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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
9'220 51.8%
Men
8'583 48.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
3'306 18.6%
Swiss citizens
11'077 62.2%
Foreign residents
6'726 37.8%
Population density
1'311 pop./km²
0–19 · 3'306 · 18.6%20–64 · 11'170 · 62.7%65+ · 3'327 · 18.7%
Foreign residents 37.8%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +102 (+0.6%) · 199 births · 154 deaths · net migration +66
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
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Morges: 25.7% Yes
24.5% YesNo 75.5%
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 de Morges: 54.3% Yes
47.9% YesNo 52.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Morges: 47.9% Yes
43.1% YesNo 56.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Morges: 35.6% Yes
31.7% YesNo 68.3%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Morges: 39.0% Yes
46.0% YesNo 54.0%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Morges: 49.2% Yes
43.8% YesNo 56.2%
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 de Morges: 42.3% Yes
48.6% YesNo 51.4%
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 de Morges: 44.7% Yes
52.0% YesNo 48.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Morges: 67.4% Yes
71.9% YesNo 28.1%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SP29.1% · strongest party
SP29.1%
FDP20.8%
SVP15.7%
GRÜNE15.3%
GLP8.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier67%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
67%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 101 of 300 in canton Vaud
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
15'956 CHF(16%)
Rank 101 of 300 in the canton · 1251 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
0%9%18%26%35%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:15'956 CHF(~16%)
MorgesCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeMorgesVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004.1%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.5%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00011%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00013.1%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00014.1%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00014.9%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00016%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00016.9%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00017.8%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00018.7%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00019.5%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00020.3%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00022.2%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00023.9%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00025.5%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00026.9%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00028.1%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00029.1%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202011.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'012 mm
11.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
470 m
Mean elevation
380 m
Relief
103 m
Mean slope
1.1°
Flat share
92.4%
South-facing
4.7%
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
Roof potential
63.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
89.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
14'200
Per inhabitant
3'590 kWh/yr
64 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
28.84 Rp./kWh
Energy
13.01 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.18 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.87 Rp./kWh
28.84 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
Premium regionRegion 1
Standard model, deductible 300698 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 1 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
0.32 %
Second homes
9.3 %
Avg. rooms
3.1
Dwellings
9'513
Built before 194615.1%
Built since 200123.8%
0.32 %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
12'453
Workplaces
1'560
Services share
91.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 56 (0.4%) · Secondary 1'056 (8.5%) · Tertiary 11'341 (91.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
2
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
60 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 27 min · Car 18 min
AgglomerationPT 27 min · Car 18 min
Remoteness 295/300 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5642
Head of governmentVincent Jaques
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities17'803 #8 VD · #73 CHGrowing municipalities0.6% #152 VD · #1051 CHShrinking municipalities0.6% #148 VD · #1064 CHJobs per resident0.7 #35 VD · #228 CHFamilies & children18.6% #276 VD · #1562 CHAge structure18.7% #119 VD · #1512 CHWomen share51.8% #48 VD · #179 CHForeign residents37.8% #24 VD · #105 CHPopulation density1'311/km² #14 VD · #150 CHTax burden15'956 #103 VD · #1253 CHTaxes67% #101 VDWarmest municipalities11.2 °C #9 VD · #39 CHSunniest municipalities47.2% #49 VD · #417 CHRainiest municipalities1'012 mm #192 VD · #1573 CHVoter turnout56.3% #239 VD · #1050 CHAgainst Switzerland19.6% #34 VD · #560 CHAligned with Switzerland80.4% #107 VD · #913 CHSVP strongholds15.7% #273 VD · #1967 CHSP strongholds29.1% #28 VD · #64 CHCentre strongholds4.1% #196 VD · #1900 CHFDP strongholds20.8% #193 VD · #403 CHGLP strongholds8.4% #107 VD · #521 CHGreen strongholds15.3% #34 VD · #123 CHLargest by area13.6 km² #66 VD · #717 CHHighest municipalities374 m #298 VD · #1984 CHSecond homes9.3% #189 VD · #1346 CHOrganic farming0% #237 VD · #1986 CHBest-connected municipalities27 min #7 VD · #65 CHRemotest municipalities27 min #295 VD · #2050 CHHighest peaks470 m #279 VD · #1982 CHHighest-lying municipalities380 m #289 VD · #2033 CHGreatest vertical range103 m #226 VD · #1820 CHSteepest municipalities1.1° #286 VD · #2073 CHSolar potential64 GWh #19 VD · #207 CHSolar potential per capita3'590 kWh #294 VD · #2072 CHCheapest electricity28.84 Rp./kWh #245 VD · #1595 CHMost expensive electricity28.84 Rp./kWh #57 VD · #513 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Morges?
The postal code of Morges is 1110.
What is the tax rate in Morges?
The municipal tax multiplier of Morges is 67% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Morges?
A single person without children pays about 15'956 CHF income tax in Morges on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 101 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Morges have?
Morges has 17'803 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Morges?
Morges has 6'726 foreign residents, a share of 37.78% (2025).

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