What is the postal code of Orges?

The postal code of Orges is 1430.

What is the tax rate in Orges?

The municipal tax multiplier of Orges is 74% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.

How much tax do you pay in Orges?

A single person without children pays about 16'421 CHF income tax in Orges on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Orges have?

Orges has 409 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Orges?

Orges has 42 foreign residents, a share of 10.27% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton VD

Orges

1430

VD CANTON1430

Residents

409

Area

4 km²

Population density

102 pop./km²

Elevation

596 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

74%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

204 49.9%

Men

205 50.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

90 22.0%

Swiss citizens

367 89.7%

Foreign residents

42 10.3%

Population density

102 pop./km²

0–19 · 90 · 22.0%20–64 · 271 · 66.3%65+ · 48 · 11.7%

Foreign residents 10.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Orges

BFS

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

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

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

43.1% YesNo 57.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

72.2% YesNo 27.8%

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

39.9% YesNo 60.1%

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

32.0% YesNo 68.1%

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

35.0% YesNo 65.0%

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

78.8% YesNo 21.2%

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

40.1% YesNo 59.9%

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

22.8% YesNo 77.2%

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

16.1% YesNo 83.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP35.5% · strongest party

SVP35.5%

SP19.4%

FDP11.8%

GLP10.1%

GRÜNE6.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier74%

Cantonal tax multiplier155%

74%VD range 46%83%

Tax rank 214 of 300 in canton Vaud

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

16'421 CHF(16.4%)

Rank 211 of 300 in the canton · 1519 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:16'421 CHF(~16.4%)

OrgesCanton range VaudSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Orges	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	11.4%	10–11.8%	10.5%
70'000	13.5%	11.9–14.1%	11.9%
80'000	14.5%	12.8–15.1%	13.1%
90'000	15.3%	13.5–15.9%	14.1%
100'000	16.4%	14.6–17%	15.3%
110'000	17.4%	15.4–18%	16.3%
120'000	18.3%	16.3–19%	17.2%
130'000	19.2%	17.1–19.9%	18.1%
140'000	20.1%	17.9–20.8%	19%
150'000	20.9%	18.6–21.6%	19.7%
175'000	22.8%	20.5–23.6%	21.6%
200'000	24.6%	22.1–25.4%	23.2%
225'000	26.1%	23.5–26.9%	24.6%
250'000	27.5%	24.8–28.4%	25.8%
275'000	28.8%	26–29.6%	26.8%
300'000	29.8%	27–30.7%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'127 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

616 m

Mean elevation

571 m

Relief

131 m

Mean slope

3.4°

Flat share

84.0%

South-facing

8.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 131 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

5.6 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

7.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'200

6 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

29.32 Rp./kWh

Energy

14.04 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.59 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.92 Rp./kWh

29.32 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 30.42 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.62 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

185

Built before 194653.0%

Built since 200135.7%

1.62 %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 74 min · Car 39 min

AgglomerationPT 19 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 62/300 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentJean-Philippe Petitpierre

Websiteorges.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities409 #237 VD · #1883 CH Families & children22% #189 VD · #551 CH Age structure11.7% #293 VD · #2100 CH Women share49.9% #181 VD · #1043 CH Foreign residents10.3% #273 VD · #1677 CH Population density102/km² #180 VD · #1460 CH Tax burden16'421 #216 VD · #1524 CH Taxes74% #214 VD Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #206 VD · #1009 CH Sunniest municipalities43.8% #248 VD · #885 CH Rainiest municipalities1'127 mm #110 VD · #946 CH Voter turnout55.5% #223 VD · #1011 CH SVP strongholds35.5% #38 VD · #940 CH SP strongholds19.4% #177 VD · #513 CH Centre strongholds6% #79 VD · #1683 CH FDP strongholds11.8% #292 VD · #1178 CH GLP strongholds10.1% #61 VD · #309 CH Green strongholds6.9% #262 VD · #1125 CH Largest by area4 km² #202 VD · #1719 CH Highest municipalities596 m #131 VD · #838 CH Remotest municipalities74 min #62 VD · #915 CH Best-connected municipalities74 min #244 VD · #1218 CH Highest peaks616 m #191 VD · #1476 CH Highest-lying municipalities571 m #165 VD · #1129 CH Greatest vertical range131 m #197 VD · #1686 CH Steepest municipalities3.4° #231 VD · #1850 CH Solar potential6 GWh #226 VD · #1864 CH Cheapest electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #105 VD · #1387 CH Most expensive electricity29.32 Rp./kWh #272 VD · #796 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

1430

Orges

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Orges1430

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Valeyres-sous-Montagny

Montagny-près-Yverdon

VD · 2.7 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Orges?: The postal code of Orges is 1430.
What is the tax rate in Orges?: The municipal tax multiplier of Orges is 74% (2026); canton VD levies 155%.
How much tax do you pay in Orges?: A single person without children pays about 16'421 CHF income tax in Orges on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 211 of 300 in canton VD. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Orges have?: Orges has 409 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Orges?: Orges has 42 foreign residents, a share of 10.27% (2025).

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