What is the postal code of Maracon?

The postal code of Maracon is 1613.

What is the tax rate in Maracon?

The municipal tax multiplier of Maracon is 74.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Maracon?

A single person without children pays about 16'454 CHF income tax in Maracon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 221 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Maracon have?

Maracon has 562 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Maracon?

Maracon has 62 foreign residents, a share of 11.03% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Maracon

1613

VD CANTON1613

Residents

562

Area

4.4 km²

Population density

128 pop./km²

Elevation

861 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

74.5%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

295 52.5%

Men

267 47.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

137 24.4%

Swiss citizens

500 89.0%

Foreign residents

62 11.0%

Population density

128 pop./km²

0–19 · 137 · 24.4%20–64 · 323 · 57.5%65+ · 102 · 18.1%

Foreign residents 11.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Maracon

BFS

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

45.3% YesNo 54.7%

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

42.6% YesNo 57.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

62.1% YesNo 37.9%

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

37.5% YesNo 62.5%

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

33.5% YesNo 66.6%

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

31.5% YesNo 68.5%

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

80.6% YesNo 19.4%

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

45.0% YesNo 55.0%

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

29.5% YesNo 70.5%

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

SVP26.4% · strongest party

SVP26.4%

SP19.5%

GRÜNE18.7%

FDP15.1%

GLP7.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier74.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

74.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 222 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'454 CHF(16.5%)

Rank 221 of 300 in the canton · 1551 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:16'454 CHF(~16.5%)

MaraconCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Maracon	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	15.3%	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	19.2%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.1%	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	24.6%	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	28.8%	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 1991–20208.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'405 mm

8.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

883 m

Mean elevation

826 m

Relief

159 m

Mean slope

6.3°

Flat share

48.7%

South-facing

15.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 159 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

6.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

9.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'500

7 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

28.6 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.55 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.78 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

28.6 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Groupe E 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

4.2

Dwellings

260

Built before 194645.8%

Built since 200126.9%

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 40 min · Car 44 min

AgglomerationPT 40 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 246/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentJean-Claude Serex

Websitemaracon.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities562 #195 VD · #1747 CH Families & children24.4% #63 VD · #132 CH Age structure18.1% #144 VD · #1632 CH Women share52.5% #24 VD · #80 CH Foreign residents11% #269 VD · #1627 CH Population density128/km² #154 VD · #1325 CH Tax burden16'454 #221 VD · #1551 CH Taxes74.5% #222 VD Warmest municipalities8.5 °C #259 VD · #1582 CH Sunniest municipalities46.5% #95 VD · #516 CH Rainiest municipalities1'405 mm #30 VD · #348 CH Voter turnout67.2% #31 VD · #97 CH SVP strongholds26.4% #123 VD · #1493 CH SP strongholds19.5% #176 VD · #505 CH Centre strongholds5.1% #124 VD · #1782 CH FDP strongholds15.1% #265 VD · #816 CH GLP strongholds7.7% #134 VD · #634 CH Green strongholds18.7% #12 VD · #34 CH Largest by area4.4 km² #187 VD · #1653 CH Highest municipalities861 m #35 VD · #359 CH Remotest municipalities40 min #246 VD · #1885 CH Best-connected municipalities40 min #56 VD · #240 CH Highest peaks883 m #81 VD · #853 CH Highest-lying municipalities826 m #58 VD · #590 CH Greatest vertical range159 m #165 VD · #1542 CH Steepest municipalities6.3° #130 VD · #1354 CH Solar potential7 GWh #199 VD · #1774 CH Cheapest electricity28.6 Rp./kWh #12 VD · #1187 CH Most expensive electricity28.6 Rp./kWh #284 VD · #915 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1613

Maracon

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Maracon1613

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Maracon?: The postal code of Maracon is 1613.
What is the tax rate in Maracon?: The municipal tax multiplier of Maracon is 74.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Maracon?: A single person without children pays about 16'454 CHF income tax in Maracon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 221 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Maracon have?: Maracon has 562 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Maracon?: Maracon has 62 foreign residents, a share of 11.03% (2025).

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