What is the postal code of Montcherand?

The postal code of Montcherand is 1354.

What is the tax rate in Montcherand?

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

How much tax do you pay in Montcherand?

A single person without children pays about 16'288 CHF income tax in Montcherand on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 174 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Montcherand have?

Montcherand has 494 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Montcherand?

Montcherand has 72 foreign residents, a share of 14.57% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Montcherand

1354

VD CANTON1354

Residents

494

Area

3.1 km²

Population density

161 pop./km²

Elevation

569 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

72%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

253 51.2%

Men

241 48.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

123 24.9%

Swiss citizens

422 85.4%

Foreign residents

72 14.6%

Population density

161 pop./km²

0–19 · 123 · 24.9%20–64 · 298 · 60.3%65+ · 73 · 14.8%

Foreign residents 14.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Montcherand

BFS

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

49.1% YesNo 50.9%

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

53.0% YesNo 47.0%

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

26.9% YesNo 73.1%

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

34.7% YesNo 65.4%

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

29.9% YesNo 70.1%

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

76.8% YesNo 23.2%

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

39.8% YesNo 60.2%

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

18.0% YesNo 82.0%

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

5.3% YesNo 94.7%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP33.9% · strongest party

SVP33.9%

FDP27.0%

SP13.0%

GRÜNE8.8%

GLP5.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier72%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

72%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 181 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'288 CHF(16.3%)

Rank 174 of 300 in the canton · 1442 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:16'288 CHF(~16.3%)

MontcherandCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Montcherand	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.1%	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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'074 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

615 m

Mean elevation

553 m

Relief

154 m

Mean slope

7°

Flat share

56.3%

South-facing

12.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 154 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

5.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

6.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'100

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 range H4

30.02–35.25 Rp./kWh

32.63 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operators Romande Energie SA · VOé distribution SA

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

2.36 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

212

Built before 194655.2%

Built since 200119.8%

2.36 %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 77 min · Car 33 min

AgglomerationPT 48 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 52/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentJean-Michel Reguin

Websitemontcherand.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities494 #215 VD · #1812 CH Families & children24.9% #49 VD · #88 CH Age structure14.8% #252 VD · #2006 CH Women share51.2% #84 VD · #328 CH Foreign residents14.6% #232 VD · #1324 CH Population density161/km² #136 VD · #1159 CH Tax burden16'288 #181 VD · #1449 CH Taxes72% #181 VD Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #155 VD · #655 CH Sunniest municipalities43.6% #259 VD · #916 CH Rainiest municipalities1'074 mm #141 VD · #1255 CH Voter turnout62% #107 VD · #326 CH SVP strongholds33.9% #50 VD · #1043 CH SP strongholds13% #280 VD · #1163 CH Centre strongholds2.9% #275 VD · #1998 CH FDP strongholds27% #80 VD · #163 CH GLP strongholds5.9% #203 VD · #1003 CH Green strongholds8.8% #226 VD · #744 CH Largest by area3.1 km² #240 VD · #1859 CH Highest municipalities569 m #151 VD · #935 CH Remotest municipalities77 min #52 VD · #838 CH Best-connected municipalities77 min #251 VD · #1291 CH Highest peaks615 m #192 VD · #1479 CH Highest-lying municipalities553 m #178 VD · #1204 CH Greatest vertical range154 m #173 VD · #1572 CH Steepest municipalities7° #111 VD · #1245 CH Solar potential5 GWh #238 VD · #1896 CH Cheapest electricity32.63 Rp./kWh #283 VD · #1981 CH Most expensive electricity32.63 Rp./kWh #18 VD · #126 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1354

Montcherand

Localities

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Montcherand1354

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Montcherand?: The postal code of Montcherand is 1354.
What is the tax rate in Montcherand?: The municipal tax multiplier of Montcherand is 72% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Montcherand?: A single person without children pays about 16'288 CHF income tax in Montcherand on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 174 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Montcherand have?: Montcherand has 494 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Montcherand?: Montcherand has 72 foreign residents, a share of 14.57% (2025).

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