What is the postal code of Longirod?

The postal code of Longirod is 1261.

What is the tax rate in Longirod?

The municipal tax multiplier of Longirod is 77.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Longirod?

A single person without children pays about 16'654 CHF income tax in Longirod on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 271 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Longirod have?

Longirod has 557 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Longirod?

Longirod has 105 foreign residents, a share of 18.85% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Longirod

1261

VD CANTON1261

Residents

557

Area

9.5 km²

Population density

59 pop./km²

Elevation

956 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'488 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

77.5%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

277 49.7%

Men

280 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

125 22.4%

Swiss citizens

452 81.2%

Foreign residents

105 18.9%

Population density

59 pop./km²

0–19 · 125 · 22.4%20–64 · 328 · 58.9%65+ · 104 · 18.7%

Foreign residents 18.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Longirod

BFS

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

57.9% YesNo 42.1%

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

45.2% YesNo 54.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

65.1% YesNo 34.9%

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

34.9% YesNo 65.1%

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

34.5% YesNo 65.5%

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

35.1% YesNo 64.9%

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

72.1% YesNo 27.9%

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

42.4% YesNo 57.6%

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

22.3% YesNo 77.7%

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

13.0% YesNo 87.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP26.6% · strongest party

SVP26.6%

FDP24.4%

SP16.0%

GRÜNE15.9%

GLP8.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier77.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

77.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 274 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'654 CHF(16.7%)

Rank 271 of 300 in the canton · 1674 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:16'654 CHF(~16.7%)

LongirodCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Longirod	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	13.7%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.7%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.5%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.7%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.6%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.6%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.4%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.3%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	21.1%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	23.1%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.9%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.4%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.9%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	29.1%	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 1991–20208.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'308 mm

8.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'488 m

Mean elevation

1'034 m

Relief

753 m

Mean slope

9.2°

Flat share

29.9%

South-facing

27.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 753 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

6.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

8.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'400

6 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

2.64 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

265

Built before 194641.1%

Built since 200124.2%

2.64 %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 78 min · Car 45 min

AgglomerationPT 78 min · Car 45 min

Remoteness 46/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentÉric Chesaux

Websitelongirod.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities557 #197 VD · #1751 CH Families & children22.4% #158 VD · #452 CH Age structure18.7% #115 VD · #1508 CH Women share49.7% #185 VD · #1156 CH Foreign residents18.9% #167 VD · #959 CH Population density59/km² #249 VD · #1728 CH Tax burden16'654 #272 VD · #1675 CH Taxes77.5% #274 VD Warmest municipalities8.4 °C #260 VD · #1618 CH Sunniest municipalities46.5% #89 VD · #510 CH Rainiest municipalities1'308 mm #54 VD · #481 CH Voter turnout60.4% #134 VD · #448 CH SVP strongholds26.6% #121 VD · #1486 CH SP strongholds16% #242 VD · #835 CH Centre strongholds3.3% #250 VD · #1962 CH FDP strongholds24.4% #126 VD · #253 CH GLP strongholds8.7% #97 VD · #484 CH Green strongholds15.9% #25 VD · #95 CH Largest by area9.5 km² #94 VD · #1003 CH Highest municipalities956 m #27 VD · #291 CH Remotest municipalities78 min #46 VD · #812 CH Best-connected municipalities78 min #252 VD · #1311 CH Highest peaks1'488 m #35 VD · #462 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'034 m #34 VD · #395 CH Greatest vertical range753 m #47 VD · #525 CH Steepest municipalities9.2° #69 VD · #1001 CH Solar potential6 GWh #210 VD · #1817 CH Cheapest electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #23 VD · #1305 CH Most expensive electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #190 VD · #714 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1261

Longirod

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Longirod1261

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Longirod?: The postal code of Longirod is 1261.
What is the tax rate in Longirod?: The municipal tax multiplier of Longirod is 77.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Longirod?: A single person without children pays about 16'654 CHF income tax in Longirod on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 271 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Longirod have?: Longirod has 557 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Longirod?: Longirod has 105 foreign residents, a share of 18.85% (2025).

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