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 · District du Jura-Nord vaudois

Orbe

1350

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

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%

Population change 2025: +27 (+0.3%) · 75 births · 68 deaths · net migration +33

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 Orbe

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

25.1% YesNo 74.9%

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

30.5% YesNo 69.5%

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

50.9% YesNo 49.1%

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

47.9% YesNo 52.2%

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

42.8% YesNo 57.2%

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

44.0% YesNo 56.1%

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

43.7% YesNo 56.3%

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

51.4% YesNo 48.6%

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

68.4% YesNo 31.6%

All federal votes →

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

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 25.09.2026

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 24.09.2026

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

Per inhabitant

7'173 kWh/yr

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 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027

Tariff range H4

28.59–33.55 Rp./kWh

31.07 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 29.09 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

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 Orbe →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

0.89 %

Second homes

6.5 %

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 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

4'978

Workplaces

514

Services share

71.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 37 (0.7%) · Secondary 1'378 (27.7%) · Tertiary 3'563 (71.6%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

6.3 %

Farmland

686 ha

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

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 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number5757

Head of governmentClaude Recordon

Websiteorbe.ch ↗

DistrictDistrict du Jura-Nord vaudois

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Orbe ranks

Largest municipalities8'005 #24 VD · #246 CH Growing municipalities0.3% #168 VD · #1213 CH Shrinking municipalities0.3% #133 VD · #898 CH Jobs per resident0.62 #42 VD · #325 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 turnout49.5% #284 VD · #1824 CH Against Switzerland15.7% #105 VD · #882 CH Aligned with Switzerland84.3% #49 VD · #624 CH SVP strongholds22% #184 VD · #1701 CH SP strongholds28.4% #35 VD · #81 CH Centre strongholds3.8% #225 VD · #1935 CH FDP strongholds20.3% #204 VD · #434 CH GLP strongholds6.7% #165 VD · #828 CH Green strongholds11.8% #142 VD · #375 CH Largest by area12.1 km² #74 VD · #810 CH Highest municipalities479 m #210 VD · #1329 CH Second homes6.5% #274 VD · #1911 CH Organic farming6.3% #181 VD · #1475 CH Best-connected municipalities55 min #163 VD · #637 CH Remotest municipalities55 min #140 VD · #1498 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 Solar potential per capita7'173 kWh #251 VD · #1645 CH Cheapest electricity31.07 Rp./kWh #282 VD · #1897 CH Most expensive electricity31.07 Rp./kWh #19 VD · #210 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1350

Orbe

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Orbe1350

Nearby municipalities

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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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