Skip to main content

Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
576 50.3%
Men
569 49.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
263 23.0%
Swiss citizens
954 83.3%
Foreign residents
191 16.7%
Population density
312 pop./km²
0–19 · 263 · 23.0%20–64 · 657 · 57.4%65+ · 225 · 19.7%
Foreign residents 16.7%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −10 (−0.9%) · 11 births · 3 deaths · net migration −17
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 du Gros-de-Vaud: 28.8% Yes
30.2% YesNo 69.8%
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
57.6% YesNo 42.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 52.8% Yes
48.6% YesNo 51.4%
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
38.1% YesNo 62.0%
14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 37.7% Yes
41.3% YesNo 58.7%
14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 51.0% Yes
47.8% YesNo 52.2%
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 Gros-de-Vaud: 40.8% Yes
45.3% YesNo 54.7%
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
48.0% YesNo 52.0%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District du Gros-de-Vaud: 65.1% Yes
68.8% YesNo 31.2%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SP25.8% · strongest party
SP25.8%
SVP23.4%
FDP18.5%
GRÜNE13.0%
GLP7.7%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier74%
Cantonal tax multiplier155%
74%VD range 46%83%
Tax rank 211 of 300 in canton Vaud
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
16'421 CHF(16.4%)
Rank 211 of 300 in the canton · 1519 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:16'421 CHF(~16.4%)
MorrensCanton range VaudSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeMorrensVaudSwitzerland median
40'0004.2%3.7–4.3%5.4%
50'0007.8%6.9–8.1%7.8%
60'00011.4%10–11.8%10.5%
70'00013.5%11.9–14.1%11.9%
80'00014.5%12.8–15.1%13.1%
90'00015.3%13.5–15.9%14.1%
100'00016.4%14.6–17%15.3%
110'00017.4%15.4–18%16.3%
120'00018.3%16.3–19%17.2%
130'00019.2%17.1–19.9%18.1%
140'00020.1%17.9–20.8%19%
150'00020.9%18.6–21.6%19.7%
175'00022.8%20.5–23.6%21.6%
200'00024.6%22.1–25.4%23.2%
225'00026.1%23.5–26.9%24.6%
250'00027.5%24.8–28.4%25.8%
275'00028.8%26–29.6%26.8%
300'00029.8%27–30.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'079 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
718 m
Mean elevation
681 m
Relief
89 m
Mean slope
5°
Flat share
61.7%
South-facing
7.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 89 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
8.8 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
11.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'900
Per inhabitant
7'642 kWh/yr
9 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
Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300663 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 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
1.96 %
Second homes
10.5 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
510
Built before 194622.5%
Built since 200118.4%
1.96 %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
177
Workplaces
75
Services share
63.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 18 (10.2%) · Secondary 46 (26.0%) · Tertiary 113 (63.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
5
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
190 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 47 min · Car 23 min
AgglomerationPT 47 min · Car 23 min
Remoteness 198/300 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number5527
Head of governmentJean-Daniel Chamot
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'145 #126 VD · #1359 CHGrowing municipalities-0.9% #238 VD · #1769 CHShrinking municipalities-0.9% #63 VD · #341 CHJobs per resident0.15 #263 VD · #1993 CHFamilies & children23% #124 VD · #317 CHAge structure19.7% #87 VD · #1315 CHWomen share50.3% #135 VD · #755 CHForeign residents16.7% #207 VD · #1156 CHPopulation density312/km² #76 VD · #759 CHTax burden16'421 #215 VD · #1523 CHTaxes74% #211 VDWarmest municipalities9.8 °C #160 VD · #741 CHSunniest municipalities44.7% #176 VD · #720 CHRainiest municipalities1'079 mm #137 VD · #1230 CHVoter turnout63.5% #111 VD · #290 CHAgainst Switzerland18.6% #46 VD · #634 CHAligned with Switzerland81.4% #93 VD · #845 CHSVP strongholds23.4% #164 VD · #1643 CHSP strongholds25.8% #60 VD · #141 CHCentre strongholds5.2% #116 VD · #1772 CHFDP strongholds18.5% #232 VD · #558 CHGLP strongholds7.7% #131 VD · #632 CHGreen strongholds13% #93 VD · #252 CHLargest by area3.7 km² #218 VD · #1772 CHHighest municipalities702 m #77 VD · #593 CHSecond homes10.5% #150 VD · #1128 CHOrganic farming0% #213 VD · #1962 CHBest-connected municipalities47 min #100 VD · #395 CHRemotest municipalities47 min #198 VD · #1730 CHHighest peaks718 m #136 VD · #1163 CHHighest-lying municipalities681 m #95 VD · #807 CHGreatest vertical range89 m #247 VD · #1889 CHSteepest municipalities5° #169 VD · #1578 CHSolar potential9 GWh #167 VD · #1634 CHSolar potential per capita7'642 kWh #238 VD · #1541 CHCheapest electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #145 VD · #1443 CHMost expensive electricity28.59 Rp./kWh #94 VD · #602 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Morrens?
The postal code of Morrens is 1054.
What is the tax rate in Morrens?
The municipal tax multiplier of Morrens is 74% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Morrens?
A single person without children pays about 16'421 CHF income tax in Morrens on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Morrens have?
Morrens has 1'145 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Morrens?
Morrens has 191 foreign residents, a share of 16.68% (2025).

Map

OpenStreetMap