What is the postal code of Mathod?

The postal code of Mathod is 1438.

What is the tax rate in Mathod?

The municipal tax multiplier of Mathod is 72% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Mathod?

A single person without children pays about 16'298 CHF income tax in Mathod on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 183 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Mathod have?

Mathod has 740 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Mathod?

Mathod has 163 foreign residents, a share of 22.03% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Jura-Nord vaudois

Mathod

1438

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

369 49.9%

Men

371 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

166 22.4%

Swiss citizens

577 78.0%

Foreign residents

163 22.0%

Population density

112 pop./km²

0–19 · 166 · 22.4%20–64 · 469 · 63.4%65+ · 105 · 14.2%

Foreign residents 22.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +15 (+2.1%) · 12 births · 3 deaths · net migration +6

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Vote results for Mathod

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 23.6% Yes

21.9% YesNo 78.1%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 31.3% Yes

30.9% YesNo 69.1%

27.09.2026Initiative populaire « Baisse d’impôts pour tous — Redonner du pouvoir d’achat à la classe moyenne »Cantonal VD● Accepted · 53.9% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 51.4% Yes

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.7% Yes

53.1% YesNo 46.9%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 41.7% Yes

46.0% YesNo 54.0%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 42.7% Yes

40.7% YesNo 59.3%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 47.0% Yes

50.8% YesNo 49.2%

14.06.2026Initiative populaire législative « Pour le droit de vivre dignement de son travail – pour un salaire minimum cantonal »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 45.8% Yes

44.2% YesNo 55.8%

14.06.2026Initiative populaire constitutionnelle « Pour le droit de vivre dignement de son travail – pour un salaire minimum cantonal »Cantonal VD● Accepted · 51.7% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 48.9% Yes

46.7% YesNo 53.3%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Jura-Nord vaudois: 64.5% Yes

69.8% YesNo 30.2%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP27.7% · strongest party

SVP27.7%

FDP21.4%

SP20.1%

GRÜNE8.0%

Mitte6.7%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier72%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

72%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 179 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'298 CHF(16.3%)

Rank 183 of 300 in the canton · 1451 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:16'298 CHF(~16.3%)

MathodCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Mathod	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.7%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.3%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.4%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.4%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.2%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.3%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.2%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.2%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.9%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.7%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.7%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.4%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	25.9%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.3%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.6%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.6%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020981 mm

10.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

533 m

Mean elevation

452 m

Relief

103 m

Mean slope

3°

Flat share

78.8%

South-facing

9.6%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 103 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

26.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

28.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'800

Per inhabitant

35'338 kWh/yr

26 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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

27.89 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.01 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.18 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

27.89 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300663 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Mathod →Canton Vaud →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 of canton Vaud. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Vaud (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE

Vacancy rate

6.33 %

Second homes

9.4 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

332

Built before 194643.1%

Built since 200134.0%

6.33 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024

Jobs

184

Workplaces

Services share

51.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 47 (25.5%) · Secondary 42 (22.8%) · Tertiary 95 (51.6%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

9.1 %

Farmland

905 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 66 min · Car 32 min

AgglomerationPT 16 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 97/300 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5919

Head of governmentRoger Augsburger

Websitemathod.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Jura-Nord vaudois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Mathod ranks

Largest municipalities740 #168 VD · #1618 CH Growing municipalities2.1% #57 VD · #331 CH Shrinking municipalities2.1% #244 VD · #1779 CH Jobs per resident0.25 #169 VD · #1544 CH Families & children22.4% #168 VD · #462 CH Age structure14.2% #265 VD · #2039 CH Women share49.9% #179 VD · #1041 CH Foreign residents22% #132 VD · #711 CH Population density112/km² #170 VD · #1409 CH Tax burden16'298 #185 VD · #1453 CH Taxes72% #179 VD Warmest municipalities10.6 °C #71 VD · #204 CH Sunniest municipalities43.5% #272 VD · #937 CH Rainiest municipalities981 mm #221 VD · #1712 CH Voter turnout58.3% #203 VD · #800 CH SVP strongholds27.7% #108 VD · #1418 CH SP strongholds20.1% #166 VD · #469 CH Centre strongholds6.7% #51 VD · #1611 CH FDP strongholds21.4% #177 VD · #372 CH GLP strongholds5.3% #220 VD · #1139 CH Green strongholds8% #239 VD · #882 CH Largest by area6.6 km² #137 VD · #1323 CH Highest municipalities445 m #252 VD · #1578 CH Second homes9.4% #187 VD · #1338 CH Organic farming9.1% #160 VD · #1309 CH Best-connected municipalities66 min #208 VD · #976 CH Remotest municipalities66 min #97 VD · #1153 CH Highest peaks533 m #236 VD · #1772 CH Highest-lying municipalities452 m #247 VD · #1706 CH Greatest vertical range103 m #227 VD · #1821 CH Steepest municipalities3° #246 VD · #1909 CH Solar potential26 GWh #63 VD · #792 CH Solar potential per capita35'338 kWh #3 VD · #25 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #100 VD · #1313 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #271 VD · #864 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1438

Mathod

Localities

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Mathod1438

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Mathod?: The postal code of Mathod is 1438.
What is the tax rate in Mathod?: The municipal tax multiplier of Mathod is 72% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Mathod?: A single person without children pays about 16'298 CHF income tax in Mathod on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 183 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Mathod have?: Mathod has 740 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Mathod?: Mathod has 163 foreign residents, a share of 22.03% (2025).

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