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 · District de Nyon

Nyon

1260

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

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%

Population change 2025: +417 (+1.8%) · 253 births · 144 deaths · net migration +298

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 Nyon

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 de Nyon: 23.1% Yes

27.1% YesNo 72.9%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 27.6% Yes

24.6% YesNo 75.4%

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 Nyon: 61.6% Yes

53.5% YesNo 46.5%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 50.7% Yes

42.1% YesNo 57.9%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 34.4% Yes

29.3% YesNo 70.8%

14.06.2026Question subsidiaireCantonal VD● Rejected · 47.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 37.7% Yes

45.3% YesNo 54.7%

14.06.2026Contre-projet législatif « Loi sur le salaire minimum »Cantonal VD● Rejected · 49.7% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 51.5% Yes

44.1% YesNo 55.9%

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 Nyon: 39.9% Yes

48.8% YesNo 51.2%

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 Nyon: 42.9% Yes

51.6% YesNo 48.4%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict District de Nyon: 67.8% Yes

73.6% YesNo 26.4%

All federal votes →

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

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

3'861 kWh/yr

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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff H4

29.93 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.74 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.89 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

6.22 Rp./kWh

29.93 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 1

Standard model, deductible 300698 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Vaud477 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Nyon →Canton Vaud →Premiums explained →

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

0.3 %

Second homes

9.5 %

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 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

17'908

Workplaces

2'502

Services share

87.4 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 49 (0.3%) · Secondary 2'210 (12.3%) · Tertiary 15'649 (87.4%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

0 %

Farmland

383 ha

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

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5724

Head of governmentDaniel Rossellat

Websitenyon.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict de Nyon

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Nyon ranks

Largest municipalities23'768 #4 VD · #41 CH Growing municipalities1.8% #64 VD · #418 CH Shrinking municipalities1.8% #237 VD · #1694 CH Jobs per resident0.75 #31 VD · #184 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 turnout53.9% #265 VD · #1371 CH Against Switzerland21.6% #14 VD · #436 CH Aligned with Switzerland78.4% #131 VD · #1057 CH SVP strongholds14.3% #289 VD · #2016 CH SP strongholds26.5% #57 VD · #123 CH Centre strongholds5% #128 VD · #1792 CH FDP strongholds21% #186 VD · #388 CH GLP strongholds10.1% #59 VD · #307 CH Green strongholds16.5% #22 VD · #78 CH Largest by area11.4 km² #80 VD · #867 CH Highest municipalities403 m #284 VD · #1879 CH Second homes9.5% #179 VD · #1309 CH Organic farming0% #256 VD · #2005 CH Best-connected municipalities30 min #13 VD · #84 CH Remotest municipalities30 min #290 VD · #2035 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 Solar potential per capita3'861 kWh #290 VD · #2053 CH Cheapest electricity29.93 Rp./kWh #271 VD · #1799 CH Most expensive electricity29.93 Rp./kWh #30 VD · #308 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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