What is the postal code of Marchissy?

The postal code of Marchissy is 1261.

What is the tax rate in Marchissy?

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

How much tax do you pay in Marchissy?

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

How many residents does Marchissy have?

Marchissy has 492 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Marchissy?

Marchissy has 85 foreign residents, a share of 17.28% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Marchissy

1261

VD CANTON1261

Residents

492

Area

12 km²

Population density

41 pop./km²

Elevation

825 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'489 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

77.5%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

240 48.8%

Men

252 51.2%

Children & youth (0–19)

114 23.2%

Swiss citizens

407 82.7%

Foreign residents

85 17.3%

Population density

41 pop./km²

0–19 · 114 · 23.2%20–64 · 290 · 58.9%65+ · 88 · 17.9%

Foreign residents 17.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Marchissy

BFS

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

55.5% YesNo 44.6%

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

36.8% YesNo 63.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

66.0% YesNo 34.0%

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

27.9% YesNo 72.1%

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

26.5% YesNo 73.5%

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

29.3% YesNo 70.7%

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

75.1% YesNo 24.9%

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

35.9% YesNo 64.1%

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

21.3% YesNo 78.7%

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

7.1% YesNo 93.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP25.3% · strongest party

FDP25.3%

SP23.8%

SVP22.2%

GRÜNE11.1%

GLP9.9%

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 273 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%)

MarchissyCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Marchissy	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 1991–20208.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'305 mm

8.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'489 m

Mean elevation

1'110 m

Relief

774 m

Mean slope

10.2°

Flat share

16.4%

South-facing

38.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 774 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

5.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'200

5 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

1.27 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

236

Built before 194643.2%

Built since 200127.5%

1.27 %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 74 min · Car 46 min

AgglomerationPT 74 min · Car 46 min

Remoteness 57/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentLuc Mouthon

Websitemarchissy.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities492 #216 VD · #1816 CH Families & children23.2% #117 VD · #285 CH Age structure17.9% #150 VD · #1665 CH Women share48.8% #237 VD · #1614 CH Foreign residents17.3% #197 VD · #1105 CH Population density41/km² #276 VD · #1836 CH Tax burden16'654 #273 VD · #1676 CH Taxes77.5% #273 VD Warmest municipalities8.1 °C #264 VD · #1692 CH Sunniest municipalities46.6% #84 VD · #502 CH Rainiest municipalities1'305 mm #55 VD · #487 CH Voter turnout65.3% #45 VD · #144 CH SVP strongholds22.2% #180 VD · #1689 CH SP strongholds23.8% #94 VD · #225 CH Centre strongholds5% #125 VD · #1785 CH FDP strongholds25.3% #104 VD · #216 CH GLP strongholds9.9% #66 VD · #335 CH Green strongholds11.1% #166 VD · #440 CH Largest by area12 km² #76 VD · #820 CH Highest municipalities825 m #37 VD · #385 CH Remotest municipalities74 min #57 VD · #910 CH Best-connected municipalities74 min #239 VD · #1213 CH Highest peaks1'489 m #34 VD · #461 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'110 m #23 VD · #344 CH Greatest vertical range774 m #45 VD · #516 CH Steepest municipalities10.2° #56 VD · #909 CH Solar potential5 GWh #236 VD · #1890 CH Cheapest electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #24 VD · #1306 CH Most expensive electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #191 VD · #715 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1261

Marchissy

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Marchissy1261

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Marchissy?: The postal code of Marchissy is 1261.
What is the tax rate in Marchissy?: The municipal tax multiplier of Marchissy is 77.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Marchissy?: A single person without children pays about 16'654 CHF income tax in Marchissy on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 271 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Marchissy have?: Marchissy has 492 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Marchissy?: Marchissy has 85 foreign residents, a share of 17.28% (2025).

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