What is the postal code of Novalles?

The postal code of Novalles is 1431.

What is the tax rate in Novalles?

The municipal tax multiplier of Novalles is 76% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Novalles?

A single person without children pays about 16'554 CHF income tax in Novalles on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Novalles have?

Novalles has 105 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Novalles?

Novalles has 10 foreign residents, a share of 9.52% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD · District du Jura-Nord vaudois

Novalles

1431

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

54 51.4%

Men

51 48.6%

Children & youth (0–19)

26 24.8%

Swiss citizens

95 90.5%

Foreign residents

10 9.5%

Population density

51 pop./km²

0–19 · 26 · 24.8%20–64 · 56 · 53.3%65+ · 23 · 21.9%

Foreign residents 9.5%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −1 (−0.9%) · 0 births · 1 deaths · net migration +0

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 Novalles

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

8.7% YesNo 91.3%

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

25.0% YesNo 75.0%

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

55.3% YesNo 44.7%

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

48.0% YesNo 52.0%

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

41.8% YesNo 58.2%

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

39.6% YesNo 60.4%

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

66.0% YesNo 34.0%

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

47.2% YesNo 52.8%

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

47.2% YesNo 52.8%

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

54.8% YesNo 45.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP47.1% · strongest party

SVP47.1%

FDP19.9%

SP14.6%

GRÜNE11.7%

Mitte4.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier76%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

76%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 253 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'554 CHF(16.6%)

Rank 245 of 300 in the canton · 1611 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:16'554 CHF(~16.6%)

NovallesCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Novalles	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.8%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	11.5%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.7%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.6%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.4%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.6%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.5%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.5%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.3%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.2%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	21%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	23%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.7%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.3%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.7%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	29%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	30%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'283 mm

8.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'064 m

Mean elevation

662 m

Relief

575 m

Mean slope

15.8°

Flat share

29.2%

South-facing

67.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 575 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

2.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

2.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

500

Per inhabitant

20'000 kWh/yr

2 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 Novalles →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

2.13 %

Second homes

10.6 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

Built before 194687.2%

Built since 200110.6%

2.13 %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

Workplaces

Services share

44.8 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 12 (41.4%) · Secondary 4 (13.8%) · Tertiary 13 (44.8%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

161 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 81 min · Car 44 min

AgglomerationPT 38 min · Car 22 min

Remoteness 38/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5564

Head of governmentAndré Guillet

Websitenovalles.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Jura-Nord vaudois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Novalles ranks

Largest municipalities105 #298 VD · #2085 CH Growing municipalities-0.9% #239 VD · #1793 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.9% #61 VD · #317 CH Jobs per resident0.28 #149 VD · #1397 CH Families & children24.8% #50 VD · #91 CH Age structure21.9% #44 VD · #881 CH Women share51.4% #67 VD · #269 CH Foreign residents9.5% #279 VD · #1744 CH Population density51/km² #260 VD · #1775 CH Tax burden16'554 #254 VD · #1620 CH Taxes76% #253 VD Warmest municipalities8.8 °C #250 VD · #1473 CH Sunniest municipalities44.4% #191 VD · #764 CH Rainiest municipalities1'283 mm #61 VD · #523 CH Voter turnout79.2% #1 VD · #4 CH SVP strongholds47.1% #8 VD · #321 CH SP strongholds14.6% #261 VD · #994 CH Centre strongholds4.2% #186 VD · #1886 CH FDP strongholds19.9% #211 VD · #463 CH GLP strongholds0% #300 VD · #2031 CH Green strongholds11.7% #145 VD · #381 CH Largest by area2.1 km² #273 VD · #1999 CH Highest municipalities571 m #149 VD · #922 CH Second homes10.6% #145 VD · #1107 CH Organic farming0% #220 VD · #1969 CH Best-connected municipalities81 min #261 VD · #1371 CH Remotest municipalities81 min #38 VD · #748 CH Highest peaks1'064 m #64 VD · #689 CH Highest-lying municipalities662 m #103 VD · #848 CH Greatest vertical range575 m #60 VD · #633 CH Steepest municipalities15.8° #19 VD · #548 CH Solar potential2 GWh #294 VD · #2082 CH Solar potential per capita20'000 kWh #28 VD · #185 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #46 VD · #1259 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #217 VD · #810 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1431

Novalles

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Novalles1431

Nearby municipalities

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Fontaines-sur-Grandson

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Novalles?: The postal code of Novalles is 1431.
What is the tax rate in Novalles?: The municipal tax multiplier of Novalles is 76% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Novalles?: A single person without children pays about 16'554 CHF income tax in Novalles on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 245 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Novalles have?: Novalles has 105 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Novalles?: Novalles has 10 foreign residents, a share of 9.52% (2025).

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