What is the postal code of Montanaire?

Montanaire has 5 postal codes: 1038, 1063, 1409, 1410, 1515.

What is the tax rate in Montanaire?

The municipal tax multiplier of Montanaire is 70% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Montanaire?

A single person without children pays about 16'155 CHF income tax in Montanaire on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Montanaire have?

Montanaire has 2'857 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Montanaire?

Montanaire has 359 foreign residents, a share of 12.57% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Gros-de-Vaud

Montanaire

1038–1515

VD CANTON1038 1063 1409 1410+1 PLZ

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'421 49.7%

Men

1'436 50.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

703 24.6%

Swiss citizens

2'498 87.4%

Foreign residents

359 12.6%

Population density

85 pop./km²

0–19 · 703 · 24.6%20–64 · 1'658 · 58.0%65+ · 496 · 17.4%

Foreign residents 12.6%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −3 (−0.1%) · 22 births · 15 deaths · net migration −15

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 Montanaire

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 Gros-de-Vaud: 19.4% Yes

19.7% YesNo 80.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 28.8% Yes

34.5% YesNo 65.5%

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 Gros-de-Vaud: 58.2% Yes

57.9% YesNo 42.1%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 52.8% Yes

56.6% YesNo 43.4%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 43.9% Yes

47.7% YesNo 52.3%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 37.7% Yes

36.6% YesNo 63.4%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 51.0% Yes

52.4% YesNo 47.6%

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 Gros-de-Vaud: 40.8% Yes

39.8% YesNo 60.2%

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 Gros-de-Vaud: 43.4% Yes

41.5% YesNo 58.5%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 65.1% Yes

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP28.1% · strongest party

FDP28.1%

SVP28.0%

SP17.8%

GRÜNE10.9%

Mitte5.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier70%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

70%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 142 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'155 CHF(16.2%)

Rank 139 of 300 in the canton · 1347 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:16'155 CHF(~16.2%)

MontanaireCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Montanaire	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	15.1%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.2%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.1%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.9%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.8%	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	28.4%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.4%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'083 mm

8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

859 m

Mean elevation

761 m

Relief

303 m

Mean slope

6.3°

Flat share

50.8%

South-facing

8.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 303 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

47.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

61.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

10'500

Per inhabitant

16'552 kWh/yr

47 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

28.59 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.01 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.18 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.62 Rp./kWh

28.59 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 Montanaire →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

1.13 %

Second homes

10.3 %

Avg. rooms

Dwellings

1'330

Built before 194656.0%

Built since 200122.5%

1.13 %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

789

Workplaces

253

Services share

54.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 185 (23.4%) · Secondary 172 (21.8%) · Tertiary 432 (54.8%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

11.1 %

Farmland

2'237 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 60 min · Car 41 min

AgglomerationPT 60 min · Car 29 min

Remoteness 120/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5693

Head of governmentVéronique Gilliard

Websitemontanaire.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Gros-de-Vaud

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Montanaire ranks

Largest municipalities2'857 #68 VD · #755 CH Growing municipalities-0.1% #198 VD · #1486 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.1% #103 VD · #633 CH Jobs per resident0.28 #151 VD · #1399 CH Families & children24.6% #57 VD · #111 CH Age structure17.4% #161 VD · #1727 CH Women share49.7% #187 VD · #1158 CH Foreign residents12.6% #253 VD · #1492 CH Population density85/km² #206 VD · #1567 CH Tax burden16'155 #149 VD · #1357 CH Taxes70% #142 VD Warmest municipalities8.7 °C #255 VD · #1521 CH Sunniest municipalities44.3% #204 VD · #786 CH Rainiest municipalities1'083 mm #129 VD · #1203 CH Voter turnout60.9% #159 VD · #514 CH Against Switzerland16.7% #81 VD · #806 CH Aligned with Switzerland83.3% #66 VD · #697 CH SVP strongholds28% #104 VD · #1404 CH SP strongholds17.8% #206 VD · #657 CH Centre strongholds5.2% #117 VD · #1773 CH FDP strongholds28.1% #66 VD · #134 CH GLP strongholds5.2% #221 VD · #1155 CH Green strongholds10.9% #171 VD · #461 CH Largest by area33.5 km² #17 VD · #274 CH Highest municipalities768 m #46 VD · #468 CH Second homes10.3% #154 VD · #1147 CH Organic farming11.1% #143 VD · #1157 CH Best-connected municipalities60 min #184 VD · #790 CH Remotest municipalities60 min #120 VD · #1350 CH Highest peaks859 m #83 VD · #889 CH Highest-lying municipalities761 m #67 VD · #658 CH Greatest vertical range303 m #91 VD · #988 CH Steepest municipalities6.3° #129 VD · #1353 CH Solar potential47 GWh #30 VD · #363 CH Solar potential per capita16'552 kWh #52 VD · #327 CH Cheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #178 VD · #1476 CH Most expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #127 VD · #635 CH

Postal codes (5)

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Montanaire?: Montanaire has 5 postal codes: 1038, 1063, 1409, 1410, 1515.
What is the tax rate in Montanaire?: The municipal tax multiplier of Montanaire is 70% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Montanaire?: A single person without children pays about 16'155 CHF income tax in Montanaire on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 139 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Montanaire have?: Montanaire has 2'857 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Montanaire?: Montanaire has 359 foreign residents, a share of 12.57% (2025).

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