What is the postal code of Lucens?

Lucens has 3 postal codes: 1522, 1526, 1683.

What is the tax rate in Lucens?

The municipal tax multiplier of Lucens is 69.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Lucens?

A single person without children pays about 16'122 CHF income tax in Lucens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 135 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Lucens have?

Lucens has 4'879 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Lucens?

Lucens has 2'024 foreign residents, a share of 41.48% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Lucens

1522–1683

VD CANTON1522 1526 1683

Residents

4'879

Area

19.3 km²

Population density

253 pop./km²

Elevation

500 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

848 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

69.5%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'472 50.7%

Men

2'407 49.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'304 26.7%

Swiss citizens

2'855 58.5%

Foreign residents

2'024 41.5%

Population density

253 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'304 · 26.7%20–64 · 2'834 · 58.1%65+ · 741 · 15.2%

Foreign residents 41.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Lucens

BFS

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

47.2% YesNo 52.8%

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

47.8% YesNo 52.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

64.7% YesNo 35.3%

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

33.6% YesNo 66.4%

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

43.3% YesNo 56.7%

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

36.8% YesNo 63.2%

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

70.6% YesNo 29.4%

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

48.0% YesNo 52.0%

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

28.4% YesNo 71.7%

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

11.5% YesNo 88.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP30.7% · strongest party

SP30.7%

SVP28.5%

FDP16.8%

GRÜNE9.4%

Mitte4.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier69.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

69.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 135 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'122 CHF(16.1%)

Rank 135 of 300 in the canton · 1339 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:16'122 CHF(~16.1%)

LucensCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Lucens	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.1%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.2%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.3%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.3%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.1%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.8%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.7%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.5%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.5%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.2%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.7%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.3%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.4%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'010 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

848 m

Mean elevation

649 m

Relief

372 m

Mean slope

8.7°

Flat share

36.1%

South-facing

8.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 372 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

44.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

59.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'900

45 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

1.61 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

2'242

Built before 194634.7%

Built since 200131.4%

1.61 %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 60 min · Car 43 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 24 min

Remoteness 119/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentÉtienne Berger

Websitelucens.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'879 #38 VD · #448 CH Families & children26.7% #19 VD · #29 CH Age structure15.2% #241 VD · #1980 CH Women share50.7% #111 VD · #552 CH Foreign residents41.5% #14 VD · #60 CH Population density253/km² #94 VD · #880 CH Tax burden16'122 #136 VD · #1340 CH Taxes69.5% #135 VD Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #190 VD · #918 CH Sunniest municipalities44.4% #192 VD · #765 CH Rainiest municipalities1'010 mm #195 VD · #1582 CH Voter turnout45.3% #295 VD · #2001 CH Against Switzerland16% #96 VD · #873 CH Aligned with Switzerland84% #40 VD · #615 CH SVP strongholds28.5% #99 VD · #1367 CH SP strongholds30.7% #16 VD · #40 CH Centre strongholds4.5% #162 VD · #1846 CH FDP strongholds16.8% #247 VD · #671 CH GLP strongholds4.4% #242 VD · #1335 CH Green strongholds9.4% #213 VD · #658 CH Largest by area19.3 km² #42 VD · #496 CH Highest municipalities500 m #191 VD · #1210 CH Remotest municipalities60 min #119 VD · #1349 CH Best-connected municipalities60 min #183 VD · #789 CH Highest peaks848 m #90 VD · #914 CH Highest-lying municipalities649 m #111 VD · #886 CH Greatest vertical range372 m #79 VD · #862 CH Steepest municipalities8.7° #81 VD · #1051 CH Solar potential45 GWh #34 VD · #397 CH Cheapest electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #175 VD · #1564 CH Most expensive electricity30.02 Rp./kWh #122 VD · #539 CH

Postal codes (3)

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Localities

swisstopo · 7

Brenles1683 Chesalles-sur-Moudon1683 Cremin1526 Forel-sur-Lucens1526 Lucens1522 Oulens-sur-Lucens1522 Sarzens1683

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Lucens?: Lucens has 3 postal codes: 1522, 1526, 1683.
What is the tax rate in Lucens?: The municipal tax multiplier of Lucens is 69.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Lucens?: A single person without children pays about 16'122 CHF income tax in Lucens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 135 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lucens have?: Lucens has 4'879 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lucens?: Lucens has 2'024 foreign residents, a share of 41.48% (2025).

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