What is the postal code of Nyon?

The postal code of Nyon is 1260.

What is the tax rate in Nyon?

The municipal tax multiplier of Nyon is 61% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Nyon?

A single person without children pays about 15'556 CHF income tax in Nyon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 40 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Nyon have?

Nyon has 23'768 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Nyon?

Nyon has 9'772 foreign residents, a share of 41.11% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Nyon

1260

VD CANTON1260

Residents

23'768

Area

11.4 km²

Population density

2'078 pop./km²

Elevation

403 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

61%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

12'241 51.5%

Men

11'527 48.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

4'966 20.9%

Swiss citizens

13'996 58.9%

Foreign residents

9'772 41.1%

Population density

2'078 pop./km²

0–19 · 4'966 · 20.9%20–64 · 15'040 · 63.3%65+ · 3'762 · 15.8%

Foreign residents 41.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Nyon

BFS

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

42.1% YesNo 57.9%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

29.3% YesNo 70.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

73.6% YesNo 26.4%

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

43.7% YesNo 56.3%

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

30.0% YesNo 70.0%

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

26.0% YesNo 74.0%

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

79.4% YesNo 20.7%

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

37.3% YesNo 62.7%

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

32.3% YesNo 67.7%

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

13.8% YesNo 86.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP26.5% · strongest party

SP26.5%

FDP21.0%

GRÜNE16.5%

SVP14.3%

GLP10.1%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier61%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

61%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 42 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

15'556 CHF(15.6%)

Rank 40 of 300 in the canton · 1117 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:15'556 CHF(~15.6%)

NyonCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Nyon	Vaud	Switzerland median
40'000	4%	3.7–4.3%	5.4%
50'000	7.3%	6.9–8.1%	7.8%
60'000	10.8%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	12.8%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	13.7%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	14.5%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	15.6%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	16.5%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	17.4%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	18.2%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	19.1%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	19.8%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	21.7%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	23.4%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	24.9%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	26.3%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	27.5%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	28.5%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.8 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020950 mm

10.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

481 m

Mean elevation

400 m

Relief

109 m

Mean slope

2.1°

Flat share

86.8%

South-facing

5.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 109 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

91.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

125.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

20'400

92 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 H4

33.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.97 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

5.92 Rp./kWh

33.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operator Services industriels de la Ville de Nyon

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

0.3 %

Avg. rooms

3.3

Dwellings

12'312

Built before 194611.2%

Built since 200134.6%

0.3 %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 30 min · Car 36 min

AgglomerationPT 30 min · Car 36 min

Remoteness 290/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentDaniel Rossellat

Websitenyon.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities23'768 #4 VD · #41 CH Families & children20.9% #224 VD · #861 CH Age structure15.8% #223 VD · #1919 CH Women share51.5% #61 VD · #241 CH Foreign residents41.1% #16 VD · #66 CH Population density2'078/km² #9 VD · #67 CH Tax burden15'556 #41 VD · #1118 CH Taxes61% #42 VD Warmest municipalities10.8 °C #43 VD · #144 CH Sunniest municipalities47.4% #41 VD · #392 CH Rainiest municipalities950 mm #256 VD · #1819 CH Voter turnout52.3% #265 VD · #1429 CH Against Switzerland22% #14 VD · #436 CH Aligned with Switzerland78% #131 VD · #1058 CH SVP strongholds14.3% #289 VD · #2012 CH SP strongholds26.5% #57 VD · #123 CH Centre strongholds5% #128 VD · #1788 CH FDP strongholds21% #186 VD · #387 CH GLP strongholds10.1% #59 VD · #307 CH Green strongholds16.5% #22 VD · #77 CH Largest by area11.4 km² #80 VD · #867 CH Highest municipalities403 m #284 VD · #1879 CH Remotest municipalities30 min #290 VD · #2036 CH Best-connected municipalities30 min #13 VD · #84 CH Highest peaks481 m #269 VD · #1941 CH Highest-lying municipalities400 m #273 VD · #1977 CH Greatest vertical range109 m #217 VD · #1790 CH Steepest municipalities2.1° #265 VD · #1998 CH Solar potential92 GWh #8 VD · #102 CH Cheapest electricity33.2 Rp./kWh #286 VD · #2001 CH Most expensive electricity33.2 Rp./kWh #15 VD · #106 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1260

Nyon

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Nyon1260

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Nyon?: The postal code of Nyon is 1260.
What is the tax rate in Nyon?: The municipal tax multiplier of Nyon is 61% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Nyon?: A single person without children pays about 15'556 CHF income tax in Nyon on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 40 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Nyon have?: Nyon has 23'768 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Nyon?: Nyon has 9'772 foreign residents, a share of 41.11% (2025).

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