What is the postal code of Orbe?

The postal code of Orbe is 1350.

What is the tax rate in Orbe?

The municipal tax multiplier of Orbe is 75.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Orbe?

A single person without children pays about 16'521 CHF income tax in Orbe on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 242 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Orbe have?

Orbe has 8'005 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Orbe?

Orbe has 2'805 foreign residents, a share of 35.04% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Orbe

1350

VD CANTON1350

Residents

8'005

Area

12.1 km²

Population density

664 pop./km²

Elevation

479 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

75.5%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

4'028 50.3%

Men

3'977 49.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'837 22.9%

Swiss citizens

5'200 65.0%

Foreign residents

2'805 35.0%

Population density

664 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'837 · 22.9%20–64 · 4'848 · 60.6%65+ · 1'320 · 16.5%

Foreign residents 35.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Orbe

BFS

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

47.9% YesNo 52.2%

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

42.8% YesNo 57.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

68.4% YesNo 31.6%

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

36.4% YesNo 63.6%

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

40.2% YesNo 59.8%

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

35.4% YesNo 64.7%

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

74.0% YesNo 26.0%

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

47.5% YesNo 52.6%

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

27.9% YesNo 72.1%

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

13.5% YesNo 86.5%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SP28.4% · strongest party

SP28.4%

SVP22.0%

FDP20.3%

GRÜNE11.8%

GLP6.7%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier75.5%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

75.5%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 243 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'521 CHF(16.5%)

Rank 242 of 300 in the canton · 1584 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:16'521 CHF(~16.5%)

OrbeCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Orbe	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	13.6%	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	16.5%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.5%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.4%	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	26.2%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.7%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.9%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	30%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–202010.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–2020924 mm

10.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

557 m

Mean elevation

459 m

Relief

125 m

Mean slope

3.2°

Flat share

77.8%

South-facing

2.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 125 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

57.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

74.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

12'800

57 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 range H4

30.05–35.28 Rp./kWh

32.66 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

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

Network operators Romande Energie SA · VOé distribution SA

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

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

0.89 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

3'919

Built before 194629.9%

Built since 200131.9%

0.89 %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 55 min · Car 32 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 140/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentClaude Recordon

Websiteorbe.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities8'005 #24 VD · #246 CH Families & children22.9% #133 VD · #339 CH Age structure16.5% #201 VD · #1856 CH Women share50.3% #141 VD · #761 CH Foreign residents35% #35 VD · #158 CH Population density664/km² #33 VD · #383 CH Tax burden16'521 #244 VD · #1586 CH Taxes75.5% #243 VD Warmest municipalities10.5 °C #79 VD · #233 CH Sunniest municipalities43.4% #274 VD · #951 CH Rainiest municipalities924 mm #273 VD · #1884 CH Voter turnout48% #284 VD · #1863 CH Against Switzerland16% #105 VD · #882 CH Aligned with Switzerland84% #49 VD · #624 CH SVP strongholds22% #184 VD · #1698 CH SP strongholds28.4% #35 VD · #81 CH Centre strongholds3.8% #225 VD · #1931 CH FDP strongholds20.3% #204 VD · #433 CH GLP strongholds6.7% #165 VD · #826 CH Green strongholds11.8% #142 VD · #373 CH Largest by area12.1 km² #74 VD · #810 CH Highest municipalities479 m #210 VD · #1329 CH Remotest municipalities55 min #140 VD · #1500 CH Best-connected municipalities55 min #163 VD · #635 CH Highest peaks557 m #228 VD · #1692 CH Highest-lying municipalities459 m #240 VD · #1673 CH Greatest vertical range125 m #201 VD · #1714 CH Steepest municipalities3.2° #236 VD · #1886 CH Solar potential57 GWh #23 VD · #257 CH Cheapest electricity32.66 Rp./kWh #284 VD · #1982 CH Most expensive electricity32.66 Rp./kWh #17 VD · #125 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1350

Orbe

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Orbe1350

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Orbe?: The postal code of Orbe is 1350.
What is the tax rate in Orbe?: The municipal tax multiplier of Orbe is 75.5% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Orbe?: A single person without children pays about 16'521 CHF income tax in Orbe on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 242 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Orbe have?: Orbe has 8'005 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Orbe?: Orbe has 2'805 foreign residents, a share of 35.04% (2025).

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