%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.1%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	17.8%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	18.6%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	19.4%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.2%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	22.9%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	24.3%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	25.7%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	26.9%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	27.9%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'033 mm

11.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

477 m

Mean elevation

426 m

Relief

102 m

Mean slope

3.7°

Flat share

73.9%

South-facing

11.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 102 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

32.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

40.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'300

33 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

29.32 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

29.32 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

0 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

1'316

Built before 194614.2%

Built since 200128.7%

0 %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 31 min · Car 20 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 20 min

Remoteness 287/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentPhilippe Guillemin

Websitelonay.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'707 #72 VD · #787 CH Families & children18.9% #271 VD · #1487 CH Age structure23.2% #26 VD · #633 CH Women share52.4% #27 VD · #89 CH Foreign residents21.7% #135 VD · #736 CH Population density728/km² #31 VD · #343 CH Tax burden15'157 #8 VD · #1030 CH Taxes55% #8 VD Warmest municipalities11.2 °C #8 VD · #38 CH Sunniest municipalities47% #63 VD · #448 CH Rainiest municipalities1'033 mm #172 VD · #1475 CH Voter turnout56.6% #204 VD · #856 CH Against Switzerland20% #33 VD · #557 CH Aligned with Switzerland80% #106 VD · #913 CH SVP strongholds18.4% #239 VD · #1860 CH SP strongholds21% #145 VD · #392 CH Centre strongholds5.8% #84 VD · #1704 CH FDP strongholds27.1% #76 VD · #159 CH GLP strongholds9.9% #67 VD · #336 CH Green strongholds11.8% #141 VD · #372 CH Largest by area3.7 km² #219 VD · #1773 CH Highest municipalities416 m #276 VD · #1809 CH Remotest municipalities31 min #287 VD · #2023 CH Best-connected municipalities31 min #21 VD · #97 CH Highest peaks477 m #275 VD · #1958 CH Highest-lying municipalities426 m #268 VD · #1884 CH Greatest vertical range102 m #228 VD · #1826 CH Steepest municipalities3.7° #221 VD · #1809 CH Solar potential33 GWh #49 VD · #613 CH Cheapest electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #58 VD · #1340 CH Most expensive electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #225 VD · #749 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1027

Lonay

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Lonay1027

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Lonay?: The postal code of Lonay is 1027.
What is the tax rate in Lonay?: The municipal tax multiplier of Lonay is 55% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Lonay?: A single person without children pays about 15'157 CHF income tax in Lonay on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 8 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lonay have?: Lonay has 2'707 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lonay?: Lonay has 587 foreign residents, a share of 21.68% (2025).

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