What is the postal code of Lovatens?

The postal code of Lovatens is 1682.

What is the tax rate in Lovatens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Lovatens is 75% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Lovatens?

A single person without children pays about 16'488 CHF income tax in Lovatens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 224 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Lovatens have?

Lovatens has 152 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Lovatens?

Lovatens has 9 foreign residents, a share of 5.92% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Lovatens

1682

VD CANTON1682

Residents

152

Area

3.5 km²

Population density

44 pop./km²

Elevation

712 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

75%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

82 53.9%

Men

70 46.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

28 18.4%

Swiss citizens

143 94.1%

Foreign residents

9 5.9%

Population density

44 pop./km²

0–19 · 28 · 18.4%20–64 · 96 · 63.2%65+ · 28 · 18.4%

Foreign residents 5.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Lovatens

BFS

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

48.5% YesNo 51.5%

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

45.5% YesNo 54.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

71.6% YesNo 28.4%

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

44.9% YesNo 55.1%

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

28.0% YesNo 72.0%

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

29.4% YesNo 70.6%

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

78.9% YesNo 21.1%

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

47.9% YesNo 52.1%

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

43.8% YesNo 56.3%

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

10.9% YesNo 89.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP24.1% · strongest party

SVP24.1%

GRÜNE21.3%

SP19.9%

FDP13.5%

Mitte10.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier75%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

75%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 229 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'488 CHF(16.5%)

Rank 224 of 300 in the canton · 1560 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:16'488 CHF(~16.5%)

LovatensCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Lovatens	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.8%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.4%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.6%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.6%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.4%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.5%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.4%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.4%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.3%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.9%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.7%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.2%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.6%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.9%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.9%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'111 mm

8.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

808 m

Mean elevation

704 m

Relief

270 m

Mean slope

8.3°

Flat share

31.8%

South-facing

3.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 270 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

3.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

4.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

700

3 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

0 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

Built before 194694.8%

Built since 20011.3%

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 78 min · Car 51 min

AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 29 min

Remoteness 47/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentClaude Ogay

Websitelovatens.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities152 #290 VD · #2061 CH Families & children18.4% #279 VD · #1603 CH Age structure18.4% #131 VD · #1577 CH Women share53.9% #6 VD · #19 CH Foreign residents5.9% #296 VD · #1972 CH Population density44/km² #270 VD · #1816 CH Tax burden16'488 #230 VD · #1566 CH Taxes75% #229 VD Warmest municipalities8.8 °C #251 VD · #1474 CH Sunniest municipalities44.3% #202 VD · #784 CH Rainiest municipalities1'111 mm #114 VD · #1047 CH Voter turnout58.8% #166 VD · #606 CH SVP strongholds24.1% #156 VD · #1597 CH SP strongholds19.9% #169 VD · #477 CH Centre strongholds10.7% #8 VD · #1135 CH FDP strongholds13.5% #282 VD · #986 CH GLP strongholds8.2% #115 VD · #555 CH Green strongholds21.3% #4 VD · #16 CH Largest by area3.5 km² #222 VD · #1801 CH Highest municipalities712 m #73 VD · #578 CH Remotest municipalities78 min #47 VD · #813 CH Best-connected municipalities78 min #253 VD · #1312 CH Highest peaks808 m #103 VD · #978 CH Highest-lying municipalities704 m #82 VD · #759 CH Greatest vertical range270 m #101 VD · #1083 CH Steepest municipalities8.3° #84 VD · #1086 CH Solar potential3 GWh #277 VD · #2038 CH Cheapest electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #174 VD · #1563 CH Most expensive electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #121 VD · #538 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1682

Lovatens

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Lovatens1682

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Lovatens?: The postal code of Lovatens is 1682.
What is the tax rate in Lovatens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Lovatens is 75% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Lovatens?: A single person without children pays about 16'488 CHF income tax in Lovatens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 224 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lovatens have?: Lovatens has 152 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lovatens?: Lovatens has 9 foreign residents, a share of 5.92% (2025).

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